Scientist working to better value biodiversity, C and other natural capital @NCX, views here my own. Climate, Biodiversity, Equity, let's do this!
Apr 29, 2022 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
What "predation services" would be lost if wolves went extinct in Southeast AK?
We ask for Prince of Wales Island, AK, 3rd largest in US:
+over-browsing of 🌲by 🦌 w/out 🐺
– Deer hunting no matter what (habitat loss due to clearcut aging)
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
Importantly, our model is v. generous with deer hunting... in reality, as clearcuts age, sightability of deer declines and hunters don't like hunting that habitat. Also, as hunter success drops, hunters switch to other places. Our models don't capture this.
Real harvest data:
Apr 10, 2022 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
I have some big news to share…
I’ve decided to leave academia in order to work more directly on fixing climate change. Despite receiving tenure last month, I’ve felt increasingly compelled over the last yr to make a major change in how I spend the remainder of my career (1/n)
The last few years have really made climate change feel gut-level real for me, from the birth of my first child to the Heat Dome, my parents evacuating a wildfire in CA, and so much more…the time is now #DecadeOfAction (2/n)
