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Surveys & Management PlansInsects and other invertebrates play key ecological roles and are at the center of every food web, but land managers often lack information about their status, distribution, and habitat needs. I assess invertebrate species’ status & map population distributions and habitat utilization via field surveys done in conjunction with investigation of historical data, museum specimens, and scientific literature and reports; and develop site-specific recommendations for habitat management and conservation of populations.
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EXPERIENCE
At-risk Species |
Status reviews, habitat assessments, surveys, and management plans for rare or threatened insects and other invertebrates including aquatic and semi-aquatic beetles and bugs, dragonflies, caddisflies, amphipods, and spring snails; survey and salvage of western freshwater mussels.
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Biodiversity |
Characterization of invertebrate communities in habitats inclduings wetlands, streams, and springs in arid lands; community-based bioblitzes; regional biodiversity catalogs by natural resource agencies.
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