Sara Gagne

The focus of my research, teaching, and service is urban biodiversity conservation. Through my research, I seek to understand how human activities at multiple spatial and temporal scales impact the distribution of wildlife in cities. My work has explored where and why animal species occur in relation to the pattern of urban development, be it the adjacency of residential development to nature preserves, urban sprawl, or city size, and urban land uses, such as transportation or green roofing. I am also interested in the implications of more direct interactions between people and wildlife in urban areas, such as human-coyote encounters. These areas of inquiry lend themselves well to conservation planning in multiple-use landscapes, which I endeavor to facilitate by translating urban ecological knowledge to a broad audience. My teaching and service in the community are some of the tools I use in this regard.

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