Matthew G. Betts,
Ph.D. (University of New Brunswick),
M.A. (University of Waterloo), BSc.F (University of New Brunswick),
B.A.-Hons. (Queen's University)
Email: m.betts@unb.ca (until April 2006)
Phone: (506) 447-3408 (w)
Research Publications (link)
Post-Doctoral Research (link)
Forest Management Guidelines to Protect Native Biodiversity in the Greater Fundy Ecosystem (link)
Conserving Biodiversity at the Landscape Scale on Private Woodlots (link)
Funding Acknowledgements (link)
Current Research Interests
- Detection of thresholds in species occurrence and demography (survival, reproduction) in relation to fragmentation and habitat loss
- Animal movement (particularly dispersal) in relation to landscape structure
- Trophic cascades in forest ecosystems
- Species occurrence modeling
- Population viability modeling
- Behavioural ecology of habitat selection and landscape sensitivity
- Inter-specific mobbing behaviour
- Forest management guidelines for conserving biodiversity
- Socio-political mechanisms to encourage sustainable forestry
