Morgan Gray
A5049824384- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Food Supply Chain Traceability
- Satellite Image Processing and Photogrammetry
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Santa Rosa Junior College
2024
University of California, Berkeley
2015-2020
Abstract Wildlife must adapt to human presence survive in the Anthropocene, so it is critical understand species responses humans different contexts. We used camera trapping as a lens view mammal changes activity during COVID-19 pandemic. Across 163 sampled 102 projects around world, amount and timing of animal varied widely. Under higher activity, mammals were less active undeveloped areas but unexpectedly more developed while exhibiting greater nocturnality. Carnivores most sensitive,...
Abstract With the accelerating pace of global change, it is imperative that we obtain rapid inventories status and distribution wildlife for ecological inferences conservation planning. To address this challenge, launched SNAPSHOT USA project, a collaborative survey terrestrial populations using camera traps across United States. For our first annual survey, compiled data all 50 states during 14‐week period (17 August–24 November 2019). We sampled at 1,509 trap sites from 110 arrays covering...
Abstract Aim The assembly of species into communities and ecoregions is the result interacting factors that affect plant animal distribution abundance at biogeographic scales. Here, we empirically derive for mammals to test whether human disturbance has become more important than climate habitat resources in structuring communities. Location Conterminous United States. Time Period 2010–2021. Major Taxa Studied Twenty‐five mammals. Methods We analysed data from 25 mammal recorded by camera...
Well-managed and connected protected area networks are needed to combat the 6th mass extinction, yet implementation of plans intended secure landscape connectivity remains insufficient. The failure translate planning efforts into effective action (i.e., research-implementation gap) hinders our ability conserve biodiversity threatened by ongoing climate change habitat fragmentation. Sustained collaboration between researchers practitioners co-produce conservation strategies can bridge this...
Climate-wise connectivity is essential to provide species access suitable habitats in the future, yet we lack a consistent means of quantifying climate adaptation benefits habitat linkages. Species range shifts cooler climates have been widely observed, suggesting should protect pathways providing locations. However, topographically diverse regions, effects elevation, seasonality, and proximity large water bodies are complex drivers biologically relevant temperature gradients. Here, identify...
Species reside in dynamic environments, simultaneously experiencing variations climatic conditions, habitat availability and quality, interspecific interactions, anthropogenic pressures. We investigated variation foraging ecology of the small mammal community between land-use classifications (i.e., protected national parks unprotected lands abutting them) Mole National Park (MNP) Digya (DNP), representing distinct ecoregions Ghana. In 5,064 trap nights, we sampled 153 individuals 23 species...