Akcakaya Lab

Developing and applying quantitative methods to address questions in conservation biology and environmental risk assessment | @sbuEcoEvo | #conservation

[Akcakaya Lab @AkcakayaLab]

An international team of experts proposes a decision-making framework for assisted colonization, a controversial conservation measure for saving species impacted by climate change and invasive species. https://t.co/GmeSKZKocZ

[Akcakaya Lab @AkcakayaLab]

Our new paper describes a new global indicator ---based on the #GreenStatusOfSpecies---for monitoring progress toward meeting #biodiversity goals for species recovery, and for tracking the impact of conservation actions. https://t.co/U87Z8SZ6Zx

[Akcakaya Lab @AkcakayaLab]

Conservation policies must be reconsidered when they’re founded on flawed research -- https://t.co/0mKdFtVC3A -- as has happened recently with the USFWS policy on gopher tortoise, which was based on a flawed metapopulation model.

[Akcakaya Lab @AkcakayaLab]

New paper on two decades of development and application of the Red List Index.
https://t.co/FLGWxfs7Hg

[Akcakaya Lab @AkcakayaLab]

New paper out now in @AnimalEcology!

@bilgecan_sen, @cchecastaldo, and I show that species distribution models are poor predictors of species demography. However, SDMs predicted higher habitat suitability in source populations, compared to sinks.
https://t.co/RRhW4PDkf4

[Anna Thonis, Ph.D.🦎 @annainthefield]

My former PhD advisor, @AkcakayaLab, is recruiting a new PhD student! Resit was an excellent PhD advisor and I learned so much from him. Please circulate!

[Hunter Howell, Ph.D. @HunterH0well]

In addition to this, I’ve found blatant factual errors in the listing decision regarding population ecology during our detailed review.

Source- have done turtle population ecology for ~10 years.

Florida moved half of all GTs out of their burrows in the last ten years. Insane.

[Akcakaya Lab @AkcakayaLab]

Flawed model leads @USFWS to deny protection to the Gopher Tortoise.

Please RT -- We want to raise awareness on this issue so that FWS is compelled to reverse its decision.

Read about it here: https://t.co/G8v6dZn54E

[Akcakaya Lab @AkcakayaLab]

PhD Candidate @AriekNorford published his first chapter in @j_trop_ecol! Authors combined the undergrad theses of two authors to compare the role of woolly, howler, and capuchin monkeys in seed dispersal. Check out the paper and the graphical abstract: https://t.co/LfUMIWUHiJ

[Akcakaya Lab @AkcakayaLab]

Our method integrates projections of the spatial spread of disease into IUCN Red List assessments under three different Red List Criteria: A3 (future population reductions), D2 (plausible future threats), and E (probability of extinction).

[Akcakaya Lab @AkcakayaLab]

Our new paper (with @kelseygoeswild, @lou900103, Stefan Lotters, and An Martel) presents a new method for identifying amphibian species that are at the highest risk of extinction due to emergeing infectious diseases. You can read the article here: https://t.co/UXR0fURVDm

[Akcakaya Lab @AkcakayaLab]

Due to the fast rate of spread of many infectious diseases, being able to assess the extinction risk of impacted amphibian host species - especially before more detailed (and often more time-intensive) models can be developed - is of critical conservation importance.

[Akcakaya Lab @AkcakayaLab]

Lab member and PhD Candidate @annainthefield was recently awarded a @stonybrooku President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student! Anna is a TA for the Landscape Ecology and Statistics and Data Analysis courses, and mentors students in the field in Puerto Rico.

[SBU Ecology & Evolution @sbuEcoEvo]

Can finance help conserve #biodiversity? 🦇🐧🐒🐭🧬🦎🐢🌱🌳🦐🦞🦟🍄🧫 See the analysis of two metrics by a team including @AkcakayaLab out as #preprint https://t.co/AydeEY3xJ5

[Akcakaya Lab @AkcakayaLab]

New paper - out now in
@ConBiology - demonstrates a method for prioritizing species conservation programs (esp. translocation/reintroduction) using conservation impact metrics of the IUCN Green Status of Species in a structured decision-making framework. https://t.co/ujefWDtP8C

[Akcakaya Lab @AkcakayaLab]

Current PhD student @AriekNorford and former Akçakaya Lab intern @leicurtis04 will be at #oSTEM2022 this Saturday, where Leila will present their independent research on mustelid diet!

[SBU Ecology & Evolution @sbuEcoEvo]

. @AkcakayaLab #gradstudents @AriekNorford @annainthefield were at #atbc2022 in Cartagena!

[SBU Ecology & Evolution @sbuEcoEvo]

Right now the world 🌍🌎🌏 is negotiating a #post2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, but can threatened species recover by reducing threats? Turns out >50% of species require targeted efforts👇🏼@AkcakayaLab https://t.co/BfmavDyCnI

[ariek_norford @AriekNorford]

The owner of the reserve is looking to expand research activity both by Colombian and international researchers. Follow @reyzamuromatarredonda on IG for more information.