Item talk:Q50378

USGS Staff Profile:

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   name: International Association of Landscape Ecologists, International Biogeography
     Society
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   abstract: Research Biologist with the Eastern Ecological Science Center
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   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.
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   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.
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 email: jyoung@usgs.gov
 hasCredential:
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   name: M.S. Geography, 1992, Virginia Tech
 - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential
   name: B.A. Geography, 1987, Virginia Tech
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   affiliatedOrganization:
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     name: Eastern Ecological Science Center
     url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc
   roleName: Research Biologist
   startDate: '2024-05-10T20:49:46.016977'
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   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.
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 jobTitle: Research Biologist
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   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
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   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