I am an ecologist interested in the 1) preservation of natural systems and biodiversity and the 2)听continued provision of benefits from nature to human well-being (i.e., ecosystem services) under听global change. A main objective of my research is to inform conservation and resource management strategies for the sustainable provision of ecosystem services that will be robust to climate change. In particular, I study drivers and management of ecosystem services in the face of climate change and uncertainty. For instance, I examine the contribution of biodiversity and species interactions to ecosystem services, the impacts of climate change, variability, and extremes on ecosystem services, and how to best conserve species and services given uncertainty and climate variability. To do so, I use statistical and mathematical modeling approaches and combine tools from ecology, decision science, and economics. My interests span multiple ecosystem types including forests, grasslands, and marine and coastal ecosystems, and different scales, from local to global.听
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鈥淪elected Publications鈥�:
Dee, L.E., Cowles, J., Isbell, F., Pau, S., Gaines, S., Reich, P.B. (2019) When do ecosystem services depend on rare species?听Trends in Ecology & Evolution听34(8): 746-758.
Xiao, H., McDonald-Madden, E., Sabbadin, R., Peyrard, N.,听Dee, L.E.,听Chades, I. (2019) The value of听understanding听feedbacks between ecosystem function and species for managing ecosystems.听Nature Communications听10(1): 10-1.
Bodin, O., Alexander, S., Baggio, J., Barnes, M., Berardo, R., Cumming, G.S.,听Dee, L.E., Fischer, M., Guerrero, A., Ingold, K., Mancilla-Garcia, Matous, P., Pittman, J., Robins, G., Sayles, J.听(2019) Improving network approaches to the study of complex social-ecological interdependencies.听Nature Sustainability听2: 551-559.听
Dee, L.E.,听De Lara, M., Costello, C., Gaines, S.D. (2017) To what extent do ecosystem services motivate protecting biodiversity?听Ecology Letters听20: 935-946.听
Dee, L.E.,听Allesina, S., Bonn, A., Eklof, A., Gaines, S., Hines, J., Jacob, U., McDonald-Madden, E., Possingham, H., Schroter, M., Thompson, R. (2017) Operationalizing network theory for ecosystem service assessments.听Trends in Ecology & Evolution听32(2): 118-130.