Carnivore Macroecology
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Ungulate Macroecology
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Mountain Biodiversity
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Species' Persistence in Complex Multi-Use Landscapes
Many landscapes are complex patchworks of natural landscape features, forests, and anthropogenic development such as oil and gas extraction, roads, forest cut blocks, mining, and recreation. Yet mammal populations, with some exceptions, persist in these landscapes. How do they do it? How does landscape complexity relate to wildlife distribution? We research the population and distribution of species ranging from white-tailed deer to fishers, and relate to landscapes with complex hierarchical models. This allows us to pinpoint the best predictors of species occurrence, so we can test ecological mechanisms and identify priority features for management. Though applied, our research is embedded heavily in niche theory and competition theory and seeks to advance these fields.
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Camera Trapping, DNA, & Statistics
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Marine Mammal Ecology
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