Advisory Board and Editors Conservation Biology
Viktor V. Brygadyrenko
Dr. Viktor Brygadyrenko is an Associate Professor in the Department of Zoology and Ecology at Oles Honchar Dnipro National University.
His main scientific projects include:
- Effect of heavy metal ions on the development of invertebrates.
- Morphological variability in populations of beetles in conditions of anthropogenically altered ecosystems.
- Trophic relations of species in litter macrofauna of Ukraine.
- Structure of litter macrofauna communities in forest ecosystems of Ukraine.
- Influence of medicinal plants, flavourings and source materials, approved for use in and on foods, on eggs and larvae of nematodes of mammals.
- Ecological niches of ground beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in Ukraine.
- Morphometric variation in ground beetles.
Anthony Caravaggi
Dr. Anthony Caravaggi is a Lecturer in Conservation Biology and course leader for BSc (Hons) Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the The University of South Wales.
His work is broadly focussed on conducting research that increases understanding of species ecologies and informs conservation and management processes.
Sarah Caronni
Graduated in Natural Sciences at Pavia University, where se also obtained her PhD in Experimental Ecology and Geobotany, she works mainly on terrestrial and marine alien plants (including also algae) at the University of Milan Bicocca, focusing on both their ecology and biology.
Gabriele Casazza
My current research interests focus on the study of biogeography and conservation of endemic plants. Research topics include the effects of past and future climate change, the reproductive biology, the phylogeography and the taxonomy.
Gabriela Castellanos-Morales
For my bachelor's degree thesis I studied the habitat use and food habits of ring-tailed cats (Bassariscus astutus) in and urban reserve located within Mexico City. During my master's degree I started working with population genetics and conservation of black-tailed prairie dogs in Chihuahua. For my Ph.D. I worked on the phylogeography and conservation genetics of two species of prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus and C. mexicanus).
My main research interests focus in understanding the evolutionary processes that promote lineage and species divergence and that affect species’ abilities to adapt to environmental change. I am also interested in determining the effect of anthropogenic activities on genetic variation of wildlife populations and in the development of conservation strategies to mitigate these effects.
My future research focuses on using genomic, transcriptomic and metagenomic approaches to address evolutionary ecology and conservation genetics questions. Specifically, I am interested in the conservation of adaptive genetic variation in wild populations through the search of signals of selection and local adaptation and to understand the role of inbreeding and outbreeding depression in population extinction. This information will allow making predictions about species responses to future environmental change.
Jean Clobert
Senior Researcher (DR hc, CNRS), Station de Ecologie Experimentale du CNRS à Moulis. Member of the Acamedia Europaea.
After having developed statistical methods for the study of population dynamics in nature, my research focus has shifted since 15 years towards the study of three main topic :
* The study of dispersal evolution (causes, mechanisms and consequences). The approaches which have been developed are demographic, physiological, behavioural and genetic. Three model systems have been chosen to study the genetic and plastic responses of dispersal to variations in the environment, two lizards species, the common lizard (Lacerta vivipara, coll M. Massot) and the side blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana.coll B. Sinervo), and a ciliate (Tetrahymena thermophila).
* The study of trade offs and phenotypic plasticity. I have been interested by the link between predation/parasitism and clutch size or/other traits evolution. I alm also interested by the evolution, control and organisation of trade-offs, in particular with respect to phenotypic plasticity.
* Population structure and extinction rate. We examine the role of the different sources of heterogeneity (demographic environmental) and in particular internal (mating system, polymorphism, type of competition) in population viability.
Sheila R Colla
Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University.
Teaching and Research subjects include protected areas management, species at-risk, ecology, environmental management.
Timothy M Collins
Full Professor and former Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University. Director of FIU DNA Core facility. Past Program Director for NSF Division of Environmental Biology, Systematics and Biodiversity Cluster.
Research interests include: Molecular Systematics, Evolution, Biogeography, and Phylogeography: Rates, patterns, and mechanisms of molecular evolution , including nucleotide sequence evolution and mitochondrial gene order change, and consequences for phylogenetic reconstruction and reconstruction of ancestral states. Integration of molecular data with paleontological and morphological data. Using phylogenies to address biological questions.
Guilherme N Corte
Dr. Guilherme Corte is a Professor (Assistant) at the Texas A&M University College of Marine Sciences and Maritime Studies, USA. His research explores the ecology and conservation of coastal marine ecosystems, focusing on the structure of marine benthic communities, the functioning of coastal ecosystems, and the reproduction and population dynamics of marine species.
Federica Costantini
Dr. Federica Costantini is a marine ecologist and associate professor at the University of Bologna, Italy.
Her primary research includes biodiversity conservation and resource management using integrative tools based on morphology and genetics.
Regina L Cunha
I am interested in integrating phylogeographic and molecular approaches to infer evolutionary processes that explain current patterns of genetic diversity in marine organisms, particularly on isolated oceanic islands. I have worked on natural populations of marine snails from Cape Verde to address problems of speciation and geographic variation and to analyse the influence of historical processes, as the effect of sea-level changes on the genetic structure of organisms. Currently, I am interested in the identification of gamete recognition proteins involved in reproductive incompatibilities and their role in the evolution of non-geographic barriers that, ultimately, may generate sympatric divergence.
Curtis Daehler
Professor in the School of Life Sciences at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Research interests include invasive species, plant-animal interactions, population biology, island biology, conservation and biogeography.