Amanda Rodewald, Cornell University
Professor
Ithaca, New York
adr79@cornell.edu
Office:
(607) 254-2176
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Bio/Research
In the broadest sense, her research program seeks to understand how human activities influence ecological systems and the services they provide. Because she and her students work towards developing a mechanistic understanding of these influences, they work across spatial scales (from microhabitat...
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Bio/Research
In the broadest sense, her research program seeks to understand how human activities influence ecological systems and the services they provide. Because she and her students work towards developing a mechanistic understanding of these influences, they work across spatial scales (from microhabitats to landscapes), at multiple levels of biological organization (i.e., individual, population, and community levels), and within both experimental and observational frameworks. As such, her research touches on a variety of sub-disciplines, including conservation biology, landscape ecology, community ecology, population demography, behavioral ecology, and ecological restoration. Most of her current projects focus on understanding how land use change, agroforestry practices, and invasive species affect (1) species interactions, including predator-prey and food web dynamics, (2) population demography and behavioral ecology of forest birds, (3) patterns of avian distribution and diversity at the landscape scale, and (4) selective environments for behavioral and morphological traits. Her current study systems are deciduous forests of eastern and central US (urban, agricultural, and managed forest landscapes) and montane forests of Central and South America.
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