Marta Lyons, Ph.D.

Marta is interested in how understanding current wildlife population and range dynamics can inform effective conservation management and climate adaptation strategies. Her work centers on translating climate and ecological research into actionable information, ensuring that decision-makers have access to the latest science to guide adaptation strategies. She develops decision-support tools and ecological models that help managers assess climate risks and plan effective responses, and she facilitates collaborations among scientists, land managers, and decision-makers to integrate research into conservation and management practices.

Prior to joining the NCASC, she was the Climate Impacts Ecologist for the Midwest CASC. Before USGS, Marta was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Central Florida, where she developed models to assess how climate change may influence sea turtle nesting ecology and management outcomes. Her work emphasizes applied science to inform conservation and adaptation efforts. She holds a Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior from the University of Minnesota. Her dissertation research focused on wildlife population dynamics, ecophysiology, conservation genetics, and the effects of climate change on species with restricted ranges.