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​Conservation ecology

MY PROCESS

Fieldwork and data science

Remote sensing.
​I use camera trapping to monitor wildlife on the ground, and satellite imagery to monitor habitat alterations from above
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Coding.
I use ArcGIS (python) and Google Earth Engine (Javascript) to conduct spatial analyses, and R to perform statistics

RESEARCH INTEREST #1

Noise and Light pollution

Traffic-related noise and light pollution on landscape connectivity in urban landscapes

The impact of noise pollution on predator - prey dynamics

See wildlife images collected

Light pollution at a crossing structure, highway 80, California. Image Source: Ben Banet

RESEARCH INTEREST #2

Deforestation

The efficacy of community-based forest management and REDD+ in developing countries. Our study site is Pemba, Tanzania

Journal articles coming soon

RESEARCH INTEREST #3

Historical Baselines

Using Hudson's Bay Company data, we look at historical population decline, and provide context for present-day species population trends

Article here

A fur trader at an Alberta trading post in the 1890s. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons

A collection of bison skulls in the 1890's, Detroit. Image Source: Wikimedia Commons