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Gerald ‘Jerry’ Niemi was director of NRRI's Center for Water and the Environment from 1988-2008. He now holds an appointment as a senior research associate. He is also a tenured professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Minnesota Duluth. Jerry has had over 25 graduate students in biology and conservation biology at the University of Minnesota. He holds graduate appointments in the Integrated Biological Sciences, Conservation Biology, and Chemical Toxicology graduate programs. Jerry has maintained an active research program focusing on birds, the loss of biological diversity, Great Lakes ecosystems, conservation biology, landscape ecology, and sustainable natural resources development. His current projects include 1) bird conservation and management in the Great Lakes region, 2) the Minnesota breeding bird atlas, 3) environmental indicators and thresholds, and 4) predictive models of bird species occurrence in response to human and natural disturbances.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects and Grants
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Conservation and Management of Common Terns (Sterna hiru
Cuthbert, F., Bracey, A. M. & Niemi, G. J.
USDI FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
4/30/16 → 7/31/18
Project: Research project
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Evaluating Riparian Timber Harvesting Guidelines: Phase
Blinn, C., Newman, R., Niemi, G. J. & Vondracek, B.
LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES
7/1/07 → 6/30/09
Project: Research project
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Spatial Modeling of Forest Ecosystem Landscapes and Bird Species Diversity
Cohen, Y., Niemi, G. J. & Pastor, J. J.
5/1/94 → 10/31/98
Project: Research project
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An Index of biotic condition (IBC) using birds as indicators of coastal wetland quality in North America's Laurentian Great Lakes
Howe, R. W., Niemi, G. J., Bracey, A. M., Brady, V., Elliott, L., Fiorino, G. E., Gaul, W., Gehring, T. M., Gnass Giese, E. E., Lawrence, G., Norment, C. J., Panci, H., Tozer, D. C., Uzarski, D., Walton, N. G. & Wheelock, B., Dec 1 2023, In: Ecological Indicators. 156, 111174.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Application of habitat association models across regions: Useful explanatory power retained in wetland bird case study
Elliott, L. H., Bracey, A. M., Niemi, G. J., Johnson, D. H., Gehring, T. M., Gnass Giese, E. E., Fiorino, G. E., Howe, R. W., Lawrence, G. J., Norment, C. J., Tozer, D. C. & Igl, L. D., May 2023, In: Ecosphere. 14, 5, e4499.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Habitat use and characteristics of Connecticut Warbler during the nesting and post-fledging period
Grinde, A. R., Kolbe, S. R., Snow, K. G., Howland, B. S., Niemi, G. J., Slesak, R. A. & Windmuller-Campione, M. A., Oct 1 2023, In: Journal of Field Ornithology. 94, 4, 2.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Point count offsets for estimating population sizes of north American landbirds
Edwards, B. P. M., Smith, A. C., Docherty, T. D. S., Gahbauer, M. A., Gillespie, C. R., Grinde, A. R., Harmer, T., Iles, D. T., Matsuoka, S. M., Michel, N. L., Murray, A., Niemi, G. J., Pasher, J., Pavlacky, D. C., Robinson, B. G., Ryder, T. B., Sólymos, P., Stralberg, D. & Zlonis, E. J., Apr 2023, In: Ibis. 165, 2, p. 482-503 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of human land use on avian functional and taxonomic diversity within the upland coastal zone of the North American Great Lakes
Bracey, A. M., Kovalenko, K. E., Niemi, G., Giese, E. E. G., Howe, R. W. & Grinde, A. R., Aug 2022, In: Avian Conservation and Ecology. 17, 2, 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations
Press/Media
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Research Identifies Wetlands Most Important For Marsh Bird Conservation Across The Great Lakes
9/10/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment