Rodolfo Dirzo
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
Prelude to Global Extinction »
Biologists say disappearance of species tells only part of the story of human impact on Earth’s animals. The first such global evaluation finds more than 30 percent of all vertebrates have declining populations. Researchers call for curbs on the basic drivers of these losses.
By Rob Jordan,
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Media Coverage
One Photographer's Quest to Document Endangered Animals »
Rodolfo Dirzo and Paul Ehrlich's study on drastic decline of animal species is mention in relation toa new PBS miniseries in photographing endangered species
By Christine Jackson,
Coverage: New study of human impact on Earth's animal populations »
Rodolfo Dirzo and Paul Ehrlich's research is cited on human's impact on the decline of vertebrates population
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,
