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Neil Carter

Assistant Professor
Geospatial Data Sciences
Conservation + Restoration
nhcarter@umich.edu
(734) 764-3763
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3505 Dana
Lab website
Coexistence Group Website

About

Dr. Neil Carter’s interdisciplinary research examines the complex dynamics that characterize interactions between wildlife and people (e.g., provision of ecosystem services, conflicts) in a global change context. His work addresses local to global wildlife conservation issues, utilizes a multitude of spatial techniques and tools, engages different stakeholders, and informs policymaking. General research interests include: spatial ecology, landscape ecology, wildlife management and policy, wildlife ecology and conservation, human dimensions of wildlife management, complexity of coupled human and natural systems, and sustainability science. Projects use field monitoring, social surveys, remote sensing, GIS, and spatial and simulation modeling to investigate human-wildlife coexistence in a number of contexts, such as the American West, Nepal, and Mozambique. Prior to SEAS, Dr. Carter was an Assistant Professor in the Human-Environment Systems research group at Boise State University. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center and Princeton University.

Publications

Carter, N.H., Killion, A., Easter, T., Brandt, J., and Ford, A. 2020. Road development in Asia: range-wide risks to tigers. Science Advances 6, eaaz9619

Carter, N.H., Baeza, A., and N. Magliocca. 2020. Emergent conservation outcomes of shared risk perception in human-wildlife systems. Conservation Biology 34: 903-914

Marescot, L., Lyet, A., Singh, R., Carter, N.H., and O. Gimenez. 2019. Inferring wildlife poaching in southeast Asia with multispecies dynamic occupancy models. Ecography 43: 239-250

Ceausu, S., Graves, R., Killion, A., Svenning, J., and N.H. Carter. 2018. Governing trade-offs in ecosystem services and disservices to achieve human-wildlife coexistence. Conservation Biology 33: 543-553

Gaynor, K.M., Hojnowski, C.E., Carter, N.H., and J.S. Brashares. 2018. The influence of human disturbance on wildlife nocturnality. Science 360: 1232-1235

O’Bryan, C., Beyer, H.L., Braczkowski, A.R., Carter, N.H., Watson, J.E.M., and E. McDonald-Madden. 2018. The contribution of predators and scavengers to human health and well-being. Nature Ecology and Evolution 2: 229–236

Carter, N.H. and J.D.C. Linnell. 2016. Co-adaptation is key to coexisting with large carnivores. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 31: 575-578

Carter, N.H., B. Shrestha, J. Karki, N. Pradhan, and J. Liu. 2012. Coexistence between wildlife and humans at fine spatial scales. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109: 15360-15365.

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Research
  • Endangered Species Conservation in Shared Landscapes
  • Understanding Human-Wildlife Coexistence
  • Spatial Ecology for Conservation Decision Making
  • Interdisciplinary Approaches to Reducing illicit Wildlife Trade
Education

PhD, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University (Fisheries and Wildlife)
MS, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan (Terrestrial Ecology)
BS, University of California San Diego (Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior)

In the News
bluebird
November 11, 2020

Large-scale nest study shows that noise and light pollution alter bird reproduction

ANN ARBOR—Looking for a bird's-eye view of human impact? A new study in the journal Nature provides the most comprehensive picture yet of how human-caused noise and light...

Artificial nightlight alters the predator–prey dynamics of an apex carnivore
October 19, 2020

Light pollution alters predator-prey interactions between cougars and mule deer in western US

ANN ARBOR—A new study provides strong evidence that exposure to light pollution alters predator-prey dynamics between mule deer and cougars across the intermountain West...

Best Practices for Reducing Human-Wildlife Conflict
October 6, 2020

Best Practices for Reducing Human-Wildlife Conflict

An article that addresses best practices for promoting human-wildlife coexistence on shared landscapes has been published in the journal Conservation Letters. The article...

Neil Carter graphic depicts data results
September 9, 2020

Artificial night light helps account for observer bias in wildlife conservation efforts

In their paper, “Artificial night light helps account for observer bias in citizen science monitoring of an expanding large mammal population,” published in the Journal...

Tiger
April 1, 2020

Thousands of miles of planned Asian roads threaten the heart of tiger habitat

ANN ARBOR—Nearly 15,000 miles of new Asian roads will be built in tiger habitat by mid-century, deepening the big cat's extinction risk and highlighting the need for bold...

March 1, 2020

'Sensory danger zones': How sensory pollution impacts animal survival

ANN ARBOR—In order to combat the effect of light, noise and chemical pollution on animals, researchers first must understand how animals are impacted. A new paper...

October 1, 2019

NASA Helps National Parks Track Impact of Noise, Lighting on Wildlife

NASA and the National Park Service are working together to create a web-based tool that helps park managers better understand the impact of outdoor lighting and noise on...

In the Media
01/04/2021
Losing Darkness and Natural Sound (National Parks Traveler)
12/21/2020
Keeping you current Light Pollution Is Causing Birds to Nest Earlier, Mitigating Some Effects of Climate Change (Smithsonian Magazine)
12/18/2020
Noise, light pollution impact bird reproduction (The Wildlife Society)
12/15/2020
Light Pollution Is Causing Birds to Nest Earlier—Which Might Not Be a Bad Thing (Scientific American)
11/11/2020
Study shows light pollution attracts deer to urban areas, and cougars follow (The Salt Lake Tribune)
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