A5050104114- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Forest ecology and management
- Data Analysis with R
- Fire dynamics and safety research
- Geographic Information Systems Studies
- Water resources management and optimization
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Plant and animal studies
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Sustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Disaster Management and Resilience
University of Nevada, Reno
2023
Mississippi State University
2021-2023
University of Wisconsin–Madison
2014-2021
University of Minnesota
2019
Abstract Natural resource managers are often expected to achieve both environmental protection and economic development even when there fundamental trade‐offs between these goals. Adaptive management provides a theoretical structure for program administrators balance social priorities in the presence of improve conservation targeting. We used case Mexico's federal Payments Hydrological Services (PSAH) illustrate importance adaptive improving documented elements PSAH corresponding changes...
Abstract Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies priorities, supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, tools. Accelerating challenges increases the need to focus synthesis on most pressing questions. To leverage input from broader community, we convened a virtual workshop with participants many countries disciplines examine how where can address key questions themes coming decade. Seven priority topics emerged:...
Abstract Conservation planning depends on reliable information regarding the geographic distribution of species. However, our knowledge species' distributions is often incomplete, especially when species are cryptic, difficult to survey, or rare. The use models has increased in recent years and proven a valuable tool evaluate habitat suitability for practitioners have yet fully adopt potential inform conservation efforts information-limited Here, we describe modeling approach at-risk that...
Forest fragmentation can lead to habitat reduction, edge increase, and exposure disturbances. A key emerging policy protect forests is payments for ecosystem services (PES), which offers compensation landowners environmental stewardship. Mexico was one of the first countries implement a broad-scale PES program, enrolling over 2.3 Mha by 2010. However, Mexico's did not completely eliminate deforestation in enrolled parcels could have increased incentives hide ways that fragmentation. We...
Abstract Despite continued global declines in large carnivore abundance and distribution, some species are recovering. In North America, these recoveries can occur areas of suitable habitat or near human development, increasing the likelihood human–carnivore conflicts. Understanding intersection among suitability, connectivity conflicts aid conflict prevention mitigation. We used GPS collar data from 97 bears reports collected 1991 to 2020 examine black bear Ursus americanus suitability...
Zarbá, L., M. Piquer-Rodríguez, S. Boillat, C. Levers, I. Gasparri, T. Aide, N. L. Álvarez-Berríos, O. Anderson, E. Araoz, Arima, Batistella, Calderón-Loor, Echeverría, Gonzalez-Roglich, G. Jobbágy, S.-L. Mathez-Stiefel, Ramirez-Reyes, A. Pacheco, Vallejos, K. R. Young, and Grau. 2022. Mapping characterizing social-ecological land systems of South America. Ecology Society 27(2):27. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13066-270227
Locating additional occurrences of at-risk species can inform assessments their status and conservation needs (including potential legal protections). The perennial bearded beaksedge (Rhynchospora crinipes) ranges from Mississippi to North Carolina, but known are limited. Because the species' apparent rarity, a model identify areas with suitable habitat conditions for will allow conservationists effectively prioritize allocate scarce surveying resources. We used occurrence records, suite...
Species distribution models have become increasingly important tools for species conservation. This modeling approach can help guide conservation practitioners and inform decisions. Distribution are particularly relevant rare species, whose habitat associations often not well understood. Using occurrence data, a variety of predictor variables, we developed three individual weighted ensemble model the Puerto Rican harlequin butterfly (Atlantea tulita). The had greatest accuracy (AUC = 0.92)....
Mountain stewartia (Stewartia ovata) is a rare shrub or small tree endemic to the higher elevation regions of Georgia, Tennessee, and Alabama with isolated populations occurring in Kentucky, North Carolina, South Virginia, Mississippi. The species often misidentified overlooked by land managers conservationists. As result, mountain stewartia's habitat distribution descriptions are limited for restoration conservation use. Modeling species' suitability has become critical first step...