James Forester

smiling man
Associate Professor
[email protected]
612-626-6721
201E Green Hall
Forester Lab Website
Education

Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison

Areas of Interest

Quantitative landscape ecology

Teaching

  • FW 3108: Field Methods in Research and Conservation of Vertebrate Populations
  • FW 4603: Preparing Research Proposals for Wildlife Biologists
  • FW 5603W: Habitats and Regulation of Wildlife

Research

The overall goal of my research is to develop an understanding of the spatio-temporal processes that affect the distribution and abundance of organisms. I am interested in how animals alter their habitat selection and movement paths in response to heterogeneity in resources and risk. My research covers a range of spatial and temporal scales but is focused primarily on how large, mammalian herbivores respond to changing landscapes. 

Select Publications

  • White, L., J. D. Forester, and M. E. Craft. 2015. Using contact networks to explore mechanisms of parasite transmission in wildlife. Biological Reviews, in press.
  • Muthukrishnan, R., N. M. West, A. S. Davis, N. R. Jordan, and J. D. Forester. 2015. Evaluating the role of landscape in the spread of invasive species: The case of the biomass crop Miscanthus x giganteus. Ecological Modelling 317:6–15.
  • St-Louis, V., J. D. Forester, D. Pelletier, M. Bélisle, A. Desrochers, B. Rayfield, M. A. Wulder, and J. A. Cardille. 2014. Circuit theory emphasizes the importance of edge-crossing decisions in dispersal-scale movements of a forest passerine. Landscape ecology 29:831–841.
  • Forester, J. D. 2011. Dispersal from the frying pan to the fire. Animal Conservation 14(3):225-226.
  • Smouse, P.E., S. Focardi, P. R. Moorcroft, J.G. Kie, J. D. Forester, and J. M. Morales. 2010. Stochastic modelling of animal movement. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 365: 2201-2211.