James Schaefer
Professor
Research interests:
Behaviour
Conservation
Mammals
Population dynamics
My research focusses on the behaviour, demography, and conservation of
large northern mammals and on the issues of spatial and temporal scaling
in ecology. Many of my recent studies have centred on woodland caribou,
the threatened forest-dwelling populations scattered across the boreal
forest.
Increasingly, I have also been dedicating my efforts to outreach – to
convey the science of ecology to non-scientists. I am a member of the
International Boreal Conservation Science Panel and a Fellow with the
Aldo Leopold Leadership Program.
Teaching
BIOL 2260H/ ERSC 226: Introductory Ecology
BIOL 4180H: Mammalogy
BIOL 4390H/ ERSC 439: Conservation Biology
Selected publications
Yott, A., R. Rosatte, J. A. Schaefer, J. Hamr, and J. Fryxell. 2011.
Movement and spread of a founding population of reintroduced elk (Cervus
elaphus) in Ontario, Canada. Restoration Ecology 19:70-77.
Mayor, S. J.,J. A. Schaefer, D. C. Schneider, and S. P. Mahoney. 2009.
The spatial structure of habitat selection: a caribou's-eye-view. Acta
Oecologia 35: 253-260.
Cunnington, G. M.,J. A. Schaefer, J. E. Cebek, and D. Murray. 2008.
Correlations of biotic and abiotic variables with ground surface
temperature: an ectothermic perspective. Ecoscience 15: 472-477.
Nituch, L. A.,J. A. Schaefer, and C. D. Maxwell. 2008. Fine-scale
spatial organization reflects genetic structure in sheep. Ethology 114:
711-717.
Schaefer, J. A., N. Morellet, D. Pépin, H., and H. Verheyden. 2008. The
spatial scale of habitat selection by red deer. Canadian Journal of
Zoology 86: 1337-1345.
