Current Research
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Herding wolverines: running the IGERT on biodiversity conservation in novel ecosystems Research topics range from economics to entomology, and research locations literally span the globe. Some might call administering such a grant challenging, but to Shelley Schmidt, it’s a treat. |
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Predicting novel ecosystems Novel ecosystems, ecosystems with strong human influence are an important new challenge for ecology. Will these ecosystems increase in number in the future? Where? |
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Future land use scenarios vs. priority conservation areas Sebastián Martinuzzi investigates how future land use changes in the United States could impact the Nation’s areas of biodiversity significance, with help from economic-based scenarios |
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Conservation conflicts: Housing growth in conservation priority areas in Wisconsin Sarah Carter uses projections of future housing development to identify those sites requiring immediate conservation attention in order to successfully conserve Wisconsin’s biodiversity. |
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Remote prediction of biodiversity abundance Can you predict biodiversity abundance without fieldwork, sitting at your desk? Patrick Culbert can. Using satellite images and data from Breeding Bird Survey, Patrick estimates abundance of bird species across United States. |
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What matters most? Variable importance in ecological models “The results of a regression are like a messy storehouse: your task is to decide what you pull out and use!” Nick, our statistical specialist, suggests some tools for evaluating variable importance. |
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Removing clouds that obscure satellite imagery Satellite imagery provides invaluable information regarding land cover features over time. However, since many satellite-based image sensors cannot see through clouds, imagery researchers need to screen cloudy pixels from cloud-free pixels in order to analyze land change through time. |
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Hot moments for biodiversity conservation When it comes to creating protected areas for conservation, ecologists tend to focus on the where. However, to establish new protected areas, the question of when may be just as important. |
