Margaret Ormes

NatureServe

Director of Science Information Resources

University of Massachusetts Boston

NatureServe c/o Biology Department 100 Morrissey Blvd

Boston

02125

United States

margaret_ormes@natureserve.org

(617) 287-7183

Publications

Using citizen science data to support conservation in environmental regulatory contexts
Outside of protected areas, environmental regulation is a vital policy tool for conserving at-risk species. An underappreciated potential for citizen science is to augment locality databases used in regulatory review to provide greater certainty to regulatory decisions.
PublicationJournal Article2019Using citizen science data to support conservation in environmental regulatory contexts
Are pollinating hawk moths declining in the Northeastern United States? An analysis of collection records
Increasing attention to pollinators and their role in providing ecosystem services has revealed a paucity of studies on long-term population trends of most insect pollinators in many parts of the world. Because targeted monitoring programs are resource intensive and unlikely to be performed on most insect pollinators, we took advantage of existing collection records to examine long-term trends in northeastern United States populations of 26 species of hawk moths (family Sphingidae) that are presumed to be pollinators.
PublicationJournal Article2017PLOS ONE
Strong geographic and temporal patterns in conservation status of North American bats
The first comprehensive conservation status assessment focusing exclusively on the 45 species occurring in North America north of Mexico. Although most North American bats have large range sizes and large populations, as of 2015, 18–31% of the species were at risk (categorized as having vulnerable, imperiled, or critically imperiled NatureServe conservation statuses) and therefore among the most imperiled terrestrial vertebrates on the continent.
PublicationJournal Article2017Biological Conservation
Conservation Status and Ecology of the Monarch Butterfly in the United States
An assessment of population declines, potential causes of the declines, and key ecological characteristics of an iconic species
PublicationScientific Report2015Conservation Status and Ecology of the Monarch Butterfly in the United States
Conservation and Management of North American Leafcutter Bees
A brief overview of the diversity, natural history, conservation status, and management of North American leafcutter bees of the genus Megachile.
PublicationScientific Report2016