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Forests & PlantsWildlifeKevin McKelvey, Ecologist
- University of Florida
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. I primarily study animals.
- University of Florida
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and their environment. I primarily study animals.
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Forests & PlantsWildlifeSteve Matthews, Wildlife Landscape Ecologist
- Ph.D., Ohio State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A landscape ecologist studies how different land uses influence and shape ecological communities. I am particularly interested in how birds and forests respond to a changing environment.
- Ph.D., Ohio State University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A landscape ecologist studies how different land uses influence and shape ecological communities. I am particularly interested in how birds and forests respond to a changing environment.
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WaterWildlifeKathleen Matthews, Aquatic/Fish Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Washington
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- I am an aquatic ecologist researching native fish and amphibians in high elevation ecosystems. I work primarily in the Sierra Nevada of California.
- Ph.D., University of Washington
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- I am an aquatic ecologist researching native fish and amphibians in high elevation ecosystems. I work primarily in the Sierra Nevada of California.
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WildlifeBruce G. Marcot, Research Wildlife Ecologist
- Ph.D., Oregon State University Corvallis OR
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- I study the reasons why plant and animal species are rare, why some are at risk, and how threatened or endangered species and ecosystem functions can be conserved and restored.
- Ph.D., Oregon State University Corvallis OR
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- I study the reasons why plant and animal species are rare, why some are at risk, and how threatened or endangered species and ecosystem functions can be conserved and restored.
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WildlifeKarl Malcolm, Wildlife Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife ecologist studies the relationships and interactions among wildlife, their habitats, landscapes, ecosystems, and people.
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife ecologist studies the relationships and interactions among wildlife, their habitats, landscapes, ecosystems, and people.
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WildlifeRoy Lopez, Wildlife Biologist
- Ph.D., Northern Arizona University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist studies wild animals and their habitat.
- Ph.D., Northern Arizona University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- A wildlife biologist studies wild animals and their habitat.
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Forests & PlantsWildlifeSusan Loeb, Conservation Biologist
- Ph.D., University of California, Davis
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Conservation ecology is the study of plants and animals in their natural and human-impacted environments to determine what they need to maintain healthy populations.
- Ph.D., University of California, Davis
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- Conservation ecology is the study of plants and animals in their natural and human-impacted environments to determine what they need to maintain healthy populations.
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Forests & PlantsWildlifeChristina Liang, Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of California-Davis
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An ecologist studies the interactions between living things and their environment. The environment includes the physical environment such as climate, water, and soil as well as biological environment such as other living things.
- Ph.D., University of California-Davis
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- An ecologist studies the interactions between living things and their environment. The environment includes the physical environment such as climate, water, and soil as well as biological environment such as other living things.
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WildlifeDamon B. Lesmeister, Research Wildlife Biologist
- Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a wildlife biologist, I study the functions and interactions between small predators and their prey in forest ecosystems.
- Ph.D., Southern Illinois University
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As a wildlife biologist, I study the functions and interactions between small predators and their prey in forest ecosystems.
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Forests & PlantsWildlifeSusannah Lerman, Research Ecologist
- Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As an urban wildlife ecologist, I study how animals in cities interact with their habitat and how people interact with their local wildlife.
- Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
- USDA Forest Service Scientist
- As an urban wildlife ecologist, I study how animals in cities interact with their habitat and how people interact with their local wildlife.