Cities are often perceived as biodiversity wastelands. Adding to that perception is the common result of research surveys of urban biodiversity, which often report limited and declining numbers of species (1). Concealed by that preconception, however, is the extraordinary undiscovered biodiversity that still exists, even in the most urban of environments. Much of this biodiversity … Continue reading Cryptic Biodiversity Abounds in Los Angeles
Comic Interpretation Bill Gates Tweet Popular Science Engineering Lightbulbs to Keep Insects Away CityLAB A new direction in disease prevention: lightbulbs Voice of America Science World Interview USC News Bright idea could save lives in developing countries Continue reading Coverage of Research on Configuring LEDs to Reduce Insect Attraction
Distribution of Sonoran pronghorn (Antilocapra americana sonoriensis) on an active Air Force tactical range Samuel Price Thesis Chair: Travis Longcore | Thesis Committee: Darren Ruddell, Su Jin Lee The population of Sonoran pronghorn (SPH; Antilocapra americana sonoriensis), an endangered subspecies within the United States (US), has fluctuated from an estimated 282 individuals in 1994 to … Continue reading MS Thesis: Habitat Use by Rare Sonoran Pronghorn on Military Training Range
3D Visualization Models as a Tool for Reconstructing the Historical Landscape of the Ballona Watershed Committee Chair: Travis Longcore | Committee Members: Yao-Yi Chiang, John Wilson Ever-increasing demand on Earth’s finite natural resources and land requires environmental planners to employ informed and successful management of environments. Historical resources enhance environmental management by providing information to … Continue reading MS Thesis Recreates Historical Topography of Lower Ballona Watershed
Longcore, T., Aldern, H. J. Eggers, S. Flores, L. Franco, E. Hirshfield-Yamanishi, L. Petrinec, W. Yan, and A. Barroso. 2015. Tuning the white light spectrum of LEDs to reduce attraction of nocturnal arthropods. Philosophical Transactions B doi: 10.1098/rstb.2014.0125. Artificial lighting allows humans to be active at night, but has many unintended consequences, including interference with ecological processes, disruption … Continue reading New paper: Tuning LEDs to Minimize Insect Attraction
Travis Longcore, Hannah L. Aldern, John F. Eggers, Steve Flores, Lesly Franco, Eric Hirshfield-Yamanishi, Laina N.Petrinec, Wilson A. Yan, André M. Barroso. 2015. Tuning the white light spectrum of light emitting diode lamps to reduce attraction of nocturnal arthropods. Philosophical Transactions B 370(1667) DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2014.0125 Artificial lighting allows humans to be active at night, but has many unintended … Continue reading Tuning LEDs to Minimize Insect Attraction
Use of GIS for Analysis of Community Health Worker Patient Registries from Chongwe District, a Rural Low-Resource Setting, in Lusaka Province, Zambia Mine Metitiri Thesis Chair: Travis Longcore | Thesis Committee: Daniel Warshawsky, Darren Ruddell The growing accessibility of mobile phones in developing countries has led to increased innovation and utilization of handheld technology in managing health outcomes. Mobile health … Continue reading MS Thesis: Mobile Health Data Provide Insight on Rural Health Diagnoses in Africa
One of my last two senior practicum groups at UCLA looked into the environmental benefits of the National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat program. The results of that project are now profiled on the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability Website: Welcoming Wildlife to the Neighborhood. Continue reading Welcoming Wildlife to the Neighborhood
A state-of-the-art environmental assessment of the Los Angeles Baldwin Hills is underway, led by Associate Professor Travis Longcore, research faculty with the USC Spatial Sciences Institute. The 18-month project is a cooperative effort for the Baldwin Hills Conservancy and theBaldwin Hills Regional Conservation Authority, with technical support from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Travis Longcore. Photo courtesy of Travis … Continue reading Spatial Scientist Brings New Tools to Classic Conservation Efforts in Baldwin Hills
Our Department of Defense Legacy Program Grant (Project 12-608) to develop a technique to sample DNA from live butterflies has wrapped up. The project was a collaboration with Dr. Jana Johnson at Moorpark College, Dr. Bob Wayne’s lab at UCLA, and a couple of groups working with endangered butterflies around the country. The objective of … Continue reading Project to Obtain Butterfly DNA through Wing Swabs Wraps Up
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