Julia Monk, Arthur Middleton, Justine Smith and co authors were recently published in Ecosystems. Animal carcass decomposition is an often-overlooked component of nutrient cycles. The importance of carcass decomposition for increasing nutrient availability has been demonstrated in several ecosystems, but impacts in arid lands are poorly understood.
Berkeley Wildlife is hiring Postdoctoral Scholars - Ecological and Social Dimensions of California Wolf Recovery
The Middleton and Brashares groups at UC Berkeley seek 2-3 highly motivated postdoctoral scholars to join a partnership between UC Berkeley and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. These positions will co-lead efforts to design and implement studies of California’s recovering wolf population and its management. Ecological research will include wolf movement, diet, and predation patterns. Social dimensions research will include evaluation of conflict reduction and compensation programs. Applications due 1/22/24.
Justice-Centered Conservation in Cities
Rausser College spoke to Environmental Science, Policy, and Management professor Christopher Schell and former postdoctoral researcher Max Lambert about their book ahead of its release in the United States.
Review of the global research on Hyaenidae and implications for conservation and management
Christine Wilkinson was the lead author along with other members of the IUCN SSC Hyaena Specialist Group in a new publication in Mammal Review. In their paper they analyze the ecological importance of the four extant species of Hyaenidae, and the threats they face globally.
Berkeley Wildlife faculty member Arthur Middleton participates in effort to "Elevate the profile of America's Grasslands."
Grasslands are critical to biodiversity, carbon storage, and rural economies but are highly threatened globally. The Volgenau Climate Initiative Retreat brought together a range of leaders to address the question: "How might we raise awareness, inspire new perspectives, develop critical relationships, and unlock the potential for transformative action related to the grasslands in this country?"
Wildlife Faculty Alejandra Echeverri published in MDPI's Remote Sensing Journal
Assistant Professor of Conservation Alejandra Echeverri and colleagues were recently published in MDPI's Remote Sensing Journal. Using Costa Rica as a study system, we compared EFTs and EFD, derived from MODIS and Landsat data using different methodological assumptions, at both national and local extents. You can read their findings here.
Why Warblers Flock to Wealthier Neighborhoods
Chris Schell, Assistant Professor and ecologist at UC Berkeley, had his study “Ecological and evolutionary consequences of systemic racism in urban environments,” featured in the New York Times. It synthesized what a handful of urban ecologists around the country had begun demonstrating: that patterns of bigotry and inequality affect how other species experience life in cities.