Longcore, T., L. Almaleh, B. Chetty, K. Francis, R. Freidin, C.-S. Huang, B Pickett, D. Schreck, B. Scruggs, E. Shulman, A. Swauger, A. Tashnek, M. Wright, and E. E. Boydston. 2018. Wildlife corridor use and environmental impact assessment: a southern California case study. Cities and the Environment11(1):art4. Abstract Environmental planners often rely on transportation structures … Continue reading New paper: underpass use by wildlife
Image: San Clemente Island by Shishir Paudel Many of the species of earthworms in North America are exotic species and their presence alters native ecosystems in profound ways that resonate from the soil up through the vegetation and into the vertebrate communities. So when word came that the US Navy had found earthworms on San … Continue reading Invasion of the Earthworms
William Winters, one of my GIST students, successfully filed his MS thesis last fall, in which he created proof-of-concept models for bird migration routes at the continental scale. We developed the topic as a way to fill in a missing scale in the efforts to reduce mortality of birds at towers and buildings. At the … Continue reading Predicting Continental-Scale Bird Migration Routes from Landscape Parameters
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
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
