Staff Member
Dana Morin
Post Doc
Email: djm466@cornell.edu
Biography
I received a BS from Louisiana State University in 1999 and a MS in Ecology from San Diego State University in 2007. Most recently, I have been working on completing my PhD in Wildlife Conservation at Virginia Tech (anticipated August 2015), where I studied coyote space use and population dynamics in the ridge and valley region of the central Appalachians. For my dissertation research I used both invasive and noninvasive methods, collaring coyotes and learning genetic techniques for extracting fecal DNA and genotyping individual coyotes, black bears, and bobcats for use in mark-recapture models. In addition, I also collaborated with several other students developing a spatial mark-resight model for West African lions in Senegal, and a spatial capture-recapture (SCR) approach for integrating non-invasive methods for long-term monitoring of tigers in Nepal. As a post-doc with the Co-op unit, I am part of a large team working to design a Socio-Ecological Corridor in the Chocó-Andean region of Ecuador. My role in the project involves developing and applying spatial-capture recapture models to directly estimate functional landscape connectivity and densities for Andean bears from camera trap data. In my spare time I enjoy trail running with my dog, gardening, and cooking.
Research Publications | Publication Date |
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Xue, Y, X. Wu, D. Morin, B. Dilkina, A. Fuller, J. Royle and C. Gomes. 2017. Dynamic Optimization of Landscape Connectivity Embedding Spatial-Capture-Recapture Information. Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. | January 2017 |
Morin, D.J., A.K. Fuller, J.A. Royle, and C. Sutherland. 2017. Model-based estimators of density and connectivity to inform conservation of spatially-structured populations. Ecosphere 8(1):e01623. 10.1002/ecs2.1623. | January 2017 |
Molina, S., A.K. Fuller, D.J. Morin, and J.A. Royle. 2017. Use of spatial capture-recapture to estimate density of Andean bears in northern Ecuador. Ursus 28:117-126. | August 2017 |
Project | Completion Date |
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Landscape Conservation in the Choco-Andean Biological Corridor | December 2017 |
Presentations | Presentation Date |
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Morin, D.J., A.K. Fuller, J.A. Royle, C. Sutherland. 2015. Corridor design applications of spatial capture-recapture models. 22nd Annual Conference of The Wildlife Society, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Invited presentation in symposia. | October 2015 |
Morin, D., A.Fuller, J. Royle, C. Sutherland, A. Gupta, B. Dilkina, and C. Gomes. Modeling animal home range and landscape connectivity from spatial capture-recapture data. CompSust16. Ithaca, NY. 7 July, 2016. | July 2016 |
Molina, S., A.K. Fuller, J.A. Royle, and D.J. Morin. Population Ecology of the Andean Bear (Tremarctos Ornatus) in the Northwest of the Metropolitan District of Quito, Ecuador. 24th International Conference on Bear Research & Management. Anchorage, Alaska. 14 June, 2016. | June 2016 |
Gupta, A., B. Dilkina, D. Morin, A. Fuller, J. Royle, C. Sutherland, and C. Gomes. Using model-based estimators of connectivity for landscape corridor design. CompSust 2016. Ithaca, NY. 6 July, 2016. | July 2016 |
Fuller, A.K., D.J. Morin, and J.A. Royle. Density-weighted connectivity for corridor design. 24th International Conference on Bear Research & Management. Anchorage, Alaska. 16 June, 2016. | June 2016 |