Item talk:Q54294

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:18:05.059531'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/clint-otto
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - Michigan State University (Ph.D.), 2012
   - Towson University (M.S.), 2006
   - University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (B.S.), 2002
   email: cotto@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - animals
   - biodiversity
   - capturing (animals)
   - ecosystem functions
   - energy resources
   - field methods
   - forest ecosystems
   - forest resources
   - grassland ecosystems
   - habitats
   - migratory species
   - natural resource management
   - vertebrates
   - wildlife
   - wildlife population management
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Clint Otto is a Research Ecologist for the USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research
     Center in Jamestown, North Dakota.
   name: Clint Otto, PhD
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0002-7582-3525
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/northern-prairie-wildlife-research-center
   organization_name: Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
   personal_statement: "The principal goal of my research program is to investigate\
     \ the impacts of land-use change on pollinator habitat and ecosystem services\
     \ in the Prairie Pothole Region. Much of my research focuses on the development\
     \ of decision-support tools for informing natural resource policy and management.\
     \  My lab\u2019s current research projects include modeling the effects of agricultural\
     \ land-use change and grassland management on pollinator habitat and population\
     \ health. In addition, my lab works with multiple federal partners to improve\
     \ population monitoring of the endangered Rusty Patched bumble bee and other\
     \ pollinators of conservation concern.  My team also collaborates on several\
     \ remote sensing, artificial intelligence, and eDNA projects designed to enhance\
     \ monitoring of pollinators and their habitats on a national scale."
   professional_experience:
   - Research Ecologist, USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
   title: Research Ecologist