A5064663492- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Plant and animal studies
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Forest Management and Policy
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Archaeology and Natural History
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Critical Race Theory in Education
- Service-Learning and Community Engagement
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
Earlham College
2020-2024
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
2017-2022
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2017-2022
Abstract LGBTQ+ individuals face unique barriers to participation in ecology. Such are particularly relevant during fieldwork, including physical and discriminatory risks, increased isolation noninclusive infrastructure. To make science fieldwork more accessible people, we must consider safety survival needs along with personal affirmation. In this paper, discuss alleviating field ecology, identify best practices for institutions provide advice researchers heterosexual advocates. Synthesis...
An understanding of private landowner's perceptions can guide decisions about conservation in rural landscapes. However, mailed surveys that evaluate landowner views are increasingly plagued by falling response rates and nonresponse bias. Using survey data from research conducted the Midwestern United States 2007 2017, we adapted a framework for testing bias across demographics, attitudes, land-use practices inferred aerial imagery. We compared respondents nonrespondents, early...
Abstract Diversifying curricula is of increasing interest in higher education, including ecology and evolution allied fields. Yet, many educators may not know where to start. Here we provide a framework for meeting standard curriculum goals while enacting anti‐racist anti‐colonial syllabi that grounded the development sustainable network educators. In addition highlighting this professional learning process sharing list resources our group has developed, suggestions help highlight...
Abstract Science has a history of excluding marginalized groups, including people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and other gender sexual identities (LGBTQ+), recent calls urge the wildlife sciences to address disparities. Literature on inclusion in life generally focused personal affirmation neglected comprehensive discussion barriers rooted historical, structural, sociocultural context. In our literature review, we construct narrative highlighting intersections between...
In some landscapes, effective conservation of wildlife habitat requires extending beyond the boundaries reserves and addressing stewardship private lands. This approach could be especially valuable for farm ponds, which are abundant serve key agricultural functions on Though ponds also provide habitat, little is known about how they managed or values beliefs their owners relate to quality. To address this knowledge gap, we collected data pond quality management using historical aerial...
Abstract Tall fescue ( Festuca arundinacea ) is a Eurasian forage grass extensively planted in the United States. However, an endophytic fungus tall fescue, Epichloë coenophiala , causes health problems cattle. We predicted that cattle prefer to graze alternative forages when available. also use more intensively recently burned areas, as fire can increase quality. tested these predictions four diverse‐forage pastures Iowa, comparing by of and (non‐fescue cool‐season grasses, native...
Journal Article Disparities, concerns, and recommendations for LGBTQ+ data collection within the biological sciences Get access Nathan B Alexander, Alexander Department of Natural Resources Environmental Sciences, University Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61801, USA E-mail: nba2@illinois.edu https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9714-4761 Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Douglas Knutson, Knutson School Community Health Counseling Psychology, Oklahoma State...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and other marginalized gender sexual identities (LGBTQ+) face unique barriers to participation in applied ecology. Such are particularly relevant during fieldwork, including physical discriminatory risks, increased isolation, non-inclusive infrastructure.To be more inclusive, fieldwork should address LGBTQ+ safety survival needs. Thus, make science accessible people, structural changes needed along with personal affirmation. In this paper, we discuss...
Brood reduction by parents via infanticide is considered rare in passerine birds; however, this behavior may be underreported because of the difficulties observing behaviors at nest and researchers tend to attribute partial nestling loss other causes. Here, we report a confirmed incidence parental Dickcissels (Spiza americana). While video-recording behavior, documented 4-day-old being removed female Dickcissel. This bird was also observed brooding feeding, so event likely infanticide. We...
Grassland birds are the most imperiled avian group in North America, with greater than 50% abundance declines since 1970. Studies examining factors that impact habitat preferences, selection, and reproductive success critical to developing effective conservation management plans for these species. These studies often involve searching monitoring nests grasslands, which requires a unique set of skills protocols not always comparable methods used other habitats. In this paper, we provide...
Forced copulations are a type of sexual coercion that typically occurs when the fitness interests males and females in conflict. rare most species birds, there only few reports passerine species. Here we report first published observation an immature Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus male attempting forced copulation on nesting female. We describe behaviour discuss potential explanations implications for our observations.
Tall fescue ( Schedonorus arundinaceus ) is a widespread invasive grass in the United States that degrades habitat quality for biodiversity. Herbicide followed by seeding of native plants reduces tall and predicted to restore over time, but little known about short‐term (1–2 year) impacts on species. We conducted landscape‐scale controlled experiment assess effects herbicide reproduction an obligate grassland bird, dickcissel Spiza americana ). In 2014, four sites southern Iowa were each...
Surveys of a general population have been mainstay leisure and recreation research methods. This study assesses the impact two different pre-incentives on eliciting survey response. Two counties with large federal prairie restoration projects active municipal county park districts were sites. Results show that residents whose pre-incentive was $1 bills had significantly higher response rate than one $2 bill. With operations being responsive to needs preferences residents, most accurate...