USGS Staff Profile:
'@context': https://schema.org '@type': Person affiliation: - '@type': Organization name: International Association of Landscape Ecologists, International Biogeography Society description: - '@type': TextObject abstract: Research Biologist with the Eastern Ecological Science Center additionalType: short description - '@type': TextObject abstract: John Young is a Research Biologist (Biogeography/GIS) at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center and Lead of the EESC Remote Sensing and GIS Team. additionalType: staff profile page introductory statement - '@type': TextObject abstract: John Young is a Research Biologist (Biogeography/GIS) whose research interests include developing innovative applications of GIS and remote sensing technologies to assess the impact of landscape structure on the distribution of aquatic and terrestrial species and their habitats. His past research activities have included assessing watershed land use effects on aquatic communities, modeling the distribution of endangered, rare, and at risk plants and animals, remote sensing monitoring and assessment of forest vegetation communities, and characterizing forest structure and change using aerial lidar. His work has also included development of risk and vulnerability models using multi-criteria decision support tools and geospatial modeling, and development of spatial sampling designs for field data collection. additionalType: personal statement email: jyoung@usgs.gov hasCredential: - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: M.S. Geography, 1992, Virginia Tech - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential name: B.A. Geography, 1987, Virginia Tech hasOccupation: - '@type': OrganizationalRole affiliatedOrganization: '@type': Organization name: Eastern Ecological Science Center url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc roleName: Research Biologist startDate: '2024-05-10T20:49:46.016977' - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: 2000 to present USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center (formerly USGS Leetown Science Center), Kearneysville, WV, Research Biologist (Biogeography/GIS). - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: 1994-2000 USGS Leetown Science Center, Kearneysville, WV, Biologist (GIS Coordinator). - '@type': Occupation additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: 1991-1994 U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Olympia, WA, Geographer/GIS Coordinator. identifier: - '@type': PropertyValue propertyID: ORCID value: 0000-0002-4500-3673 - '@type': PropertyValue propertyID: GeoKB value: https://geokb.wikibase.cloud/entity/Q50378 jobTitle: Research Biologist knowsAbout: - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Conservation Science - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Decision Support Systems and Tools - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Ecological Stressors - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Endangered and Threatened Species - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: GIS - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Habitat Assessment - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Habitat Modeling - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Land Management - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Landscape Ecology - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Remote Sensing - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Restoration Ecology - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Spatial Ecology - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Species of Management Concern - '@type': Thing additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Vegetation Modeling memberOf: '@type': OrganizationalRole member: '@type': Organization name: U.S. Geological Survey name: staff member startDate: '2024-05-10T20:49:46.013419' name: John A Young url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/john-a-young