Item talk:Q54121

meta:

 status_code: 200
 timestamp: '2023-10-02T16:15:50.092420'
 url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/mark-a-ricca

profile:

 abstracts: []
 affiliations: []
 education:
 - Ph.D., Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA (2013)
 - M.S., Wildlife Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR (2000)
 - B.S. Wildlife, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA (1995)
 email: mark_ricca@usgs.gov
 expertise_terms:
 - ecological processes
 - ecosystems
 - island ecosystems
 - shrubland ecosystems
 - tundra ecosystems
 - wetland ecosystems
 - geospatial analysis
 - spatial analysis
 - isotopic analysis
 - statistical analysis
 honors: []
 intro_statements:
 - I have spent my USGS career focused on addressing science needs of resource managers
   and agencies across a wide range of ecosystems by integrating concepts from population,
   community, and ecosystem ecology.
 name: Mark A Ricca
 name_qualifier: null
 orcid: 0000-0003-1576-513X
 organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/forest-and-rangeland-ecosystem-science-center
 organization_name: Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
 personal_statement: My experience spans ecological systems ranging from desert wetlands
   in California to sub-arctic islands in Alaska to rangelands of the American West.
   I now help facilitate science production for principal investigators at FRESC.
 professional_experience:
 - '2019-present: Supervisory Biologist-Research Manager, USGS Forest and Rangeland
   Ecosystem Science Center, Corvallis, OR'
 - '2002-2020: Wildlife Biologist, USGS Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon,
   CA'
 - '2000-2002: Biological Science Technician, USGS Western Ecological Research Center,
   Dixon, CA'
 - '1999: Faculty Research Assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR'
 - '1996-1999: Graduate Research Assistant, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR'
 - '1994-1996: Field Biologist, California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento,
   CA'
 title: Research Manager