About Dave Klinges

I am a Postdoctoral Associate in the Skelly Lab at Yale University. I completed my PhD at the University of Florida in the Scheffers Lab (2019-2024), prior to which I held databasing and GIS positions at the Smithsonian, conducted biodiversity monitoring for an agroforestry NGO in the Peruvian Amazon, and graduated in 2017 from Dartmouth College. In my research, I employ observation, experimental, and computational approaches to explore how climate change and land use change shapes biodiversity and the environment from local to global scales. I attempt to be a “full-stack” ecologist, engaging in ecological research from empirical data collection (namely in Madagsacar) to data curation to statistical and mathematical modeling to application for real-world conservation and management. See my Research Program for more.

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CV last updated: October 2024

External Collaborations

Tropical Sustainability

Contributing to Amazon conservation and research outside of academic settings

Interactive Mapping

A front-end for accessing a global database of coastal carbon data

Ecological Forecasting

Near-term, iterative forecasting for conservation and management application.

SoilTemp

Ongoing research leveraging the SoilTemp global database of soil and near-surface temperatures

Networking Climate Data

Improving microclimate sensing through IoT sensors that wirelessly log and transfer information at a low cost

Conservation Multimedia

Filmmaking and production for environmental non-profits

"Engaging with Malagasy stakeholders to understand how to implement conservation tech"

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Conservation Tech Conservation

"A successful PhD defense!"

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Dave Klinges Defends Dissertation Research

"Capacity building at Madagascar National Parks"

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Data Management Workshop in Madagascar Outreach

"A break from research: backpacking and hiking"

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Patagonia April 2024 Travel

"An international conference exploring global change-induced range shifts"

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Species on the Move 2023 Research

If research is the eyes of the scientific community, outreach is its voice: positive change requires proper communication and motivation.
One form of conveying the importance of conservation work is through film and photo. See the gallery for some of Nature Dave’s work developing multimedia products to share some of the amazing wildlife and scenes he’s experienced.