James Forester

James D. Forester is an Associate Professor in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at the University of Minnesota's College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences. His research focuses on quantitative landscape ecology and mechanistic models of animal movement, particularly examining how large mammalian herbivores and carnivores respond to resource heterogeneity and environmental changes.

• Education: Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Teaching: Courses include FW 3108: Field Methods in Research and Conservation of Vertebrate Populations and FW 5603W: Habitats and Regulation of Wildlife, emphasizing GIS and quantitative analysis.

His lab develops models to understand spatio-temporal processes affecting wildlife distribution and abundance, with applications to climate change and land-use impacts. Recent work explores predator-prey dynamics, invasive species, and disease transmission using advanced telemetry and computational tools.

Key publication trends include studies on animal movement ecology, landscape heterogeneity, invasive species, and disease dynamics. His students and collaborators contribute to research on moose, black bears, raccoons, and Brazilian rodents.

Scientific awards include recognition as an Institute on the Environment Fellow. Lab members include Ph.D. candidates, postdocs, and alumni, with ongoing projects involving GIS, ecological modeling, and wildlife telemetry.