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Walter Jetz is a Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the School of the Environment at Yale University, where he directs the Center for Biodiversity and Global Change. He chairs the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation and co-chairs the GEO BON Species Population Working Group. His work focuses on biodiversity science, conservation, and global change ecology.
- Education: D.Phil. in Zoology (University of Oxford, 2002), M.Sc. in Integrative Bioscience (Oxford, 1997)
Research interests include macroecology, species distribution modeling, and conservation science across spatial scales. His group develops tools like Map of Life, Wildlife Insights, and Half-Earth Project to address biodiversity monitoring and area-based conservation. Current projects explore climate change impacts on tropical ecosystems, movement ecology, and machine learning applications in biodiversity science.
Recent publications focus on niche scaling, climate change vulnerability, deep learning for species distribution, and mountain biodiversity monitoring. Awards include being an ISI Highly Cited Researcher since 2014. Over 30 former students hold faculty positions globally. The lab promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion in science and collaborates with NASA, Microsoft, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
