Ecosystems help humans in numerous ways, such as providing food, erosion control, clean drinking water, pollination, and flood protection. Our faculty work to document these benefits, or services, so that decision makers and institutions can develop creative ways to protect ecosystems, including through incentives and new regulatory structures. The research builds from a 2005 global assessment that shows how ecosystem services had been degraded over the previous half-century. Our faculty research covers everything from ecosystem services provided by rangelands, wetlands, forests, and wildlife to the effects of climate change on these functions, to federal and state policies regarding ecosystem benefits.
Faculty
Associate Professor
Program(s):
Ecology, Management, and Restoration of Rangelands
Associate Professor
Program(s):
Watershed Management and Ecohydrology
Associate Professor
Program(s):
Ecology, Management, and Restoration of Rangelands
Assistant Professor
Program(s):
Ecology, Management, and Restoration of Rangelands
Assistant Professor of Practice
Program(s):
Wildlife Conservation and Management
Indigenous Resilience Specialist
Program(s):
Ecology, Management, and Restoration of Rangelands
Professor
Program(s):
Watershed Management and Ecohydrology
Assistant Professor
Pronouns: he/him
Program(s):
Watershed Management and Ecohydrology
Research Staff
Research Scientist III
ARSC - van Leeuwen Lab
Assistant Research Specialist
Lopez-Hoffman Lab
Postdoc Research Associate
Soto Lab
Program(s):
Ecology, Management, and Restoration of Rangelands
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Social Ecological Systems Lab
Pronouns: she/her
Program(s):
Ecology, Management, and Restoration of Rangelands