Rodolfo Dirzo
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Rodolfo Dirzo
Senior Fellow, by Courtesy - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Bing Professor in Environmental Science
Type:
Senior Fellow, by Courtesy
School:
Humanities and Sciences
Additional Information:
Osa and Golfito Initiative
Research Area(s):
Ecosystem Services and Conservation, Sustainable Development
Biography
Rodolfo Dirzo specializes in the ecology of tropical ecosystems. In particular, he studies plant-animal interactions from ecological and evolutionary perspectives. Recently, he has been focusing his work on the consequences of anthropogenic impact (deforestation, fragmentation, defaunation) on tropical ecosystems, in particular in terms of the disruption of ecological processes, such as biotic interactions. He is also interested in teaching and education on the relevance of biological conservation.
Selected Publications by this Author
News & Press Releases
A World Without Big Plant-Eating Animals »
Stanford researcher and team of ecologists predict “enormous ecological, social and economic costs” from loss of large herbivores; offer solutions
By Rob Jordan,
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Media Coverage
Big Animals are Going the Way of the Mammoth »
Rodolfo Dirzo (Biology), a co-author of the study, states that humans will feel social and health consequences as well, in the form of higher wildfire risks and increased rodent-borne disease.
By Kerry Klein,
We Are on the Verge of a Sixth Mass Extinction »
Discusses research led by Senior Fellow Rodolfo Dirzo
By Joanna Rothkopf,
Researchers Warn of Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction Event »
Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Rodolfo Dirzo, a Stanford biology professor, on risks linked to the loss and decline of animal species
