Staff Member
Brielle Kwarta Thompson
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 |
| Project | Completion Date |
|---|---|
| Application of Structured Decision Making and Adaptive Management for the Prevention and Control of Invasive Species | August 2028 |
| Improving our tools for combating invasive species | September 2024 |
| 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. BAO approval: 12/3/24; IPDS IP-172828 | 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 |