Brad Glorioso

Ecologist

Short Biography

Brad 'Bones' Glorioso currently works as an ecologist for the USGS at the National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). There he assists Hardin Waddle in operating the south-central region of the Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI). His primary interests involve population ecology and conservation of southeastern reptiles and amphibians. He earned his B.S. from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2003, and his M.S from Middle Tennessee State University in 2006, where his thesis focused on population ecology and feeding activity of musk turtles.

Publications

Waddle, J.H., B.M. Glorioso, and S.P. Faulkner. 2012. A quantitative assessment of the conservation benefits of the Wetlands Reserve Program to amphibians. Restoration Ecology. In press. [Link]

Glorioso, B. M. 2012. Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus). In: The Reptiles of Tennessee, Reynolds, R.G. & Niemiller, M.L. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. In press.

Glorioso, B. M. 2012. Field Notes: A Slough of Stinkpots. In: The Reptiles of Tennessee, Reynolds, R.G. & Niemiller, M.L. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. In press.

Glorioso, B.M., J.H. Waddle, and J. Hefner. 2012. Ambystoma maculatum (Spotted Salamander). Reproduction. Herpetol. Rev. 43(4):627-628.

Niemiller, M.L., R.G. Reynolds, B.M. Glorioso, J. Spiess, and B.T. Miller. 2011. Herpetofauna of the cedar glades and associated habitats of the Inner Central Basin of Middle Tennessee. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 6(1):127-141. [Link]

Glorioso, B.M. 2011. Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad (Gastrophryne carolinensis). In: The Amphibians of Tennessee, Niemiller, M.L., & Reynolds, R.G. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. p. 293-296.

Glorioso, B.M. 2011. Eastern Spadefoot (Scaphiopus holbrookii). In: The Amphibians of Tennessee, Niemiller, M.L., & Reynolds, R.G. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. p. 319-322.

Glorioso, B.M. 2011. Southern Leopard Frog (Lithobates sphenocephalus). In: The Amphibians of Tennessee, Niemiller, M.L., & Reynolds, R.G. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. p. 313-315.

Glorioso, B.M. 2011. American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus). In: The Amphibians of Tennessee, Niemiller, M.L., & Reynolds, R.G. (eds.). University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. p. 304-306.

Glorioso, B.M., A.J. Vaughn, and J.H. Waddle. 2010. The aquatic turtle assemblage inhabiting a highly altered landscape in southeast Missouri. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 1(2):161-168. [Link]

Glorioso, B.M., M.L. Niemiller, and V.A. Cobb. 2010. Feeding activity of Amphiuma tridactylum at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 85(3-4):87-90.

Glorioso, B.M. 2010. Pseudacris ornata. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles 866:1-8.

Niemiller, M.L., and B.M. Glorioso. 2010. The Indo-Pacific Gecko (Hemidactylus garnotii) in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Tennessee Herpetological Society Newsletter.

Waddle, J.H., T.F. Thigpen, and B.M. Glorioso. 2009. Efficacy of automatic vocalization recognition software for anuran monitoring. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 4(3):384-388. [Link]

Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, C. Nicholas, J. Phillips, J. Rader, E. Reed, K.L. Sykes, J. Todd, G.R. Wyckoff, E.L. Young, and B.T. Miller. 2009. Notes on the reproduction of the streamside salamander, Ambystoma barbouri, from Rutherford County, Tennessee. Southeastern Naturalist 8(1):37-44. [Link]

Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2008. New herpetological records from Missouri for 2008. Missouri Herpetological Association, Reis Biological Station, Missouri. [3 County Records for BMG]

Glorioso, B.M., and A.J. Vaughn. 2008. Demographics of the Turtle Population of Big Oak Tree State Park: Implications for Management and Conservation. Unpublished Technical Report. Missouri Department of Natural Resources. 108 pp.

Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, G.R. Wyckoff, and J.K. Spiess. 2007. New county records for amphibians in middle Tennessee. Herpetological Review 38(2):234.

Glorioso, B.M., and J. Pruett. 2007. New county records for amphibians and reptiles of Trousdale County, Tennessee. Herpetological Review 38(2):247-248.

Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, E.L. Young, and V.A. Cobb. 2007. Farancia abacura reinwardtii (Western Mud Snake). Reproduction. Herpetological Review 38(2):207.

Daniel, R.E., B.S. Edmond, and J.T. Briggler. 2007. New herpetological records from Missouri for 2008. Missouri Herpetological Association, Reis Biological Station, Missouri. [23 County Records for BMG]

Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, C. Nicholas, J. Phillips, J. Rader, E. Reed, K.L. Sykes, J. Todd, G.R. Wyckoff, E.L. Young, and B.T. Miller. 2006. Status and distribution of the streamside salamander (Ambystoma barbouri) in middle Tennessee. American Midland Naturalist 156(2):394-399. [Link]

Glorioso, B.M., and M.L. Niemiller. 2006. Using deep-water crawfish nets to capture aquatic turtles. Herpetological Review 37(2):185-187.

Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, and B.T. Miller. 2006. An eastern and subterranean maximum size record of the banded sculpin, Cottus carolinae, from Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 81(1-2):41-43.

Glorioso, B.M., E.L. Young, and M.L. Niemiller. 2006. Geographic Distribution. Ambystoma talpoideum. Herpetological Review 37(1):97.

Glorioso, B.M., and M.L. Niemiller. 2006. Geographic Distribution. Bufo americanus americanus. Herpetological Review 37(1):98.

Niemiller, M.L., and B.M. Glorioso. 2006. Geographic Distribution. Rana palustris. Herpetological Review 37(1):102.

Niemiller, M.L., B.M. Glorioso, E. Gray, B.T.Miller, J.B. Jensen, and T. Keys. 2006. Pseudotriton ruber ruber (Northern Red Salamander). Size and subterranean aggregation. Herpetological Review 37(4):438.

Glorioso, B.M., and M.L. Niemiller. 2006. Geographic Distribution. Plethodon glutinosus. Herpetological Review 37(4):485.

Cobb, V.A., J.J. Green, T. Worrall, J. Pruett, and B. Glorioso. 2005. Initial den location behavior in a litter of neonate timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) using external transmitters. Southeastern Naturalist 4(4):723-730. [Link]

Koczaja, K., L. McCall, E. Fitch, B. Glorioso, C Hanna, J. Kyzar, M. Niemiller, J. Spiess, A. Tolley, R. Wyckoff, and D. Mullen. 2005. Size-specific habitat segregation and intraspecific interactions in banded sculpin (Cottus carolinae). Southeastern Naturalist 4(2):207-218. [Link]

My Science Topics

My USGS Science Strategy Areas

In the south-central region of the Amphibian and Research Monitoring Initiative (ARMI), principal investigator Hardin Waddle employs the use of occupancy models to understand trends in frog and toad populations. Through repeat visits within and among years to given sites in our study areas we are able to model the proportion of area occupied, the primary variable, as well as the latent variable of detection probability. Detection probability has been overlooked historically in field studies that try to get at population dynamics, but most people are aware that rarely in ecologically field studies would you have perfect detection of your species of interest. When sampling populations, if we do not find the a particular species in a given sample, that could mean that it is indeed not present at the site or that the species of interest was present but went undetected during the sample. Occupancy models account for the fact that either of these two situations could be occurring when you do not find the species of interest at a site. When we couple that with the assumption of closure of the site to migration during a given time frame, we can estimate the probability of detecting a species at a given site. Though this is not the primary variable we are interested in, to not account for imperfect detection would lead to biased and sometimes inaccurate results.
 

Photo credits:  

18 photos in The Amphibians and Reptiles of New York State: Identification, Natural History, and Conservation by Gibbs et al. (2007).

1 photo in The Tennessee Conservationist, Vol. 73 No. 3, May/June 2007.

2 photos in Adirondack Explorer, Vol. 10 No. 2, March/April 2008.

1 photo in The Amphibians and Reptiles of Georgia by Jensen et al. (2008).

8 photos on the Salamanders of Tennessee poster (2008).

33 photos in The Amphibians of Tennessee by Niemiller & Reynolds (eds.). (2011).

40+ photos in The Reptiles of Tennessee by Reynolds, Niemiller, & Miller (eds.). In press.

1 photo on Swamp People, Season 3, Episode: Rebound, Premiere Date: 04/12/2012

Television appearances:

Tennessee’s Wild Side: (30 min. weekly program on public television)

---Appeared in Episode 1101 Cave Salamanders (2005)

---Appeared in Episode 1106 Reelfoot Turtle Survey (2006)

Missouri’s KFVS 12 Heartland Science Lab

---December 20, 2006 – 5 o’clock news