A5039435858- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Forest Management and Policy
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Forest ecology and management
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Arctic and Russian Policy Studies
- Landslides and related hazards
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity
- Marine and fisheries research
Nature Conservancy of Canada
2023-2024
University of Northern British Columbia
2022-2024
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
2017-2024
Yellowstone Ecological Research Center
2020
University of Victoria
2014-2019
Yellowstone Christian College
2019
University of British Columbia
2008-2018
Rochester Institute of Technology
2017
McGill University
2008-2016
Abstract Effectively conserving ecosystem services in order to maintain human wellbeing is a global need that requires an understanding of where are produced by ecosystems and people benefit from these services. However, approaches effectively identify key locations have the capacity supply actually contribute meeting demand for those lacking at broad spatial scales. We developed new methods integrate measures provide with indicators ability access then identified important areas three...
To address the ongoing global biodiversity crisis, conservation approaches must be underpinned by robust information. Canada is uniquely positioned to contribute meeting targets, with some of world's largest remaining intact ecosystems, and a commitment co-application Indigenous ways knowing alongside scientific, socioeconomic, other approaches. We elicited input from experts across range disciplines identify key information needed advance policy management actions conserve in Canada....
Abstract Context Biodiversity loss is predicted to have significant impacts on ecosystem services based previous ecological work at small spatial and temporal scales. However, scaling up understanding of biodiversity-ecosystem service (BES) relationships broader scales difficult since emerge from complex interactions between ecosystems, people, technology. Objectives In order inform direct future BES research, identify categorise the social-ecological drivers operating different that could...
Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) processes seek to better manage ocean spaces by balancing multiple objectives across ecological, social and economic objectives. To meet this challenge, MSP approaches tools have evolved globally, from local national scales. During two International Conservation Congresses in 2016 2018, practitioners researchers diverse geographies socio-economic contexts met share advances practical spatial achieve multi-objective MSP. Here we the commonalities that emerged...
Biodiversity is intrinsically linked to the health of our planet—and its people. Yet, increasingly, human activities are causing extinction species, degrading ecosystems, and reducing nature’s resilience climate change other threats. As a signatory Convention on Biological Diversity, Canada has legal responsibility protect 17% land freshwater by 2020. Currently, protected ∼10% terrestrial lands, requiring marked increase in pace focus protection over next three years. Given distribution,...
Environmental decision-makers and practitioners need deserve high-quality environmental evidence for effective decision-making. We collate share a suite of best practices applied researchers to support their capacity inform such decision-making processes. This raises number important questions: What does “relevant” informative look like? How do we know when has been applied? assembled an experienced team knowledge generators users in Canada identify insights that have emerged from work could...
Wolverines are vulnerable to multiple, widespread, increasing forms of human activity so have become an indicator conservation success or failure for northern ecosystems. Logistically difficult research, the last two decades seen marked changes in technology yielding new insights. We reviewed and synthesized this recent research asked: what known drivers wolverine populations distribution, is there consensus on mechanisms dynamics, how can knowledge inform conservation? From 156...
Abstract While overall numbers of African elephant have declined dramatically in recent times, some populations are now confined to protected areas and locally overabundant—an undesirable situation for both biodiversity conservation elephants. In forested areas, options manage elephants limited because it is difficult safely approach animals, yet vital that these managed browsing by can alter forest ecosystems. Using data collected over 50 yr Kibale National Park, Uganda, we examine the...
Abstract Threats to species’ persistence are typically mitigated via lengthy and costly recovery planning processes that implemented only after species at risk of extinction. To reduce overall threats minimize risks not yet imperiled, a proactive broad‐scale framework is needed. Using data on imperiled in Canada illustrate our approach, we link industries causing the harm, thus providing regulators with quantitative can be used directly cost‐benefit analyses broadly threat levels. We then...
Abstract Group size affects many aspects of the ecology and social organization animals. We investigated group stability for five primate species in Kibale National Park, Uganda from 1996 to 2011 at three nested spatial scales. Survey data indicated that sizes did not change most species, with exception red colobus monkeys ( Procolobus rufomitratus ), which increased all Mangabey Lophocebus albigena ) old‐growth forest, but sample increase were small. To augment this survey data, we...
Abstract Ecological restoration of abandoned, formerly forested farmland can improve the delivery ecosystem services and benefit biodiversity conservation. Restoration programs involve removing isolated, non‐native trees planted by farmers for fruit or wood. As such “legacy” attract seed dispersers create microclimates that help native seedlings to establish, them may actually slow forest recovery. Working on abandoned in Kibale National Park, Uganda, we evaluated effect legacy recovery...
British Columbia has the greatest biological diversity of any province or territory in Canada. Yet increasing numbers species are threatened with extinction. The current patchwork provincial laws and regulations not effectively prevented declines. Recently, Provincial Government committed to enacting an endangered law. Drawing upon our scientific legal expertise, we offer recommendations for key features legislation that build strengths avoid weaknesses observed elsewhere. We recommend...
Abstract Identifying habitat that is essential to the recovery of species at risk, known as critical habitat, a major focus risk legislation, yet there has been little research on degree which these areas are protected. Here, we first review provisions for protecting non‐federal lands within Canada's Species Risk Act (SARA). Next, use declining southern mountain population woodland caribou ( Rangifer tarandus ) in British Columbia, Canada case study show identification does not guarantee its...
Abstract Practitioners and policymakers working in environmental arenas make decisions that can have large impacts on ecosystems. Basing such high‐quality evidence about the effectiveness of different interventions often maximize success policy management. Accordingly, it is vital to understand how professionals at science‐policy interface view use types evidence, including syntheses collate summarize available knowledge a specific topic save time for decision‐makers. We interviewed 84...
Conserving mountains is important for protecting biodiversity because they have high beta diversity and endemicity, facilitate species movement, provide numerous ecosystem benefits people. Mountains are often thought to lower levels of human modification contain more protected area than surrounding lowlands. To examine this, we compared biogeographic attributes the largest, contiguous, mountainous region on each continent. In region, generated detailed ecosystems based Köppen-Geiger climate...
Gaps between environmental science and law may undermine sound decision-making. We link perspectives insights from to highlight opportunities challenges at the science–law interface. The objectives of this paper are assist scientists who wish conduct communicate that informs statutes, regulations, associated operational policies (OPs), ensure lawyers (and others) working these OPs appropriately informed by scientific evidence. provide a conceptual model how different kinds science-based...
Abstract Participatory approaches, such as community photography, can engage the public in questions of societal and scientific interest while helping advance understanding ecological patterns processes. We combined data extracted from community‐sourced, spatially explicit photographs with research findings 2018 fieldwork Yukon, Canada, to evaluate winter coat molt phenology mountain goats ( Oreamnos americanus ), a cold‐adapted, alpine mammal. Leveraging science portals iNaturalist CitSci,...
If current trends of declining fertility rates and increasing abandonment rural land as a result urbanization continue, this will signal globally significant transformation with important consequences for policy makers interested in conservation planning. This is presently evident number countries projections suggest it may occur the future many developing countries. We use population growth to project areas 25 example Our indicate general decline density that has either occurred already...