Christopher L. Crawford

Postdoc @Princeton // conservation scientist excited about biodiversity & geography // PhD in environmental policy @PrincetonSPIA *22 // Michigander

[Christopher L. Crawford @_chrisLcrawford]

Thrilled to share my new paper in @ScienceAdvances with @hyinhe, @SilvisLab, & my adviser David Wilcove, on a huge environmental opportunity: restoring ecosystems in abandoned croplands. It’s open access at https://t.co/2KDA9UAbsI, & read on for the highlights. 🧵 1/

[Christopher L. Crawford @_chrisLcrawford]

@ChrisTokita Congratulations, Chris! That's a huge achievement, sounds like you went into "Playoff Chris" mode to get that last chapter across the finish line!

[Christopher L. Crawford @_chrisLcrawford]

I feel so fortunate to have played a part in this project with Yiwen, Rebecca, & our adviser David Wilcove. Our lovely colleagues at C-PREE in @PrincetonSPIA also put together an excellent press release: https://t.co/GD9gZW6YoB. Check it out! 10/10

[Christopher L. Crawford @_chrisLcrawford]

Late but great news! New paper led by @Yiwen1987 & @RebeccaASenior in @ScienceAdvances on the need to safeguard & bolster the protected areas we already have in order to conserve biodiversity, *in addition to* (not simply relying on) creating new parks. https://t.co/7NMAZPsW6E 1/

[Christopher L. Crawford @_chrisLcrawford]

So, let’s start fixing those “leaky arks,” as Yiwen calls them, by reinforcing park management, ensuring ongoing funding & staffing, bolstering local communities & land stewards, & restoring ecosystems. We can & must do this while also expanding protected area networks. 9/

[Zeng Yiwen @yiwen1987]

🚨Another new paper alert🚨 Excited that our paper on #ProtectedAreas is out! We show park expansion is not enough if we don't safeguard the ones we already have! #bonus: we don't need much land to protect the most vulnerable species! #BiodiversityCrisis https://t.co/lpwv5i5dBj

[Gergana Daskalova @gndaskalova]

From fields no longer plowed to entire villages where nobody turns the lights on, abandonment is transforming #biodiversity and influencing livelihoods and conservation.

For more, see our new Perspective with @KampJohannes @ScienceMagazine @IIASAVienna .

https://t.co/dOE5WQKZxN

[Christopher L. Crawford @_chrisLcrawford]

It's 🔥hot🔥 off the press and #OpenAccess in @NatureComms. Check it out! 8/8

[Christopher L. Crawford @_chrisLcrawford]

*New Paper Alert!* https://t.co/ogjAU0Rvvb

As my friend & former labmate @LiangMa1990 says: "Deserts may lack water, but they do not lack life!" 🌵 These ecosystems are unique & diverse, yet also expected to be hit especially hard by climate change now & in decades to come. 1/8

[Christopher L. Crawford @_chrisLcrawford]

I'm very proud to have played a small role in Liang's new paper, together with former labmate @RebeccaASenior, our adviser David Wilcove (in @PrincetonSPIA), & our excellent coauthors, @ConradieShannon, @A__Gardner, @ecophys, @IlyaMaclean, Andrew McKenchnie, & Chun-Rong Mi. 7/8