INOGO - Faculty

Rodolfo Dirzo

maigari — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:39:42 +0000

Rodolfo

Dirzo

Title and Credentials:

Senior Fellow - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Bing Professor in Environmental Science

Type:

Faculty

School:

Humanities and Sciences

Department:

Biology

Rodolfo Dirzo specializes in the ecology of tropical ecosystems. In particular, he studies plant-animal interactions from ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Recently, he has been focusing his work on the consequences of anthropogenic impact (deforestation, fragmentation, defaunation) on tropical ecosystems, in particular in terms of the disruption of ecological processes, such as biotic interactions. He is also interested in teaching and education on the relevance of biological conservation.

William Durham

maigari — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:34:00 +0000

William

Durham

Title and Credentials:

Senior Fellow Emeritus- Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Bing Professor in Human Biology

Type:

Faculty

School:

Humanities and Sciences

Department:

Anthropology

William Durham is a human ecologist who focuses on indigenous resource management, human health, and conservation issues in the tropics. His current research efforts are focused on (1) environmental causes of emerging infectious diseases in tropical areas, (2) conservation tradeoffs in the Galapagos Islands, and (3) ecotourism as a means to poverty alleviation and self-determination among indigenous and local peoples. He is the Stanford Director of the Center for Responsible Travel (CREST).

Larry Crowder

maigari — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:19:13 +0000

Larry

Crowder

Title and Credentials:

Edward Ricketts Provostial Professor and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment

Type:

Faculty

School:

Humanities and Sciences

Department:

Biology

Dr. Crowder is a Principal Investigator on the DynaMAR project, who’s recent research focuses on marine conservation, including research on bycatch, spatial ecological analysis, nutrients and low oxygen, sustainable seafood, dynamic ocean management, marine spatial planning, and governance