Chad R. Zirbel, PhD (Former Employee)
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Expert perspectives on global biodiversity loss and its drivers and impacts on people Expert perspectives on global biodiversity loss and its drivers and impacts on people
Despite substantial progress in understanding global biodiversity loss, major taxonomic and geographic knowledge gaps remain. Decision makers often rely on expert judgement to fill knowledge gaps, but are rarely able to engage with sufficiently large and diverse groups of specialists. To improve understanding of the perspectives of thousands of biodiversity experts worldwide, we...
Authors
Forest Isbell, Patricia Balvanera, Akira Mori, Jin-Sheng He, James Bullock, Ganga Regmi, Eric Seabloom, Simon Ferrier, Osvaldo Sala, Nathaly Guerrero-Ramirez, Julia Tavella, Daniel Larkin, Bernhard Schmid, Charlotte Outhwaite, Pairot Pramua, Elizabeth Borer, Michel Loreau, Taiwo Omotoriogun, David Obura, Maggie Anderson, Cristina Portales-Reyes, Kevin Kirkman, Pablo Vergara, Adam Clark, Kimberly Komatsu, Owen Petchey, Sarah Weiskopf, Laura Williams, Scott L. Collins, Nico Eisenhauer, Christopher Trisos, Delphine Renard, Alexandra Wright, Poonam Tripathi, Jane Cowles, Jarrett Byrnes, Peter Reich, Andy Purvis, Zati Sharip, Mary O’Connor, Clare Kazanski, Nick Haddad, Eulogio Soto, Laura Dee, Sandra Díaz, Chad R. Zirbel, Meghan Avolio, Shaopeng Wang, Zhiyuan Ma, Jingjing Liang, Hanan Farah, Justin Johnson, Brian Miller, Yann Hautier, Melinda Smith, Johannes M. H. Knops, Bonnie Myers, Zuzana Harmáčková, Jorge Cortes, Mike Harfoot, Andrew Gonzalez, Tim Newbold, Jacqueline Oehri, Marina Mazon, Cynnamon Dobbs, Meredith S. Palmer
A graphical causal model for resolving species identity effects and biodiversity–ecosystem function correlations: Reply A graphical causal model for resolving species identity effects and biodiversity–ecosystem function correlations: Reply
No abstract available.
Authors
Donald Schoolmaster, Chad Zirbel, James Cronin
A graphical causal model for resolving species identity effects and biodiversity–ecosystem function correlations A graphical causal model for resolving species identity effects and biodiversity–ecosystem function correlations
Identifying and clearly communicating the drivers of ecosystem function is a crucially important goal for both basic and applied ecology. This has proven difficult because the putative causes (e.g., environment, species identity, biodiversity, and functional traits) are numerous and correlated. The problem is exacerbated by a lack of a formal framework for unambiguously relating...
Authors
Donald Schoolmaster, Chad Zirbel, James Cronin
Non-USGS Publications**
Connolly, B., Zirbel, C., Orrock, J. (2024). Rodent-mediated seed limitation affects woody seedling establishment more than invasive shrubs and downed woody debris. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 54(4): 421-430. doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2023-0131
Catano, C.P., Bassett, T.J., Bauer, J.T., Grman, E., Groves, A.M., Zirbel, C.R., Brudvig, L.A. (2022). Soil resources mediate the strength of species but not trait convergence across grassland restorations. Journal of Applied Ecology. 59, 384–393. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13929
Grman, E., Zirbel, C.R., Bauer, J.T., Groves, A.M., Bassett, T., Brudvig, L.A. (2021). Super‐abundant C4 grasses are a mixed blessing in restored prairies. Restoration Ecology. Restoration Ecology, 29: e13281. doi: 10.1111/rec.13281
Zirbel, C.R. and L.A. Brudvig (2020). Trait-environment interactions affect plant establishment success during restoration. Ecology 00(00):e02971. 10.1002/ecy.2971
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Expert perspectives on global biodiversity loss and its drivers and impacts on people Expert perspectives on global biodiversity loss and its drivers and impacts on people
Despite substantial progress in understanding global biodiversity loss, major taxonomic and geographic knowledge gaps remain. Decision makers often rely on expert judgement to fill knowledge gaps, but are rarely able to engage with sufficiently large and diverse groups of specialists. To improve understanding of the perspectives of thousands of biodiversity experts worldwide, we...
Authors
Forest Isbell, Patricia Balvanera, Akira Mori, Jin-Sheng He, James Bullock, Ganga Regmi, Eric Seabloom, Simon Ferrier, Osvaldo Sala, Nathaly Guerrero-Ramirez, Julia Tavella, Daniel Larkin, Bernhard Schmid, Charlotte Outhwaite, Pairot Pramua, Elizabeth Borer, Michel Loreau, Taiwo Omotoriogun, David Obura, Maggie Anderson, Cristina Portales-Reyes, Kevin Kirkman, Pablo Vergara, Adam Clark, Kimberly Komatsu, Owen Petchey, Sarah Weiskopf, Laura Williams, Scott L. Collins, Nico Eisenhauer, Christopher Trisos, Delphine Renard, Alexandra Wright, Poonam Tripathi, Jane Cowles, Jarrett Byrnes, Peter Reich, Andy Purvis, Zati Sharip, Mary O’Connor, Clare Kazanski, Nick Haddad, Eulogio Soto, Laura Dee, Sandra Díaz, Chad R. Zirbel, Meghan Avolio, Shaopeng Wang, Zhiyuan Ma, Jingjing Liang, Hanan Farah, Justin Johnson, Brian Miller, Yann Hautier, Melinda Smith, Johannes M. H. Knops, Bonnie Myers, Zuzana Harmáčková, Jorge Cortes, Mike Harfoot, Andrew Gonzalez, Tim Newbold, Jacqueline Oehri, Marina Mazon, Cynnamon Dobbs, Meredith S. Palmer
A graphical causal model for resolving species identity effects and biodiversity–ecosystem function correlations: Reply A graphical causal model for resolving species identity effects and biodiversity–ecosystem function correlations: Reply
No abstract available.
Authors
Donald Schoolmaster, Chad Zirbel, James Cronin
A graphical causal model for resolving species identity effects and biodiversity–ecosystem function correlations A graphical causal model for resolving species identity effects and biodiversity–ecosystem function correlations
Identifying and clearly communicating the drivers of ecosystem function is a crucially important goal for both basic and applied ecology. This has proven difficult because the putative causes (e.g., environment, species identity, biodiversity, and functional traits) are numerous and correlated. The problem is exacerbated by a lack of a formal framework for unambiguously relating...
Authors
Donald Schoolmaster, Chad Zirbel, James Cronin
Non-USGS Publications**
Connolly, B., Zirbel, C., Orrock, J. (2024). Rodent-mediated seed limitation affects woody seedling establishment more than invasive shrubs and downed woody debris. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 54(4): 421-430. doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2023-0131
Catano, C.P., Bassett, T.J., Bauer, J.T., Grman, E., Groves, A.M., Zirbel, C.R., Brudvig, L.A. (2022). Soil resources mediate the strength of species but not trait convergence across grassland restorations. Journal of Applied Ecology. 59, 384–393. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13929
Grman, E., Zirbel, C.R., Bauer, J.T., Groves, A.M., Bassett, T., Brudvig, L.A. (2021). Super‐abundant C4 grasses are a mixed blessing in restored prairies. Restoration Ecology. Restoration Ecology, 29: e13281. doi: 10.1111/rec.13281
Zirbel, C.R. and L.A. Brudvig (2020). Trait-environment interactions affect plant establishment success during restoration. Ecology 00(00):e02971. 10.1002/ecy.2971
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.