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Early work suggested positive effects of habitat 'subdivision' or 'patchiness' on persistence of species and communities. This work was subsequently eclipsed by four decades of study and application of patch size and isolation effects. Untenable extrapolation of these patch-scale effects to the

Rebecca Hale is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Utah, where she is studying changes in stormwater and flood management over time and across UT cities. Rebecca is an ecosystem ecologist who works in social–ecological–technological systems (SETS). Her research focuses on the

Preliminary Notes on the Politics of Synthesis Based on Two Urban Ecology Research Projects in Cape Town, South Africa

Synthesis means to “combine (a number of things) into a coherent whole.” Departing from this dictionary definition of synthesis I will use my talk to explore what synthesis might

This seminar will provide an overview of Dr. Nicholas R. Magliocca’s past and current research projects involving the application of agent-based modeling to understand the causes and consequences of land-use change in both developed and developing world contexts. Human modification of the natural

Seminar abstract:

Soil microbiologists have long focused on carbon and nitrogen as the essential resources regulating microbial function in soil; ultimately, water is the critical resource. It is essential for cellular function, is the essential solvent, and is the primary transport medium for

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Speaker Bio:

Dr. Silva's research investigates the regional effects of globalization on poverty, inequality, and social exclusion in both advanced and developing countries. She has conducted research on these topics in the U.S. and southern Africa. Using quantitative and qualitative methods, she

Exploring Controls on Stormwater Infrastructure Transitions From Gray to Green Approaches

Kristina Hopkins, SESYNC Postdoctoral Fellow

Kristina Hopkins’ research interests straddle the fields of hydrology, land use planning, and political science. She is broadly interested in coupled human-natural

The Tragedy of the Grabbed Commons

Jampel Dell’Angelo, SESYNC Postdoctoral Fellow

At SESYNC, Jampel Dell’Angelo conducts research on the institutional drivers and governance conditions of virtual freshwater appropriation associated with global land grabbing and water grabbing. In collaboration

Productivity Relationships for Coral Reef Fisheries

Lauren Yeager is an ecologist whose primary research interests lie in understanding how humans are impacting coastal and marine ecosystems, and subsequently how changes in these systems may affect the ecosystem services they provide—specifically

A Case of a Misanthropic Synanthrope

Wildlife biologist Stan Gehrt studies various aspects of mammalian ecology, especially urban systems and the dynamics of wildlife disease. He is principal investigator of the largest urban coyote study conducted to date, in which he has tracked more than 800

The increasing global demand for farmland products is placing unprecedented pressure on the global agricultural system and has recently led to episodic food crises. New bioenergy policies, changes in diets, and population growth have eroded the ability to cope with shocks in the global food system

Similarly to the probability distribution of energy in physics, the probability distribution of money among the agents in a closed economic system is also expected to follow the exponential Boltzmann-Gibbs law, as a consequence of entropy maximization. Analysis of empirical data shows that income

 Theory, Practice, & Partnership Proposal

Deforestation of tropical forests is considered a global environmental problem as extensive areas of this natural landscape in tropical countries have been transformed into agriculture or urban development. In Brazil, deforestation has degraded, damaged, or

Citizen science greatly expands the scale at which we can collect data and thus explore problems and solutions that are increasingly global in nature. Dr. Leslie Ries works on biodiversity data flowing from citizen-science monitoring efforts, currently focused on North American butterflies. She