Kevin E. KermesGeographer/GIS Analyst |
USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center 8711 37th Street Southeast Jamestown, North Dakota 58401 |
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Research,
Jamestown Headquarters |
Expertise:
- Geospatial data manipulation, modeling, analysis, and interpretation emphasizing biological, ecological, geological, agricultural, climatic, and socio-economic information applicable to the U.S. and Canadian northern Great Plains
- Landscape ecology and spatiotemporal dynamics of the Prairie Pothole Region
- Integration of geospatial and socio-economic considerations into ecological research design, planning, and analyses
Current Projects:
- Integrated Landscape Monitoring Initiative, Prairie Pothole Region Pilot
- Assessing the impact of U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Department of Agriculture programs on carbon sequestration and other ecological services derived from native and restored wetlands and adjacent grasslands in the Prairie Pothole Region
Education:
- Ph.D. (In Progress), Natural Resources Management, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
- M.S., Natural Resources Management, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND (2003)
- B.A., Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (1992)
Professional Experience:
- 2001-present: Geographer, USGS,
Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Jamestown, ND
- Geospatial Data Lead for the Prairie Wetland Ecosystems Team
- Carbon Initiative Team Member
- Stewardship Lead on the North Dakota Gap Analysis Project (GAP)
- 1998-2001, 2004: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Selected Publications:
Laubhan, M. K., K. E. Kermes, and R. A. Gleason. (In Review). Proposed approach to assess potential wildlife habitat suitability on program lands. In Gleason, R. A., M. K. Laubhan, and N. H. Euliss, Jr., Editors. The Prairie Pothole Region Assessment: Results of a Survey to Estimate Ecosystem Services Derived from USDA Conservation Practices Implemented on Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and Wetland Reserve Program (WRP) Lands. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Discipline, Scientific Investigation Report. 24 pp.
Gleason, R. A., B. A. Tangen, K. E. Kermes, and N. H. Euliss, Jr. 2006. Estimating water storage capacity of existing and potentially restorable wetland depressions in a sub-basin of the Red River of the North. U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Science Support Project Report, 35 pp.
Gleason, R. A., N. H. Euliss, Jr., R. L. McDougal, and K. E. Kermes. 2005. Potential of restored prairie wetlands in the glaciated North American prairie to sequester atmospheric carbon. Plains CO2 Reduction Partnership Topical Report August 2005, Energy and Environmental Research Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Strong, L. L., H. T. Sklebar, and K. E. Kermes. 2005. The North Dakota Gap Analysis Project – Final Report. U.S. Geological Survey. 451 pp. http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/projects/ndgap/NDGAP_FinalReport_complete.pdf.
Kermes, K. E. 2002. Utilizing geographic information system-based crop coverages and digital soil surveys to improve agricultural land value models in North Dakota, M.S. Thesis, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota.
