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|  | | | Jason Kreitler | | Research Geographer | | Boise, ID | | jkreitler@usgs.gov | | office(208) 426-5217, (cell) (208) 854-9440 | | Project Skills: | Hazards - Wildfire risk and vulnerability | | Ecosystem Science - Ecosystem services | | Climate Change - Geography of climate change; Climate gap analysis; Connectivity | | Tools and Techniques - Spatial analysis for conservation and resource issues | | GIS - Spatial decision support for conservation resource allocation; Spatial cost modeling for conservation planning | | | Geographic Regions: | California, Puget Sound, Western United States. | | | Current/Recent Projects: | The Puget Sound Ecosystem Portfolio Model: Research investigating ecosystem service demand by looking at variation in recreational behavior, and how it relates to environmental condition, travel costs, and amenities.
Evaluating the potential climate connectivity of wildlife corridors
Cumulative Biological Impacts Framework for Solar Energy Projects in the California Desert: | | | Collaborations: | The Biogeography Lab at UCSB; UC Berkeley; Washington State Dept. of Ecology; Washington State Parks; Forest Service; Fish and Wildlife Service; | | | Recent Publications: | Kreitler J, Papenfus M, Byrd K, Labiosa W (2013). Interacting Coastal Based Ecosystem Services: Recreation and Water Quality in Puget Sound, WA. PLoS ONE 8(2): e56670. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056670
Klose, K., Cooper, S.D., Leydecker, A.D., and J Kreitler (2012). Relationships among catchment land use and concentrations of nutrients, algae, and dissolved oxygen in a southern California river. Freshwater Science: September 2012, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 908-927.
Byrd, K.B, Kreitler, J, and Labiosa, W.B, (2011). Tools and methods for evaluating and refining alternative futures for coastal ecosystem management—the Puget Sound Ecosystem Portfolio Model. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011–1279.
Stoms, D.M., Kreitler, J., and F.W. Davis. (2010). The power of information for cost-effective conservation. Environmental Modeling and Software. doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.03.008
Borchert, M., F. W. Davis, and J. Kreitler. (2007). Carnivore use of an avocado orchard in Southern California. California Fish and Game 94, (2) 61-74.
Machado, E. A., D. M. Stoms, F. W. Davis, and J. Kreitler. (2006). Prioritizing farmland preservation cost-effectively for multiple objectives. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 61, (6) 250-258. | | | Academic Background: | Ph.D., Environmental Science and Management, UCSB, 2011
M.E.S.M, Environmental Science and Management, UCSB, 2005
B.A., Biology, Colorado College, 2001 | | | |
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