Chelsie Romulo

Title

Associate Professor

Department

Department of Geography, GIS, and Sustainability

Institution

University of Northern Colorado

Chelsie.Romulo@unco.edu

Education

PhD in Environmental Science and Policy

Research Interests

United States STEM Education, Stem Education Oral Presentation

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Biography

Chelsie Romulo is a professor in Environmental and Sustainability Studies at the University of Northern Colorado. Her research spans several resource management contexts, but consistently seeks to understand what works and why to explain what contextual characteristics result in impacts and outcomes. She uses mixed methods approaches to integrate quantitative and qualitative data that can be applied to many different management and policy situations and frequently make use of existing data in new contexts. A former SESYNC graduate student pursuit member and Smithsonian-Mason Doctoral Fellow in Conservation, her dissertation research focused on community-based natural resource management in the Peruvian Amazon. Her current research interests delve into evaluating enabling conditions for payments for ecosystem services programs using big data machine learning models and developing assessment methods for teaching environmental and sustainability concepts. She is currently PI of an NSF IUSE grant using machine learning techniques as an assessment tool to understand how students learn complex sustainability topics in the Food-Energy-Water-Nexus.

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CAND 2096 | Box 115 University of Northern Colorado 501 E 20th ST Greeley, CO 80639

970.351.1565

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United States STEM Education, Stem Education Oral Presentation Natural Resource Management Learning Assessment Team Science Environmental Studies Higher Education Introductory Courses Conservation Science Environmental Programs Global Distribution Environmental Assessment, Environmental Assessments Hunter Recruitment Promising Pathways Student Learning Sustainable Institutions Wildlife Management Conservation Principles Fruit Production Geoscience Education Nature Positive Outcomes Environmental Education Section Writing Geological Society Complex Systems Student Knowledge Student Research Conservation Biology Unc Faculty American Association Better Science Sciences Community Economic Botany Food Energy Water Nexus Ecosystem Services Podcast Interview Non Timber Forest Product Biological Assessment Critical Habitat Conservation Interventions Drinking Water Environmental Policies Sciences Usa Social Conditions Social Norms Press Release American Congress Management Interventions Mitigation Plan Action Fellowship Harlan County Invasive Plant Management Landscape Ecology Market Drivers South America Stem Disciplines Academic Study Atmospheric Sciences Department Climate Change Communication Technologies, Communication Technology Current Opinion Earth Science, Earth Sciences Education Research Environmental Sustainability Exploratory Study Faculty Development Global State Global Sustainability Graduate Education Large Cities Million Grant Potential Scope Socio Environmental Systems Stem Careers Student Understanding Technical Documents Undergraduate Students Health Care System Regional Patterns Residential Communities Case Study, Case Studies Conservation Planning Forest Conservation International Congress Jemez Mountains Salamander Md Community Open Standards Electric Drive Vehicle Battery Chiricahua Leopard Frog Southwestern Willow Flycatcher General Motors Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

List of Publications (84)

In 2023

2023 Oral Presentation: Differential Erosion Rates across Lithologies in the Colorado Front Range
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2023 Vayer, V. R.., von Furstenberg, R., Larson, L. R., Peterson, M. N., Lee, K. J., Stevenson, K., Ahlers, A. A., Anhalt-Depies, C., Bethke, T., Clark, B., Dayer, A. A., Davan, K., Fisher, T., Ghasemi, B., Gigliotti, L., Graefe, A., Irwin, K., Keith, S., Kelly, M., Kyle, G., Metcalf, E., Needham, M. D., Poudyal, N., Quartuch, M., Rodriguez, S., Romulo, C., Sharp, R. L., Siemer, W., Springer, M., Stedman, R., Stein, T., van Deelen, T., Whiting, J., Winkler, R. L., & Woosnam, K. M. in press. Evaluating the impacts of R3 workshops for first-time hunters at universities across the United States. Wildlife Society Bulletin.
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2023 Horne, L., Manzanares, A*., Babin, N., Royse, E., Arawaka, L., Blavascunas, E., Doner, L., Druckenbrod, D., Fairchild, E., Jarchow, M., Muchnick, B., Panday, P., Perry, D., Thomas, B., Toomey, A., Tucker, B., Washington-Ottombre, C., Vincent, S., Anderson, S., & Romulo, C. (In Press). Alignment among environmental programs in higher education: What Food-Energy-Water concepts are we covering in introductory courses? Journal of Geoscience Education.
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In 2022

2022 Panel Discussion - Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences
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2022 Oral Presentation - Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences
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2022 Workshop - AAAS IUSE Summit
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2022 Deichmann, J., Souto, T., Alonso, A., Carrasco, F., Dallmeier, F., Dodge, M., Dallmeier, F., Gregory, T., Richards, R., Richardson, M.L., Romulo, C., Vanthomme, H., and M. Richardson. 2022. 9 Conservation Principles: Fostering Collaboration for Nature Positive Outcomes. Amplify 3(11).
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2022 Romulo, C., Gilmore, M., Endress, B., and C. Horn. 2022. Mauritia flexuosa fruit production increases with increasing palm height in the Peruvian Amazon. Plants, People, Planet. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10299
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2022 Romulo, C., Gilmore, M., Kennedy, C., and Endress, B. 2022. Sustainable harvest training in a common pool resource setting in the Peruvian Amazon: limitations and opportunities. Trees, Forests and People. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2021.100185
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In 2021

2021 Roundtable Discussion - SERC Earth Educators RendezvousFostering Sustainable Institutions: Engaging Our Universities in the Movement for Change
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2021 Discussion Session - Association of American Colleges & UniversitiesFostering Sustainability Out of a Pandemic: Pathways for Higher Education to Create a More Resilient Institution and Society
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2021 UNC Faculty Provide Expertise, Student Involvement in Local Environmental Efforts
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2021 Larson, L. R., Peterson, M. N., Furstenberg, R. V., Vayer, V. R., Lee, K. J., Choi, D. Y., Stevenson, K., Ahlers, A. A., Anhalt Depies, C., Bethke, T., Bruskotter, J., Chizinski, C. J., Clark, B., Dayer, A. A., Dunning, K. H., Ghasemi, B., Gigliotti, L., Graefe, A., Irwin, K., Keith, S.J., Kelly, M., Kyle, G., Metcalk, E. Morse, W., Needham, M.D., Neelam, P., Quartuch, M., Rodriguez, S., Romulo, C., Sharp, R.L., Siemer, W., Springer, M., Stedman, R., Stein, T., Van Deelen, T., Whiting, J., Winkler, R.L., & Woosnam, K. M. (2021). The future of wildlife conservation funding: What options do U.S. college students support? Conservation Science and Practice. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.505
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2021 Vayer, V. R., Larson, L. R., Peterson, M. N., Lee, K. J., Von Furstenberg, R., Choi, D. Y., Stevenson, K., Ahlers, A.A., Anhalt-Depies, C., Bethke, T., Bruskotter, J., Chizinski, C.J., Clark, B., Dayer, A.A., Ghasemi, B., Giglotti, L., Graefe, A., Irwin, K., Keith, S.J., Kelly, M., Kyle, G., Metcalk, E. Morse, W., Needham, M.D., Neelam, P., Quartuch, M., Rodriguez, S., Romulo, C., Sharp, R.L., Siemer, W., Springer, M., Stedman, R., Stein, T., Van Deelen, T., Whiting, J., Winkler, R.L., & Woosnam, K. M. (2021). Diverse University Students Across the United States Reveal Promising Pathways to Hunter Recruitment and Retention. The Journal of Wildlife Management.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22055
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2021 Salerno, J., Romulo, C., Galvin, K. A., Brooks, J., Mupeta Muyamwa, P., & Glew, L. 2021 Adaptation and evolution of institutions and governance in community based conservation. Conservation Science and Practice, e00355.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.355
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In 2020

2020 Invited Talk - School of Biology Seminars, University of Northern Colorado
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2020 Oral Presentation - Geological Society of America (GSA) What are we teaching in Introductory Environmental Courses, What is Missing, and What to Do About it?
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2020 Oral Presentation - Geological Society of America (GSA)Introducing a Next Generation Concept Inventory using constructed response for evaluating student knowledge of complex systems in environmental education
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2020 Oral Presentation - Association of Environmental Studies and Sciences
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2020 Oral Presentation - Annual Conference for American Association of Geographers, Virtual
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2020 Press Release & Article: UNC Faculty Land $1 Million Grant to Develop Assessment Tool https://www.unco.edu/news/newsroom/releases/unc-leads-grant-students-learn-sustainability.aspx
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In 2019

2019 Oral Presentation - Annual Conference on Gender Justice and Feminism, Greeley CO
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2019 Discussion Symposium - Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences
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2019 Poster - Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences
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2019 Invited Panel Speaker - Society for the Academic Study of Social Imagery
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2019 Wallen, K. E., Filbee-Dexter. K., Pittman, J., Posner, S., Alexander, S. M., Romulo, C. L. Bennett, D.E., Clark, E.C., Cousins, S.J.M., Dubik, B.A., Garcia, M., Haig, H.A., Koebele, E.A., Qiu, J., Richards, R.C., Symons, C.C., Zipper, S.C. 2019. Perspectives on interdisciplinary graduate team science education and training. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-019-00543-2
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In 2018

2018 Romulo, C., Raoufi*, A., Largen, K.,and Schwebach, J.R. 2018. Using peer review to improve lab report assignments. American Biology Teacher. Vol. 80 No. 4 (pp. 301-304) DOI: 10.1525/abt.2018.80.4.301
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2018 Invited Seminar Spearker - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Department, UNCO
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2018 Poster - Innovating Teaching and Learning in the Food-Energy-Water-Nexus:
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2018 Oral Presentation - Boundary Spanning: Advances in Socio-Environmental Systems Research.
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2018 Invited Oral Presentation - Earth Science Information Partners - Innovative Projects in Earth Sciences Technology
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2018 Oral Presentation - Collaboration for Environmental Evidence Conference
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2018 Oral Presentation - Latin America and Caribbean Conference for Conservation Biology
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2018 Press Release & Podcast Interview: Investing in Watersheds to Prepare for Growing Urban Populations https://www.unco.edu/news/articles/investments-wastersheds-services-podcast.aspx
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2018 Podcast Interview: Planted - Finding your Roots in STEM Careers
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2018 Podcast Interview. Bear in Mind - Investing in Ecosystem Services for Clean Water
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2018 Romulo, C., Posner, S., Cousins, S., Fair, J.H. Bennet, D., Huber-Stearns, H., Richards, R., and R.I. McDonald. 2018. Global State and Potential Scope of Investments in Watershed Services for Large Cities. Nature Communications. 9(1):4375. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06538-x
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2018 Liu, J., Dou, Y., Batistella, M., Challies, E., Connor, T., Friis, C., Huettmann, F., Millington, JDA., Parish, E., Romulo, C., Bicudo Silva, RF., Treglia, M., Triezenberg, H., Yang, H., Zhao, Z., Zimmerer, K., Basher, Z., Gon Chun, M., Herzberger, A., Lenschow, A., Mechiche-Alami, A., Newig, J., Roche, J. & J. Sun. 2018. Spillover systems in a telecoupled Anthropocene: Typology, methods, and governance for global sustainability. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 33:58-69 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2018.04.009
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In 2017

2017 Romulo, C., Basher, Z., Lynch, A.J., Kao, Y., and W. W. Taylor. 2017. Assessing the global distribution of river fisheries harvest: A systematic map protocol. Journal of Environmental Evidence. 6:29. DOI: 10.1186/s13750-017-0107-x.
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2017 Wallen, K. E., and C. L. Romulo. 2017. Social norms: more details, please. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1704451114
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2017 Huber-Stearns, H., Bennet, D., Richards, R., Romulo, C., Cousins, S., and Hoyle, J. 2017. Social-Ecological Enabling Conditions for Environmental Policies: A Review of Current Dialogues with an Illustrative Focus on Payments for Ecosystem Services. Ecology and Society. 22(1):18. https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-08979-220118
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2017 Virapongse, A., Endress, B.A., Gilmore, M.P., Horn, C. and C. Romulo. 2017. Ecology, livelihoods, and management of the Mauritia flexuosa palm in South America. Global Ecology and Conservation, 10, pp.70-92.
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2017 Oral Presentation - Pathways Conference
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2017 Speed Talk - International Conference for Conservation Biology
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2017 Oral Presentation - International Symposium on Society and Resource Management, Umea, Sweden
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2017 Oral Presentation - US International Association for Landscape Ecology, Baltimore, MD
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In 2016

2016 Nelson, J., Gerasimova, D., Samaras, A., Bland, L., Hjalmarson, M., Kester, M., Romulo, C., Battistini, A., Crowell, A., Ericson, R. and Ewell, M., 2016, July. Implementation of interactive teaching strategies across STEM disciplines. In Innovations in Teaching & Learning Conference Proceedings (Vol. 8, p. 2).
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2016 Schwebach, J.R., Gerasimova, D., Luther, D.A., Verhoeven, A.B., Davis, C., Gostel, M., Romulo, C., Schreffler, L., Seshaiyer, P., Nelson, J.K. 2016. Advancing Graduate Education and Faculty Development with Discipline Based Education Research and the SIMPLE Framework: Design Memos in Biology for Active Teaching. Athens J. of Education
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2016 Mini-Poster - 8th Annual Innovations in Teaching and Learning Conference, Fairfax, VA
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2016 Oral Presentation - Society for Economic Botany 57th Annual Meeting, Harlan County, KY
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2016 Oral Presentation - North American Congress for Conservation Biology, Madison, WI
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2016 Society for Economic Botany Newsletter: SEB 2016 Conference and Botany in Action Fellowship-A Review. http://www.econbot.org/themes/Econbot/pdfs/PandP/2016_fall.pdf
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In 2015

2015 Poster - BIOCON, Lima, Peru
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In 2014

2014 Poster - Joint Society Conference: Society for Economic Botany & Society of Ethnobiology
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In 2013

2013 Poster - International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB), Baltimore, MD
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2013 Oral Presentation - Worldwide Raptor Conference, Bariloche, Argentina
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Unspecified

Lukens, C., S. Bywater-Reyes, A. Metz*, and C. Romulo. American Geophysical Union Annual Conference.
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Creating a tool to measure student learning of Food-Energy-Water concepts
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Modeling conditions that enable payments for watershed services programs.
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Alignment among environmental programs in higher education: What are we covering in introductory courses?
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What's Missing in ESS and What to do About It: Introductory Courses
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The Mauritia flexuosa market chain of Iquitos, Peru: Description and implications for conservation.
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Panel: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches to Understanding Deforestation Dynamics in the Amazon Basin
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Researchers with diverse gender perspectives do better science: Examples from Ecology and Conservation
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Community Based Student Research in the ESS Senior Capstone
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Integrating community-based student research into ESS curriculum
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A Next Generation Concept Inventory using Constructed Response for evaluating student knowledge of complex systems in environmental education.
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Houston, We Have A Solution: SCI COMM As Adventure
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Proposing a modified concept inventory method to evaluate a systems approach to environmental education
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Communication technology influences on a non-timber forest product market in the Peruvian Amazon
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Assessing the global distribution of river fisheries harvest: a systematic map protocol
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The influence of technological transitions on socio-environmental market dynamics of Mauritia flexuosa harvest in the Peruvian Amazon.
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Support for Ostrom Design Principles for conservation interventions of Mauritia flexuosa, a non-timber forest product in the Peruvian Amazon
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Mauritia flexuosa fruit trade in Peru: drivers for extraction and conservation potential
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Biophysical and social conditions enabling payment for ecosystem service programs that provide drinking water to the world's largest cities.
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Examining social and environmental conditions that enable payment for watershed services programs f
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Peer Review as part of the undergraduate lab report assignment
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Mauritia flexuosa trade in Loreto, Peru: market drivers for extraction and potential for conservation
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What makes conservation workshops work? An assessment of community-based aguaje (Mauritia flexuosa) management interventions in the Peruvian Amazon
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Documenting regional patterns of Mauritia flexuosa extraction in the Peruvian Amazon: implications for conservation and sustainable management
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Working to conserve and sustainably manage the ecologically, culturally, and economically important palm tree Mauritia flexuosa (aguaje) in the Peruvian Amazon
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Community-Based Forest Conservation in Kenya: A case study in conservation planning with the Loita Maasai tribe using the Open Standards of Conservation to develop a Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)-based workshop.
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Global Owl Distribution, Diversity Analysis, and Conservation Hotspots: A geodatabase of 211 owl species range maps and diversity analysis of the global distribution of owls for the Global Owl Project.
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Victoria Terranova

University of Northern Colorado

Richard Bownas

University of Northern Colorado

Margaret du Bray

University of Northern Colorado

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