Our lab group seeks to understand how global change (climate change, habitat alteration and human hunting) influences animal behavior, population dynamics and community organization. Our emphasis is on combining quantitative and field techniques to better understand the ecology of wildlife so as to better inform their management and conservation.
Habitat Fragmentation
We are trying to understand how habitat fragmentation influences the behavior, ecology and conservation of pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Climate Change
Here we try to understand feedbacks between climate, flora and fauna which influence the functioning of wildlife communities and climate itself.
Overexploitation
We are interested in how overexploitation by humans influences populations and communities of wildlife.
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