Item talk:Q47390

ORCID:

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 givenName: Kevin
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 name: K. D. Lafferty

USGS Staff Profile:

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 affiliation:
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   name: Amercian Society of Parasitologists
 - '@type': Organization
   name: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
 - '@type': Organization
   name: California Botanical Society
 - '@type': Organization
   name: Ecological Society of America
 - '@type': Organization
   name: Ecological Society of America
 - '@type': Organization
   name: Natural Areas Association
 - '@type': Organization
   name: Western Society of Naturalists
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   abstract: Senior Ecologist, ST with the Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
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   abstract: Dr. Keving Lafferty is a Senior Ecologist with the Western Ecological
     Research Center.
   additionalType: staff profile page introductory statement
 - '@type': TextObject
   abstract: His main interest lies in how parasites affect ecosystems and, in turn,
     how ecosystems affect parasites. He is also involved in research on the conservation
     of marine resources, investigating strategies for protecting endangered shorebirds,
     fish and abalone. He has also assessed the effects of marine reserves.Dr. Lafferty
     received his Ph. D. in Ecological Parasitology in 1991 at University of California,
     Santa Barbara (UCSB) and took a post doc with the National Marine Sanctuary
     and a research position at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is
     presently a Marine Ecologist for the USGS at the Channel Islands Field Station.
     As a UCSB adjunct faculty member, the university's Department of Ecology, Evolution
     and Marine Biology generously provides for Dr. Lafferty's office and laboratory
     space in the Marine Lab. He advises graduate students in Marine Ecology, but
     has no formal teaching assignments.RESEARCH INTERESTSConservation biologyInvasive
     species ecologyNearshore marine ecologyParasite ecologyWetland ecology
   additionalType: personal statement
 email: klafferty@usgs.gov
 hasCredential:
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   name: Ph.D., Ecology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 1991
 - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential
   name: M.A., Zoology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 1988
 - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential
   name: B.A., Aquatic Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 1985
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   affiliatedOrganization:
     '@type': Organization
     name: Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
     url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/werc
   roleName: Senior Ecologist, ST
   startDate: '2024-05-12T16:16:53.479248'
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: Marine Ecologist, USGS, Western Ecological Science Center, Jul 1998-Present
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: Assistant Adj. Prof., UCSB, Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, Jul 1998-Present
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: Assist. Research Biologist, UCSB Marine Science Institute, Jun 1996-Jul
     1998
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: Assist. Research Biologist, UCLA, Environmental Sciences and Engineering,
     Jun 1994-Jul 1998
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: Assist. Research Biologist, UCSB, Marine Science Institute, Jan 1993-May
     1994
 - '@type': Occupation
   additionalType: self-claimed professional experience
   name: Post Doctoral Researcher, National Marine Sanctuaries Program, Jan 1992-Dec
     1992
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 jobTitle: Senior Ecologist, ST
 knowsAbout:
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   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: aquatic ecosystems
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: benthic ecosystems
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: biodiversity
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: biogeography
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: ecosystem diversity
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: ecosystems
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: environmental assessment
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: estuarine ecosystems
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: island ecosystems
 - '@type': Thing
   additionalType: self-claimed expertise
   name: wetland ecosystems
 memberOf:
   '@type': OrganizationalRole
   member:
     '@type': Organization
     name: U.S. Geological Survey
   name: staff member
   startDate: '2024-05-12T16:16:53.476373'
 name: Kevin Lafferty
 url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/kevin-lafferty