CONNECTING PEOPLE AND NATURE

Think about your daily routine and how much it relies on natural ecosystems. People around the world depend on ecosystems for food, clothing, fresh air, clean water, places to recreate, mental health, and cultural expression. At the same time, human decisions and actions impact ecosystems, how they function, the biodiversity they contain, and how we benefit from them. How can we manage different landscapes to ensure these benefits continue and that the organisms and ecosystems that underlie them are protected?

My research investigates how human actions at multiple spatial scales affect biodiversity and ecosystem services. To do this I use a variety of approaches, from modelling to fieldwork to remote sensing. My ultimate goal is to provide information that informs and improves land management decisions, policies, and actions.

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MY RESEARCH

Find out about the ideas and challenges that motivate me, the questions I ask, how I answer them, and where I work.

MY PUBLICATIONS

Browse and find links to the papers and reports that I've published. It's all here for your reading pleasure.

RECENT NEWS

August 2, 2018 - Synthesis paper I contributed data to now out! Global analysis of the effects of landscape structure on crop pests now out in PNAS. 

July 16, 2018 - Find out how organic farming affects pest regulation. New paper out in Nature Sustainability led by Lucile Muneret.

June 12, 2018 - How can we identify bright spots for ecosystem services and biodiversity? Our innovative new paper now out in Journal of Applied Ecology.

April 1, 2018 - Managing urban spaces for ecosystem services requires understanding socio-economic patterns. Out now in Ecosystems.

December 5, 2017 - How does urban landscape structure affect carbon storage? Find out by reading my new paper in Science of the Total Environment.