Tropical landscapes are mosaics of diverse social and ecological systems. But the intensification of global change places these systems at risk. It is imperative that we develop knowledge and solutions to strengthen the resilience of these landscapes to meet the needs of their human and animal inhabitants. The Smithsonian Bird Friendly® certification and research program aspires to be one such solution.
B.A. Pacific Lutheran University, 2006
M.S. Michigan Technological University, 2013
Ph.D., Cornell University, 2018.
Bennett, R. E., Sillett, T. S., Rice, R. A., & Marra, P. P. 2021. Impact of cocoa agricultural intensification on bird diversity and community composition. Conservation Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13779
Valente, J. J., Bennett, R. E., Gomez, C., Bayly, N. J., Rice, R. A., Marra, P. P., Ryder, T. B., Sillett, T. S. 2022. Land- sparing and land-sharing provide complementary benefits for conserving avian biodiversity in coffee agroforestry landscapes. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109568
Nicolas Gatti, Miguel I. Gomez, Ruth E. Bennett, T. Scott Sillett, Justine Bowe. 202. Eco-labels matter: Coffee consumers value agrochemical-free attributes over biodiversity conservation. Food Quality and Preference. Volume 98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2021.104509
Bennett, R. E., Rodewald, A. D., & Rosenberg, K. V. 2019. Overlooked sexual segregation of habitats exposes female migratory landbirds to threats. Biological Conservation, 240. (IF=5.9) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108266
Bennett, R. E., Rodewald, A. D., Rosenberg, K. V., Chandler, R., Chavarria-Duriaux, L., Gerwin, J. A., & Larkin, J. L. 2019. Drivers of variation in migration behavior for a linked population of long-distance migratory passerine. The Auk, 136(4). https://doi.org/10.1093/auk/ukz051
Bennett, R. E., Leuenberger, W., Bosarreyes Leja, B. B., Sagone Cáceres, A., Johnson, K., & Larkin, J. 2019. Conservation of Neotropical migratory birds in tropical hardwood and oil palm plantations. PLOS ONE, 13(12). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210293
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