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name: Member IUCN (World Conservation Union), Species Survival Commission, Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group
award: - Fulbright Senior Specialist Award 2008 Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco. - Elected Fellow of The Linnean Society of London, the world's oldest active biological
society.
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abstract: Research Ecologist, Co-Deputy Branch Chief, Terrestrial Drylands Ecology Branch with the Southwest Biological Science Center additionalType: short description
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abstract: As a Research Ecologist, Jeff is interested in the interactions of animals and their physical environment. Current research is focused on the ecology of turtles and tortoises and the effects of utility-scale renewable energy development (wind and solar) on wildlife, particularly in the Desert Southwest USA. additionalType: staff profile page introductory statement
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abstract: "Research interestsJeff has studied the ecology and systematics of turtles\ \ and other animals for over 30 years, discovering and naming four of the world\u2019\ s 356 turtle species, including three in the United States and one in Japan. Other\ \ interests include the ecological impacts of invasive species, the ecology and\ \ distribution of relict species, and the impacts of human activities (including\ \ wind and solar energy development) on wildlife and ecological patterns and processes\ \ in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts.BooksTurtles of the United States and Canada\ \ (Smithsonian Institution Press, 1994)Biological Diversity: Problems and Challenges\ \ (Pennsylvania Academy of Science, 1994)The State of the Colorado River Ecosystem\ \ in the Grand Canyon (U.S. Geological Survey, 2005)Turtles of the United States\ \ and Canada, Second Edition (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009)Turtles of\ \ the World (Princeton University Press, 2021)" additionalType: personal statement
email: jeffrey_lovich@usgs.gov hasCredential: - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential
name: B.S. (1982) and M.S. degrees (1984) Biology, George Mason University
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name: Ph.D. (1990) Ecology, University of Georgia, Institute of Ecology
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affiliatedOrganization: '@type': Organization name: Southwest Biological Science Center url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/southwest-biological-science-center roleName: Research Ecologist, Co-Deputy Branch Chief, Terrestrial Drylands Ecology Branch startDate: '2024-05-10T21:00:39.087544'
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additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: Center Director - USGS, Western Ecological Research Center
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additionalType: self-claimed professional experience name: Chief - USGS, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center
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jobTitle: Research Ecologist, Co-Deputy Branch Chief, Terrestrial Drylands Ecology
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: "Predator\u2013prey interactions"
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Gopherus agassizii
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Sonoran desert tortoises
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Gopherus morafkai
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Southwestern pond turtles
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Actinemys pallida
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Red-eared slider turtles
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Trachemys scripta elegans
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Western pond turtles
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Actinemys marmorata
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Emys marmorata
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Sonora mud turtles
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Kinosternon sonoriense
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Painted turtles
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Chrysemys picta
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Bog turtles
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Glyptemys muhlenbergii
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Diamond-backed terrapin
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: Malaclemys terrapin
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'@type': OrganizationalRole member: '@type': Organization name: U.S. Geological Survey name: staff member startDate: '2024-05-10T21:00:39.083885'
name: Jeffrey E Lovich, Ph.D. url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/jeffrey-e-lovich
