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H. Resit Akçakaya
Professor My research focuses on developing and applying quantitative methods to address questions in conservation biology and environmental risk assessment. 
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Jannet Vu
Ph.D. student I am interested in understanding how spatiotemporal changes in the environment affect species persistence and ecosystem function. My current research is focused on understanding how intrinsic and extrinsic factors influence the behavior, movement and seed dispersal effectiveness of the black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) in Kianjavato. By leveraging a suite of quantitative modeling tools, I aim to uncover the proximate causes of seed disperser movement and their consequences on the spatial distribution of seeds and seedling recruitment. Understanding how animals respond to their environment and, subsequently, how that may influence their contributions to seed dispersal is becoming increasingly important as population decline and defaunation threatens to degrade this ecosystem function. |
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Anna Thonis
Ph.D. student My research interests center on understanding and predicting the potential impacts of climate change and extreme events (i.e. hurricanes) on Puerto Rican anoles. I am using species distribution modeling and experimental studies, such as manual removal/addition experiments, to study the effects of biotic interactions on Puerto Rican anoles' distributions. |
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Ariek Norford
Ph.D. student I am interested in examining the effects of habitat fragmentation, particularly patch size, on seed dispersal function of mammal species. |
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Lab Alumni
Lisa Prowant, Ph.D., 2021
Bilgecan Sen, Ph.D., 2020
Thomas Kohlmann, M.A., 2018
Hae Yeong Ryu, M.A., 2016
Kevin T. Shoemaker, Postdoctoral Associate, 2011-2015
Matthew Aiello-Lammens, Ph.D., 2014
Eva Kneip, M.A., 2014
Kaitlin Greco, M.A., 2014
Jessica C. Stanton, Ph.D., 2013
Matthew Poonamallee, M.A., 2013
Jess Ray, M.A., 2012.
Josh Palmer, M.A., 2012.
Alex Sonneborn, M.A., 2011.
Roberta Harnett, M.A., 2008.
Lisa Prowant, Ph.D., 2021
Bilgecan Sen, Ph.D., 2020
Thomas Kohlmann, M.A., 2018
Hae Yeong Ryu, M.A., 2016
Kevin T. Shoemaker, Postdoctoral Associate, 2011-2015
Matthew Aiello-Lammens, Ph.D., 2014
Eva Kneip, M.A., 2014
Kaitlin Greco, M.A., 2014
Jessica C. Stanton, Ph.D., 2013
Matthew Poonamallee, M.A., 2013
Jess Ray, M.A., 2012.
Josh Palmer, M.A., 2012.
Alex Sonneborn, M.A., 2011.
Roberta Harnett, M.A., 2008.
