Conservation
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Helping to train the next generation of conservation scientists: 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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Where will novel ecosystems in the United States exist in the future? 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 changes and their potential impact on the Nation’s areas of biodiversity significance 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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Always on the bright side of life: removing clouds and their shadows in 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 – Social and political transitions as opportunities for 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. |
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Oases along the flyway: Identifying stopover sites for migratory birds in the southeastern U.S. How do you find stopover habitat of migrants moving under the cover of night? David La Puma uses weather radar to see in the dark and identify sites across the southeastern U.S. |
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It’s all a game – Land Use and Conservation in everyone’s hands What if someone told you that you could be of great help to science in general and conservation in particular and have fun at the same time? Forward Trails is a Massive Multiplayer Online Game that allows you to do just that! |
