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Applied Biodiversity Science

Teaching, Research, Extension and Service

"Bridging Ecology, Culture, and Governance
for effective conservation"

 

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Themes

Research teams focus on two cross-cutting themes:

mutton-snapper-fisheryA. Ecological Functions and Biodiversity

Research in Ecological Functions and Biodiversity is aimed at the following types of questions:

  • What local and historical processes determine presence and distribution of biodiversity?
  • How are ecological functions altered by what people do?
  • How does society decide which biodiversity to protect? Once priorities are set, how are ecological functions maintained and secured?

L-Fitzgerald_meeting3B. Communities and Governance

Research in Communities and Governance addresses the following types of questions:

  • How do political, economic, and historical relations of power and inequality at different scales explain uses and values of biodiversity?
  • How do institutional and organizational arrangements affect access, use, and protection of biodiversity?
  • Under what conditions can adding economic value to biodiversity create incentives for conservation (e.g., ecotourism or sustainable use of wildlife and fisheries)?

Research Integration

The research integration matrix below shows the breadth and diversity of research approaches among faculty. Research approaches in the Major Research Themes (columns) are applied to causes and consequences of biodiversity loss (rows). The shaded boxes highlight our strengths in assembling complementary teams of scholars. Empty boxes highlight critical areas for more ABS research among student/advisor teams.

 research-matrix

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Program Coordinator:
Nick Jacobsen
Office: 218 Wildlife Fisheries & Ecological Sciences Bldg. (WFES)
Phone: (979) 845-2114
Email: njacobsen@tamu.edu

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Applied Biodiversity Science Program
Texas A&M University
Wildlife Fisheries & Ecological Sciences, Building #1537
2258 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2258

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