James D. Forester

I am a research associate at the Center for Integrating Statistical and Environmental Science (CISES) located at the University of Chicago. The overall goal of my research is to develop an understanding of the spatio-temporal processes that affect the distribution and abundance of organisms. I am interested in how animals alter their habitat selection and movement paths in response to heterogeneity in resources and risk. Because individual animals often respond to their environment in unique ways, I am exploring how this individual variation in landscape use can affect population and community dynamics. My research covers a range of spatial and temporal scales; I am studying the movement patterns of large, mammalian herbivores and the community dynamics of intertidal communities. 

James D. Forester Department of Ecology and Evolution The University of Chicago 1101 E 57th St. Chicago, IL 60637 Tel: (773) 702-4815 Fax: (773) 702-9740 Cell: (312) 259-8918 email: jdforest @ uchicago.edu PGP Key