Publications

Good science is only useful when it is accessible. These papers represent years of fieldwork, late nights in R, and a genuine belief that collaborative monitoring is worth doing carefully.

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Scholarly Output

Peer-Reviewed Articles

2026
Research Article

How to avoid the camera trap: the effect of camera settings on occupancy analysis and photo data workload

Tucker, J., Heiman, J., Golding, J., Barry, B., and Moriarty, K.

Stacks Journal: 26003. Published March 27, 2026.

doi: 10.60102/stacks-26003
2025
Research Article

When the wild things are: Defining mammalian diel activity and plasticity

Devarajan, K., Fidino, M., Farris, Z. J., Adalsteinsson, S. A., Andrade-Ponce, G., Angstmann, J. L., Heiman, J., et al.

Science Advances, 11(9), eado3843.

doi: 10.1126/sciadv.ado3843
2024
Research Article

Leveraging local wildlife surveys for robust occupancy trend estimation

Heiman, J. L., Tucker, J. M., Sells, S. N., Millspaugh, J. J., and Schwartz, M. K.

Ecological Indicators, 169, 112863.

doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112863 First author

Supplemental materials published in a separate corrigendum, 2025. Ecological Indicators, 180, 114326.

Graduate Research

Thesis

M.S. Thesis · University of Montana · 2025

Better Together: Leveraging Existing Research to Evaluate Population Trends, Habitat Selection, and Species Interactions of Mesocarnivores

Heiman, Jordan Lee

W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana.

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