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Linking Biogeography and Thermal Ecology for understanding Global Change
The ecological disciplines of spatial ecology, macroecology and biogeography have made considerable developments in recent decades, yet largely independent of the equally important fields of ecophysiology and biophysics. My research program seeks to unify these fields for a more integrative and nuanced understanding of how biodiversity, environments and societies respond to global change.
Dr. Brett Scheffers
Dr. Scheffers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Wildife Ecology and Conservation, and served as my PhD advisor (2019 - 2024). Website
Core Collaborations:
Klinges et al. 2021 The American Naturalist
Klinges et al. 2024 Global Ecology and Biogeography
Dr. David Skelly
Dr. Skelly is a Professor of Biology and Directory of the Peabody History Museum and Yale University. Website
Collaborations:
In prep!
Dr. Lalatiana Randriamiharisoa
Dr. Randriamiharisoa is the Director of Conservation and Research at Madagascar National Parks.
Collaborations:
Price et al. 2023 Biological Conservation
Randriamiharisoa, Klinges, Scheffers In Review
Fiona Price
Fiona graduated from Dartmouth College in 2023, and has been a core collaborator on research exploring the efficacy of local community members for wildlife monitoring in protected areas in Madagascar.
Collaborations:
Price, Randriamiharisoa, Klinges 2023 Biological Conservation
Mikoja Rambinintsoa
Mikoja completed her Masters with ESSA at the University of Antananarivo, through which she now is pursuing her PhD. We have collaborated on her work exploring the impacts of climate change on radiated tortoises, Astrochelys radiata.
Collaborations:
Rambinintsoa, Ratsirarson, Klinges, in prep
Herizo Randrianandrasana
Herizo completed his Masters in Zoology at the University of Fianarantsoa, and is now a Research Project Manager at Health in Harmony. He is a collaborator on amphibian thermal and landscaope ecology work.
Collaborations:
Klinges, Lange, Laterza-Barbosa, Randrianandrasana, Scheffers in review
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.
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