Global Conservation Futures

Primary subject(s) of interest: Plant conservation, threatened plants and communities

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: North America (Ozarks and Southeastern US)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Grassland

LEC Seed Grant Projects

• Conserving Rare Plant Species through Ecological Restoration in Missouri Woodlands

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Urban ecology, population ecology, conservation biology, herpetology

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States (Saint Louis, Missouri)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Freshwater, Urban areas

Primary subject of interest: Plant taxonomy, medicinal plants, natural product discovery

Primary geographic interest: United States, Madagascar

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest ,Savanna, Shrubland

Primary subject(s) of interest: Herbaria, global change biology, hyperspectral botany, phenology, ecology

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Grassland, Urban Areas, Botanic Gardens and Herbaria

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Animal behavior

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Zoos

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Evolutionary, molecular, and genetic analyses of animal behavior and sociality; The genetics of organismal resilience to environmental stress; Drosophila models of neuronal and psychiatric disorders

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global

Primary subject(s) of interest: Conservation genetics, herpetology

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global

Primary subject(s) of interest: Pollination; Anthophilous insects (bees, beetles, syrphid flies, butterflies and moths); flowering plant groups (orchids and other petaloid monocots), montane wildflowers of the Himalayas; Proteaceae of Australia; plant systematics and phytogeography of the floras of southern Australia; redbuds and dogwoods of Missouri; pollination in urban versus rural flora native to North America; popular illustrations and depictions of flora and their pollinators from the 19th-21st century; the history of the writings of Charles Darwin and his contemporaries on floral adaptation/evolution; bee diversity on rural versus urban trees of redbud (Cercis canadensis) and dogwood (Cornus florida) in St. Louis and its counties

Primary geographic area(s) of interest:  United States (Saint Louis, Missouri, Kansas), Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia), China (Kunming, Lijiang and Yulong (Yunnan))

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savana, Shrubland, Grassland, Montane>3000m

Primary subject(s) of interest: Ecology and conservation of mega vertebrates

Primary geographic area(s) of interest:  Congo Basin, Galapagos Islands, Central Africa, Saint Louis, MO

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Grassland, Agricultural land, Urban areas

LEC Seed Grant Projects

• Going Wild in Forest Park: Tracking the Movement of Wildlife and Disease in an Urban Food Web

Primary subject(s) of interest: Plant systematics, floristics, molecular systematics, anatomy, microscopy, ecology, sustainability, palynology, teaching

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: USA, Mexico

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest:  Forest, Savanna, Shrubland, Grassland, Deserts, Agricultural land, Urban areas

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Palm oil sustainability, public education, local conservation

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Tropical rainforests, Forests, Agricultural land, Urban areas

Primary subject of interest: Ecology, taxonomy, and conservation of bryophytes

Primary geographic area of interest: USA, Madagascar, Philippines

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Shrubland, Grassland, Deserts

Primary subject(s) of interest: Sensory and evolutionary neuroscience in electric fish

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Sub-Saharan Africa

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Freshwater

Primary subject(s) of interest: Youth civic engagement and place-based education

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Grassland, Freshwater

LEC Seed Grant Projects

• Biodiversity of Freshwater Mussels of the Upper Sangamon River (Illinois): Community Science in Action
• Collaborating with Community Scientists to Improve Conservation: A Case Study with Bee Visitation Networks

Primary subject(s) of interest: Ecology, conservation, and management of predator-prey species using noninvasive techniques

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States (South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Nebraska, and San Francisco), South America (Argentina), & Asia (Bhutan)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Shrubland, Grassland, Agricultural land, Urban areas, Monocultural plantations & fragmented ecosystems

Primary subject(s) of interest:   Herpetology, Conservation Biology, Cave Biology

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Via the Saint Louis Zoo(Missouri, Armenia, Ecuador) and externally (Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ukraine, Puerto Rico)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Grassland, Freshwater, Caves and subterranean habitats, Deserts, Urban areas, Zoos

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Ethnobotany, traditional ecological knowledge, community-based conservation, North American biodiversity, invasive species

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States (Appalachia, the Ozarks)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Agricultural land

Primary subject(s) of interest: Ecosystem functioning,  Plant species in situ/ex situ conservation, Systematic and evolutionary botany, Urban greening

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Madagascar

Primary subject(s) of interest: All Horn if Africa wildlife including Grevy's zebra, hirola, black rhino, mountain nyala, giraffe, African wild ass, and Ethiopian wolf; southeast Asian wildlife, such as banteng; local Missouri wildlife and urban biodiversity

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Horn of Africa, including Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somaliland

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Savanna, Grassland, Deserts, Urban areas

LEC Seed Grant Projects

• Evaluating Planned Grazing as an Approach to Improving Rangeland Habitat for Grevy’s Zebra and Pastoralists in Kenya

Primary subject(s) of interest: Anthropology, Archaeology, Asia, Human Ecology, Grassland ecology, Tropical jungles

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Asia-Pacific (Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Grassland, Deserts, Urban areas, Mountains

Primary subject(s) of interest: Reproductive biology and management, genetics, endocrinology, applied statistics, mammals (particularly felids and canids)

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global; wild and captive populations

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Zoos and Aquariums

Primary subject(s) of interest: Agriculture, plant domestication, archaeobotany, ethnobotany, and conservation

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Mexico, United States (Mississippi River valley, St Louis Metro area, SE and Southwest US)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Grassland, Freshwater, Deserts, Agricultural land, Urban areas

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Floristics, plant taxonomy, and plant conservation

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Tanzania

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Shrubland, Grassland, Urban areas

Primary subject(s) of interest: Climate change impacts on plant ecology and human environmental knowledge systems; ethnobotany; montane and alpine; Madagascar; community-based conservation; food plants

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Himalaya; Hengduan/Mountains of Southwest China; Pacific Northwest; Madagascar

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Shrubland, Grassland, Agricultural land

LEC Projects

• Data-driven conservation of the critically endangered diademed sifaka and the black and white ruffed lemur living in fragmented habitats

LEC Seed Grant Projects

• Biological Inventory and Conservation of Arevik National Park and Zangezur Sanctuary, Armenia
• Protecting Biodiversity and Human Health through Wild Edible Plants of Alandraza-Agnalavelo Sacred Forest, Madagascar
• Socio-economic and Cultural Adaptation to Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change: Analysis and Intervention Efficacy Study in Three Madagascar Subsistence Communities

Primary subject(s) of interest: Primate conservation, animal welfare, animal behavior and behavior management (enrichment and training)

Primary geographic area(s) of interest:  Malaysia (orangutan), Republic of Congo (chimpanzee and gorilla); I am the program coordinator for our partnerships with HUTAN in Malaysian Borneo and with the Goualougo Triangle Ape Project in Republic of Congo

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Zoos

LEC Seed Grant Projects

• Using iDNA to Increase the Protected Status of the Djeke Triangle and Enhance Disease Surveillance in the Congo Basin

Primary subject(s) of interest: Circadian rhythms, light pollution, preterm birth, brain cancer

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Grassland, Deserts, Urban areas

Primary subject of interest:  Genomics, Genetics, Evolutionary Biology, Phylogenetics

Primary geographic interest:  Global

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Conservation

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Agricultural land

Primary subject(s) of interest: The ecology, physiology, behavior, learning, and conservation of amphibians, reptiles and birds

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Central and eastern Missouri and central and southern Illinois

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Grassland, Freshwater, Urban areas

Primary subject(s) of interest: Plant ecology & evolution, pollination biology, conservation

Primary geographic area(s) of interest:  Madagascar, Tanzania, South Africa

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Shrubland, Grassland, Deserts

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Coordinating wildlife programs and evaluation, wildlife conservation, anthropology, primatology, lemurs

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Madagascar, global

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savana, Deserts

LEC Projects

• Data-driven conservation of the critically endangered diademed sifaka and the black and white ruffed lemur living in fragmented habitats

Primary subject(s) of interest: Archaeology of Food, Domestication, Paleoenvironment, Food Globalization

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: China, Tibetan Plateau, Kazakhstan, Central America

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Grassland, Agricultural land, High altitude environment

LEC Seed Grant Projects

• Integrating Stable Isotopes and DNA Metabarcoding of Cave Guano to Develop a Unique Paleoenvironmental Archive for the Humid Tropics 

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Conservation and restoration of rare plant species and natural communities, particularly grassland, savannah, and woodlands

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Midwestern and Southeastern United States

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Grassland

Primary subject(s) of interest: Environmental policy

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States (USA), Missouri and Western USA

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Public lands and waters

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Behavior, genetics, primatology, reproductive management, endocrinology and African Painted Dogs

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Zoos and ex-situ habitats their wild counterparts inhabit

LEC Seed Grant Projects

• Genetic Diversity of Peter's Angola Colobus  Monkey Populations in Northern Tanzania and in United States Zoos

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Vietnam, Indonesia, Ecuador

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Herbarium

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Critically endangered American burying beetle
(Nicrophorus americanus)

Primary geographic area(s) of interest:  United States (Midwest Region)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Grassland

Affiliated Institution(s): Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis University

Primary subject(s) of interest: Birds, especially birds of prey

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States (Missouri)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Freshwater, Urban areas

Primary subject(s) of interest: Madagascar, animal health as part of One Health, zoo and wildlife medicine, general conservation

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Betampona Natural Reserve, Madagascar

Primary subject(s) of interest: Natural products research, systematics of Boraginaceae, flora of Madagascar

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Africa (Madagascar), South America

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Deserts

LEC Seed Grant Projects

• Biological Inventory and Conservation of Arevik National Park and Zangezur Sanctuary, Armenia

Primary subject(s) of interest: African Painted Dog, American Red Wolf, Mexican Wolf

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: United States (southwest and southeast)

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Savanna, Zoos

Primary subject(s) of interest: Poetry & Environmental Stewardship; Interdisciplinary Conservation Programming; Language of Conservation

Primary geographic interest: United States

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Shrubland, Grassland, Freshwater, Marine, Deserts, Urban areas

Primary subject of interest: Community ecology, plant diversity, longleaf pine ecosystems

Primary geographic interest: Southeastern coastal plains (US); temperature and tropical forests

LEC Seed Grant Projects

• A Synthesis of Patterns and Mechanisms of Diversity and Forest Change in the Andes: A Global Biodiversity Hotspot
• Land Management Effects on Microbiome Diversity in Disease Vectors
• Microrefugia Against Climate Change
• Testing the Role that Biotic Interactions Play in Shaping Elevational-Diversity Gradients: An Ecological Metabolomics Approach

Primary subject(s) of interest: Plant evolution, ecological genomics, evolution of crops and wild relatives

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: North America, East Asia, Southeast Asia

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Agricultural land

LEC Seed Grant Projects

• Below-Ground Perspectives on Biodiversity: Root systems, Comparative Genomics, and Domestication of North American Grapevines

Primary subject(s) of interest: Human-animal studies, interspecies communication, environmental narratology, dark sky studies

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Canada, Japan, United States

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Skies

Primary subject(s) of interest: Conservation Medicine, One Health, Wildlife Health, Herpetology

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Forest, Freshwater, Deserts, Urban areas, Zoos

Primary subject(s) of interest: Museum studies, museum exhibitions, history, contemporary art, anthropology, conservation

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: All

Primary subject(s) of interest: History and philosophy of biology and medicine, conservation, biodiversity, ethics

Primary subject(s) of interest:  Animal behavior, animal welfare, human behavior/ethics, reproductive biology

Primary geographic area(s) of interest: Global

Habitats and Ecosystems of interest: Zoos