I’m a PhD candidate at Columbia University, and currently investigate large-scale cascade effects of hunting-mediated mammal loss on dung beetle biodiversity and ecological functions in the western Brazilian Amazon.

When not doing that, I get side-tracked with...

1. -the spatial component of animal interaction networks
   

2. -payment for environmental service programs
   

3. -parasite biodiversity and conservation
   

4. -the representation of parasite diversity in formal biodiversity conservation contexts
   

And at the American Museum of Natural History, I help coordinate the Scarabaeinae Research Network - check us out here for all your dung beetle needs.

lizsnichols@gmail.com