Karp et al. show that agriculture erases climate-driven bird diversity in Costa Rica
Climate change and habitat conversion to agriculture are working together to homogenize nature, indicates a study in the journal Global Change Biology led by Danny Karp during his postdoc at CHANS Lab…. (see more here).
Singh et al., Group elicitations yield more consistent, yet more uncertain experts
Singh, G.G., J. Sinner, J. Ellis, M. Kandlikar, B.S. Halpern, T. Satterfield and K. Chan (2017). “Group elicitations yield more consistent, yet more uncertain experts in understanding risks to ecosystem services in New Zealand bays.” PLOS ONE 12(8): e0182233. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182233
Kearney et al., Predicting carbon benefits from climate-smart agriculture
Kearney, S.P., N.C. Coops, K.M.A. Chan, S.J. Fonte, P. Siles and S.M. Smukler (2017). “Predicting carbon benefits from climate-smart agriculture: High-resolution carbon mapping and uncertainty assessment in El Salvador.” Journal of Environmental Management 202, Part 1: 287-298. Doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.07.039
Echeverri & Chan, Conservation of Ecosystem Services
Echeverri, A. and K.M.A. Chan (2017). Conservation of ecosystem services. Oxford Bibliographies in Ecology, Oxford University Press. Doi: 10.1093/OBO/9780199830060-0186
Klain et al., Bird killer, industrial intruder or clean energy?
Klain, S.C., T. Satterfield, J. Sinner, J.I. Ellis and K.M.A. Chan (2018). “Bird killer, industrial intruder or clean energy? Perceiving risks to ecosystem services due to an offshore wind farm.” Ecological Economics 143: 111-129. Doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.06.030
Pascual et al., Off-stage ecosystem service burdens
Pascual, U., I. Palomo, W.M. Adams, K.M.A. Chan et al. (2017). “Off-stage ecosystem service burdens: A blind spot for global sustainability.” Environmental Research Letters 12(7): 075001. Doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aa7392
Harold Eyster wins an International Doctoral Fellowship
Harold was awarded one of UBC’s new International Doctoral Fellowships. Congratulations, Harold!
Alejandra Echeverri wins a Killam Doctoral Scholarship
Alejandra was awarded the prestigious Killam Doctoral Scholarship at UBC. Congratulations, Ale!
Tadaki & Chan, Economizing Nature as a Political Strategy: Is It Working?
Tadaki, M. and K.M.A. Chan (2017). “Economizing nature as a political strategy: Is it working?” BioScience. Doi: 10.1093/biosci/bix060
Klain et al., Will Communities “Open-Up” to Offshore Wind?
Klain, S.C., T. Satterfield, S. MacDonald, N. Battista and K.M.A. Chan (2017). “Will communities “open-up” to offshore wind? Lessons learned from New England islands in the United States.” Energy Research & Social Science 34: 13-26. Doi: 10.1016/j.erss.2017.05.009 (Open access)