Ted Weller People Profile - Research USDA Forest Service

Ted Weller

Ecologist
Redwood Sciences Laboratory
1700 Bayview Drive
Arcata, CA
United States
95521-6013
707-825-2955
ted.weller@usda.gov

Research
Publications & Products

current research

Developing quantitative methods for assessment of bat populations.
Mitigating impacts of wind energy development on populations of migratory bats.
Seasonal ecology of bats in forests of northwestern California.

Publications

Polyakov, Anne Y.; Weller, Theodore J.; Tietje, William D. 2019 Remnant trees increase bat activity and facilitate the use of vineyards by edge-space bats
Lorch, J.M.; Palmer, J.M.; Vanderwolf, K.J.; Schmidt, K.Z.; Verant, M.L.; Weller, T.J.; Blehert, D.S. 2018 Malassezia vespertilionis sp. nov.: a new cold-tolerant species of yeast isolated from bats
Weller, Theodore J.; Rodhouse, Thomas J.; Neubaum, Daniel J.; Ormsbee, Patricia C.; Dixon, Rita D.; Popp, Diana L.; Williams, Jason A.; Osborn, Scott D.; Rogers, Bruce W.; Beard, Laura O.; McIntire, Angela M.; Hersey, Kimberly A.; Tobin, Abigail ; Bjornlie, Nichole L.; Foote, Jennifer ; Bachen, Dan A.; Maxell, Bryce A.; Morrison, Michael L.; Thomas, Shawn C.; Oliver, George V; Navo, Kirk W. 2018 A review of bat hibernacula across the western United States: Implications for white-nose syndrome surveillance and management
Corcoran, Aaron J.; Weller, Theodore J. 2018 Inconspicuous echolocation in hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus)
Frick, W.F.; Baerwald, E.F.; Pollock, J.F.; Barclay, R.M.R.; Szymanski, J.A.; Weller, Ted; Russell, A.L.; Loeb, Susan; Medellin, R.A.; McGuire, L.P. 2017 Fatalities at wind turbines may threaten population viability of a migratory bat
Brokaw, Alyson F; Clerc, Jeff; Weller, Ted 2016 Another account of interspecific aggression involving a Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus)
Weller, Theodore J.; Castle, Kevin T.; Liechti, Felix; Hein, Cris D.; Schirmacher, Michael R.; Cryan, Paul M. 2016 First direct evidence of long-distance seasonal movements and hibernation in a migratory bat
Clerc, Jeff; Weller, Theodore J.; Schineller, Jeffrey B.; Szewczak, Joseph M.; Fisher, Diana 2016 Minimally invasive collection of adipose tissue facilitates the study of eco-physiology in small-bodied mammals
Tietje, William D.; Weller, Ted; Yim, Christopher C. 2015 Bat activity at remnant oak trees in California Central Coast vineyards
Welsh, Hartwell, Jr..; Waters, Jeff; Hodgson, Garth; Weller, Ted; Zabel, Cynthia 2015 Responses of the woodland salamander Ensatina eschscholtzii to commercial thinning by helicopter in late-seral Douglas-fir forest in northwest California
Castle, Kevin T.; Weller, Ted; Cryan, Paul M.; Hein, Cris D.; Schirmacher, Michael R. 2015 Using sutures to attach miniature tracking tags to small bats for multimonth movement and behavioral studies
Weller, Theodore J.; Thomas, Shawn C.; Baldwin, James A. 2014 Use of Long-Term Opportunistic Surveys to Estimate Trends in Abundance of Hibernating Townsend's Big-Eared Bats
Weller, Theodore J.; Stricker, Craig A. 2012 Northern California redwood forests provide important seasonal habitat for migrant bats
Standiford, Richard B.; Weller, Theodore J.; Piirto, Douglas D.; Stuart, John D 2012 Proceedings of the coast redwood forests in a changing California: A symposium for scientists and managers
Amelon, Sybill; Brooks, Robert T.; Glaeser, Jessie; Friggens, Megan; Lindner, Daniel; Loeb, Susan C.; Lynch, Ann; Minnis, Drew; Perry, Roger; Rowland, Mary M.; Tomosy, Monica; Weller, Ted 2012 U.S. Forest Service Research and Development (USFS R/D) national science strategy on White Nose Syndrome (WNS)
Weller, Theodore J.; Baldwin, James A. 2012 Using echolocation monitoring to model bat occupancy and inform mitigations at wind energy facilities
Weller, Theodore; Cryan, Paul; Thomas, O’Shea 2009 Broadening the focus of bat conservation and research in the USA for the 21st century
Gorresen, Marcos P.; Miles, Adam C.; Todd, Christopher M.; Bonaccorso, Frank J.; Weller, Theodore J. 2008 Assessing bat detectability and occupancy with multiple automated echolocation detectors
Weller, Theodore 2008 Using occupancy estimation to assess the effectiveness of a regional multiple-species conservation plan: bats in the Pacific Northwest
Weller, Theodore J.; Scott, Shonene A.; Rodhouse, Thomas J.; Ormsbee, Patricia C.; Zinck, Jan M. 2007 Field identification of the cryptic vespertilionid bats, Myotis lucifugus and M. yumanensis
Weller, Theodore J.; Lee, Danny C. 2007 Mist net effort required to inventory a forest bat species assemblage.
Manley, P.N.; Van Horne, B.; Roth, J.K.; Zielinski, W.J.; McKenzie, M.M.; Weller, T.J.; Weckerly, F.W.; Vojta, C. 2006 Multiple species inventory and monitoring technical guide
Weller, Theodore J.; Zielinski, William J. 2006 Using an internet questionnaire to characterize bat survey efforts in the United States and Canada
Weller, Theodore J.; Zabel Cynthia J., 2002 Variation in bat detections due to detector orientation in a forest.
Weller, Theodore L.; Zabel, Cynthia J. 2001 Characteristics of fringed myotis day roosts in northern California
Weller, Theodore L.; Seidman, V.M.; Zabel, Cynthia J. 1998 Assessment of foraging activity using anabat II: a cautionary note

R&D Affiliations

Conservation of Biodiversity Program (PSW)

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