FACULTY

Joshua Lawler

Joshua Lawler

Associate Professor
Landscape ecology; Conservation biology
http://depts.washington.edu/landecol/index.shtml

Office: Anderson 202
Phone: 206-685-4367 
Email: jlawler@u.washington.edu

Graduate Interest Group(s): FOREST ECOLOGY; WILDLIFE SCIENCE

B.A., Biology and Environmental Studies, Bowdoin College, 1993
M.S., Wildlife Ecology, Utah State University, 1997
Ph.D., Ecology, Utah State University, 2000
Courses Taught:Quarter offered:
ESRM 250 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems in Forest Resources (5)Autumn
Current Sponsored Research:
Assessing the vulnerability of species and ecosystems to projected future climate change in the Pacific Northwest
Climate Change Vulnerability in the Pacific Northwest: a Comparison of Three Approaches
Comparison, Integration, and Application of Diverse Methods to Create a Climate-Adaptation Conservation Planning Database for Western North America
Develop a climate-sensitivity database for species in the North Coast and Cascades Network
Identify potential barriers, corridors, and refugia for species in the face of climate change
Landscape conservation in a changing climate: Implementing and communicating research results
National return on conservation investment analysis
Participation of an Environmental Postdoc in Department of Defense Projects
Pests, predators, and multiple stressors in agroecosystems
Source and sinks: Elucidating mechanisms, documenting patterns, and forecasting impacts
Using climate change vulnerability assessment tools to plan for climate change adaptation: Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative case studies
Using climate change vulnerability assessment tools to plan for climate change adaptation: North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative case studies
Recent Publications:
Olden, J.D., M.J. Kennard, J.J. Lawler, and N.L. Poff. 2011. Challenges and opportunities in implementing managed relocation for conservation of freshwater species. Conservation Biology 25: 40-47.
Lawler, J. J., T. Tear, C. R. Pyke, R. Shaw, P. Gonzalez, P. Kareiva, L. Hansen, L. Hannah, K. Klausmeyer, A. Aldous, C. Bienz, and S. Pearsall. 2010. Resource management in a changing climate. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 8:35-43.
Fox, H. E., P. Kareiva, B. Silliman, J. Hitt, D. Lytle, D. B.S. Halpern, C.V. Hawkes, J.J. Lawler, M. Neel, J.D. Olden, M. Schlaepfer, K. Smith, and H. Tallis. 2009. Why do we fly? Ecologists’ sins of emission. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7:294-296.
Girvetz, E., C. Zganjar, G. Raber, S. Shafer, P. Kareiva, and J.J. Lawler. 2009. Local and regional climate change analysis for science, management, and policy. PLoS One 4(12):e8320-.
Griffith, B., J.M. Scott, R.A. Adamcik, D.M. Ashe, B. Czech, P. Gonzalez, J.J. Lawler, A.D. McGuire, and A. Pidgorna. 2009. Climate change adaptation options for the U.S. National Wildlife Refuge System. Environmental Management 44:1043-1052.
Lawler, J. J. 2009. Climate change adaptation strategies for resource management and conservation planning. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1162:79-98.
Lawler, J.J., S.L. Shafer, D. White, P. Kareiva, E.P. Maurer, A.R. Blaustein, and P.J. Bartlein. 2009. Climate-induced faunal change in the western hemisphere. Ecology 90:588-597.
Pergrams, O. and J. J. Lawler. 2009. Recent and widespread morphological change in rodents. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 4(7):e6452.
West, J.M., S.H. Julius, P. Kareiva, C. Enquist, A.E. Johnson, J.J. Lawler, B. Petersen, and E.R. Shaw. 2009. U.S. natural resources and climate change: Concepts and approaches for management adaptation. Environmental Management 44:1001-1021.
SEFS Committee Membership:Chair?
Computing and IT Committee
Elected Faculty PMT Committee