Urban Biodiversity News
Urban Biodiversity Projects
Canid Conservation Initiative
Fernando Nájera, WashU (LEC Post-doc)
Solny Adalsteinsson, WashU (Tyson Research Center)
Karen Bauman, Saint Louis Zoo
Sharon Deem, Saint Louis Zoo
Karen DeMatteo, WashU (Environmental Studies)
Regina Mossotti, Endangered Wolf Center
Lisa Kelley, Saint Louis Zoo
Jamie Palmer, Saint Louis Zoo
Collaborating with Community Scientists to Improve Conservation: A Case Study with Bee Visitation Networks
Nicole Miller-Struttmann, Webster University
Eric Goedereis, Webster University
Erin Tate, Saint Louis Zoo
Gerardo Camilo, Saint Louis University
Ed Spevak, Saint Louis Zoo
Mike Dawson, Saint Louis Zoo
Bob Coulter, Missouri Botanical Garden
Developing the Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus) as a Model for Studying Genomic Responses of Freshwater Species to Urban Environments
Jason Knouft, Saint Louis University
Wesley Warren, WashU (McDonnell Genome Institute, School of Medicine)
Forest Park: Exploring the Biodiversity and Natural History of One of the World’s Great Parks
Joseph Steensma, WashU (Brown School of Social Work)
David Webb, WashU (Environmental Studies)
Carolyn Cosgrove Payne, WashU (Environmental Studies)
Anthony Dell, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center
Amy Witt, Forest Park Forever
Going Wild in Forest Park:The Movement of Wildlife and Disease in an Urban Food Web
Anthony Dell, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, WashU
Stephen Blake, Saint Louis University
Stan Braude, WashU, University of Missouri – Saint Louis
Sharon Deem, Saint Louis Zoo
Amy Witt, Forest Park Forever
Jason Knouft, Saint Louis University, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center
Urban Biodiversity Events
Goals
- Advance biodiversity research in cities.
- Study human-wildlife interactions.
- Develop a framework to make St. Louis “The Nature City of the Twenty-First Century.”
- Identify ecosystem services that could be provided by urban biodiversity and devise plans to implement biodiversity-based solutions in an equitable way.
- Support and amplify regional working groups efforts to research and support Saint Louis’ urban ecosystems.