Conservation Biology and Species-at-Risk
I study species-at-risk conservation by functioning in government and academic roles. I am a Research Scientist with the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, in the Wildlife & Research Development Section located at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. I am also an adjunct professor in the Environmental & Life Sciences Graduate Program at Trent University.
My research focuses on the interface between animal behaviour and conservation of species-at-risk. I seek to better understand how and why animals solve in situ ecological problems by adjusting their behaviour. In particular, my lab and I examine two aspects of behavioural conservation:
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How animals collect and use cues from other animals (i.e., social information) in selecting habitat
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How animals move and/or disperse across landscapes in relation to ecological features
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Conservation News in Ontario and Canada
Eastern Meadowlark: a Threatened speciesThe Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada has released a recommendation that Eastern Meadowlarks be federally listed as Threatened. This is a major listing; it joins the Bobolink as another at-risk species in agro-ecosystems.
Global trade can dictate the fate of grassland birds
Our lab recently published a paper in PNAS (pdf available here) that illustrates the effects of globalization and farm trade on avifauna in North America. An important, but too often ignored, consideration for management of species like Eastern Meadowlark and Bobolink.
Contact Me
I can be reached at these coordinates:click here for my Trent email
click here for my MNR email
Snail Mail:
Trent University
2140 East Bank Dr.
DNA Building
Peterborough, ON
Canada K9J 7B8