Biodiversity Experts

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Gareth Fraser's research focuses on the diversity of fishes and how they evolve and develop their unique adaptations.

Evolutionary Developmental BiologyStem Cell and Regenerative BiologyEcology and EvolutionBiomineticsEvolution

Gerald M. Lemole Endowed Chair in Integrative Biology | College of Liberal Arts and SciencesVillanova University

Samantha Chapman, PhD, is an expert on global change in coastal ecosystems and invasive plant species.

Coastal EcosystemsWetlandsBiodiversity LossClimate change effects on coastal wetlandsInvasive Species

Senior Lecturer in EcologyAnglia Ruskin University

She researches the impact of human activities on land, rivers, seas and oceans.

Discarded Cigarette WastePlastic PollutionOceansEcologyMarine Biology

ProfessorUniversity of Connecticut

Dr. Bolnick is an expert on genetic ancestry testing and how sociopolitical forces & history shape human genomic diversity.

Native American Genetic HistoriesHuman BiodiversityGenetic Ancestry TestingAnthropologyAncient DNA

Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Natural Resource Sciences McGill University

Conservation biologist, scientific communicator & collaborative researcher. Champion for conservation in a rapidly changing world.

Conservation BiologyEcosystem servicesBiodiversityAgroecosystemsBirds Birding

Assistant Teaching Professor of Geography and the EnvironmentVillanova University

Ryan Almeida, PhD, is a conservation ecologist who studies wildlife trade, with a focus on the sustainability of the exotic pet trade.

Exotic PetsWildlife TradeBiodiversity LossOverexploitationExtinction

Associate Professor, Energy and Environmental PolicyUniversity of Delaware

Expert in public policy, governance and institutional analysis for sustainable development in small peripheral economies and jurisdictions.

Public PolicyEnvironment, Social, Governance (ESG)Institutional TransformationSmall Island Developing StatesEnergy Security and Transition

Executive Director Georgia Strait Alliance

Non-profit leader in ocean conservation in urban British Columbia, where 75 per cent of the province's population lives, works and plays.

Ocean ConservationWhale protectionHabitat protectionMarine planningSalmon Aquaculture

Post doctoral Fellow, Department of Biology University of Victoria

Identifying pathways to balance human resource use with the conservation of biodiversity.

Wildlife ConservationAgricultural impacts on biodiversity Chimpanzee Conservation Conservation Decision Science Root drivers of biodiversity loss

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

John Jaeger researches the ways in which hurricanes have impacted Florida’s coastline.

Coastal ErosionBiodiversity and the EnvironmentSea Level Rise

biodiversity Experts