John J. Craighead Endowed Chair of Conservation
Division of Biological Sciences
and Wildlife Biology Program
University of Montana
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT, 59812, USA
jedediah [dot] brodie [at] umontana [dot] edu
Division of Biological Sciences
and Wildlife Biology Program
University of Montana
32 Campus Drive
Missoula, MT, 59812, USA
jedediah [dot] brodie [at] umontana [dot] edu
I am an ecologist and conservation biologist focusing on many aspects of biodiversity science, particularly resilience to global change. Much of my work is in tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia, where I study the ecology, evolution, and conservation of mammals and plants. My work straddles basic ecology and applied conservation, for example assessing how climate change, habitat alteration, and exploitation (e.g., "bushmeat" hunting) affect wildlife populations, community and ecosystem dynamics, and the ecology and evolution of species interactions.
A large collaboration that I helped co-lead recently finalized plans for a suite of new protected areas in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. At the request of the Sabah Forest Department, we analyzed data on biodiversity, forest carbon, and landscape connectivity to determine the optimal sites for conservation areas that will increase the state's terrestrial protected area coverage by ~300,000 ha. We are now using similar analyses to help the state of Perak, Malaysia, identify areas for reforestation and new protected areas, with the goal of securing the state's tiger population and forest carbon stocks.
I am an elected councilor for the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), and part of the association's Conservation and DEI committees. I serve on the IUCN species survival commission, world commission on protected areas, and multiple taxonomic and thematic specialist groups. I was a David H. Smith Conservation Fellow and a Fulbright Research Fellow to Malaysia.
A large collaboration that I helped co-lead recently finalized plans for a suite of new protected areas in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. At the request of the Sabah Forest Department, we analyzed data on biodiversity, forest carbon, and landscape connectivity to determine the optimal sites for conservation areas that will increase the state's terrestrial protected area coverage by ~300,000 ha. We are now using similar analyses to help the state of Perak, Malaysia, identify areas for reforestation and new protected areas, with the goal of securing the state's tiger population and forest carbon stocks.
I am an elected councilor for the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), and part of the association's Conservation and DEI committees. I serve on the IUCN species survival commission, world commission on protected areas, and multiple taxonomic and thematic specialist groups. I was a David H. Smith Conservation Fellow and a Fulbright Research Fellow to Malaysia.
Male Neofelis diardi (Sunda clouded leopard) in the Hose Mountains of Sarawak
Media and outreach
Featured in "Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure" Part 1
Featured in "Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure" Part 2
Some quotes in Science on recent functional & phylogenetic diversity papers
Really nice write-up of our work on functional diversity in Tracking Extinction
Coverage of our fossil fuel divestment work in the Missoulian and the Billings Gazette [follow-up in Higher Ed Dive]
Yale Environment360 coverage of our Science article on assisted colonization
The New York Times picks the Judi Dench Wild Borneo Adventure (streaming on Discover+) as the top show to watch in 2021
Mongabay coverage of our recent article in PNAS on global functional & phylogenetic diversity
Get involved in our Citizen Science project on alpine wildlife in Denali National Park, Alaska!
Slate magazine: Tropical trees and seed dispersal
Seed dispersal by megafauna
Camera trapping
New position as John Craighead Chair of Conservation
Mongabay: Bushmeat hunting
Rare mammal (banteng) detections
Featured in "Judi Dench's Wild Borneo Adventure" Part 2
Some quotes in Science on recent functional & phylogenetic diversity papers
Really nice write-up of our work on functional diversity in Tracking Extinction
Coverage of our fossil fuel divestment work in the Missoulian and the Billings Gazette [follow-up in Higher Ed Dive]
Yale Environment360 coverage of our Science article on assisted colonization
The New York Times picks the Judi Dench Wild Borneo Adventure (streaming on Discover+) as the top show to watch in 2021
Mongabay coverage of our recent article in PNAS on global functional & phylogenetic diversity
Get involved in our Citizen Science project on alpine wildlife in Denali National Park, Alaska!
Slate magazine: Tropical trees and seed dispersal
Seed dispersal by megafauna
Camera trapping
New position as John Craighead Chair of Conservation
Mongabay: Bushmeat hunting
Rare mammal (banteng) detections
Photo credits
All photos copyright by Jedediah Brodie; please enquire about permissions for use.
