Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program:
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Staff Member


Brielle Kwarta Thompson

Brielle Kwarta

Post Doc
Email: btdhd@missouri.edu

Biography

Brielle Thompson (née Kwarta) is a postdoc fellow at the University of Missouri and her research involves using quantitative population models and decision analysis tools to better inform invasive carp management in North America. She received her PhD in 2024 in Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management at the University of Washington.

Areas of Expertise

Adaptive Management, Aquatic Ecology, Decision Support/Analysis, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Statistics and Modelling

Research Publications Publication Date
Thompson BK, SJ Converse and JD Olden. 2021. Mechanistic invasive species management models and their application in conservation. Conservation Science and Practice 3:e533. | Abstract September 2021
Presentations Presentation Date
Thompson, B.K., Olden, J.D., Converse, S.J. 2022. Building a framework for adaptive management of an invasive species. Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, Online. 14 May - 20 May. May 2022
Thompson, B., M. Colvin, C. Paukert, and S. Reynolds. Monitoring the next carp invasion: identifying optimal monitoring efforts for the rising invasion of Prussian Carp in the Missouri River Basin. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, St Louis, MO. 20 January 2025. January 2025
Thompson, B., M. Colvin, C. Paukert, and S. Reynolds. Informing early detection efforts for the next carp invasion in the Missouri River Basin. Missouri Natural Resources Conference, Osage beach, MO 20 February 2025. February 2025
Thompson BK, Olden JD, Converse SJ. 2023. Prioritizing control and monitoring efforts in adaptive management of invasive species. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Louisville, Kentucky. 5-9 November. November 2023
Thompson BK, Olden JD, Converse SJ. 2022. Towards building a framework for adaptive management of an invasive species. The Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Spokane, Washington. 6-10 November. November 2022
Thompson BK, Olden JD, Converse SJ. 2022. Developing monitoring targets to better inform management of invasive rusty crayfish. International Statistical Ecology Conference, Online. 27 June - 1 July. May 2022
Converse SJ, NJ Hostetter, SM Amburgey, AE Bratt, AJ DuVall, BK Thompson, LS Petracca, HA Sipe, MH Sorel, AJ Warlick, and M Kadin. 2022. Synchrony in seabird survival: drivers at multiple spatial scales. Pacific Seabird Group Conference, Online. 23-25 February. February 2022