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About my research:
Globally, ecosystems are experiencing increasing pressure from a wide variety of anthropogenic activities that have the potential to alter ecosystem function and biodiversity. Climate change and habitat loss are among the primary threats to wildlife today, and understanding the impacts of rapidly changing conditions on ecosystems and wildlife populations are key to developing effective adaptation and management strategies. As such, my research addresses both applied and basic ecology questions related to how global change affects landscape structure, wildlife populations, animal behavior, and the provisioning of ecosystem services with a focus on developing strategies to improve the conservation and management of wildlife and ecosystems in a changing world. My research emphasizes advancing ecological knowledge related to the effects of global change on wildlife species. This involves developing questions that integrate principles of landscape ecology with population ecology, community ecology, and behavioral ecology (with a specific emphasis on space use and movement) to better understand the impacts of different anthropogenic stressors on wildlife. |