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Welcome to the HumaNature Lab!
Department of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution Division of Biological Sciences University of California, San Diego |
Wildlife at the crossroads: Can we share a finite planet?
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We are living through a time of ecological change and reckoning. Human and non-human agents shape and modify ecosystems, which in turn shape and modify social systems. Large mammals like elephants epitomize 21st century challenges. They are ecological keystone species, culturally iconic, and also under severe threat from land-use conversion and habitat fragmentation. Living with elephants presents economic hardship to often-marginalized people. Achieving sustainable approaches to sharing and connecting the large landscapes elephants inhabit therefore requires attention to the integrated nature of ecological and human communities.
We use multi-disciplinary approaches to understand how social and ecological systems interact, and ways to safely and equitably maintain the integrity and functionality of socioecological systems in the context of anthropogenic change. We work with partners and collaborators in both academic and non-academic settings to conduct meaningful science that has both basic and applied dimensions centered around concepts of sustainability and resilience. |
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