معرفی
Laura Dee is an Adjunct Assistant Professor jointly affiliated with the University of Minnesota and the University of Colorado Boulder. She is a conservation and global change ecologist whose work sits at the intersection of ecology, economics, and decision science.
Education
- Ph.D. in Environmental Science & Management, University of California
Research Focus
Laura’s research aims to understand how ecosystems provide benefits to people under accelerating global change, and how management can be adapted to sustain both biodiversity and ecosystem services. She uses statistical and mathematical modelling to tackle questions such as:
- How biodiversity and species interactions drive ecosystem services.
- How climate variability and extremes alter service provision.
- How to design conservation strategies that remain robust under uncertainty.
Her work spans forests, grasslands, and marine & coastal systems from local to global scales.
Publication Trends
Across 15 recent publications (2012–2018), Laura has advanced understanding of biodiversity–ecosystem-function relationships, climate impacts on fisheries, ecosystem-service valuation, and decision-analytic conservation planning. Studies appear in high-impact journals such as Ecology Letters, Journal of Applied Ecology, and Global Change Biology, reflecting a strong interdisciplinary footprint across ecology, conservation, and environmental economics.
Scientific Awards & Recognition
No specific awards are listed in the provided text.
Students, Grants & Collaborations
No individual students are named, but Laura collaborates extensively with international teams; co-authors include researchers from Australia, France, Sweden, and the USA. Grant details are not provided.
Labs & Teams
Laura leads an active research group that integrates global change ecology, community ecology, and conservation science, employing quantitative tools from multiple disciplines to support evidence-based environmental management.
