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Lab of Conservation Ecology | School of Earth & Sustainability, Northern Arizona UniversityLab of Conservation Ecology School of Earth & Sustainability, Northern Arizona University SearchHome Who We Are Opportunities Research What’s New? WELCOME TO THE LAB OF CONSERVATION ECOLOGY! The Lab of Conservation Ecology is a multi-faculty lab, united around the theme of conservation of Southwestern landscapes in an era of global change. To enhance diversity and resilience of these unique dryland ecosystems, we work across a variety of disciplines and ecological scales, ranging from population-level demographic and genetic analyses of rare plants to landscape-level investigations of fire resilience and adaptation. Below, we showcase several representative projects that illustrate our multidisciplinary approach to conservation science. Photo by Kaci Fankhauser, Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest CURRENT FOCUS AREAS COUPLED HUMAN-NATURAL SYSTEMS Social and ecological fragmentation along jurisdictional boundaries Emory Oak Collaborative Tribal Restoration Initiative (EOCTRI) Tribal Nations Botanical Research Collaborative RARE PLANT CONSERVATION Demographics of Pectis imberbis Pollination, germination, and recruitment barriers for Amsonia kearneyana Drivers and consequences of low pollination rates for Pediocactus peeblesianus var. fickeisenae DRYLAND RESTORATION AND ADAPTATION Factors influencing the production of native forb seed to inform commercial production The influence of source population on growth and pollination of native forbs for restoration planning Cuenca Los Ojos monitoring program: evaluating restoration success and informing conservation management Climate adaptation strategies for the arid grasslands of the Colorado Plateau Rapid plot monitoring of landscape-scale forest restoration within the four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) project footprint in Northern Arizona FIRE RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION Social and ecological drivers of fire resilience in the Sonoran Desert. Southwest FireCLIME SUSTAINABLE RANGELAND MANAGEMENT Long-term vegetative response to different grazing regimes Environmental data collection and monitoring in support of rangeland collaborative planning Proudly powered by...