M. L. Baskett

Restoring local climate refugia to enhance the capacity for dispersal-limited species to track climate change

This study simulates how restoring climate refugia can enhance species persistence under climate change by increasing spatial heterogeneity and reducing environmental stochasticity.

Quantifying the capacity for assisted migration to achieve conservation and forestry goals under climate change

This study quantifies how assisted migration affects conservation and forestry goals under climate change using a vegetation model for 23 tree species in the western US.

Trailing-edge zombie forests can increase population persistence in the face of climate change

This study shows that zombie forests can enhance population persistence by providing seed dispersal to the range core during climate change.

Comparing management strategies for conserving communities of climate-threatened species with a stochastic metacommunity model

This study evaluates management strategies for conserving climate-threatened species using a stochastic metacommunity model, finding corridors and assisted migration most effective in reducing extinction.

How far to build it before they come? Analyzing the use of the Field of Dreams hypothesis in bull kelp restoration

The paper evaluates the effectiveness of partial restoration strategies for bull kelp forests using a dynamical model, finding that initial conditions matter more than prolonged efforts.

Grazer behavior can regulate large-scale patterning of community states

The paper uses state-space models on large-scale surveys to show behavioral feedbacks explain kelp and urchin barrens forming as reef-wide patches or local mosaics.

Quantifying the relevance of alternative stable states in many-species food webs

This study quantifies how alternative stable states in many-species food webs depend on feedback mechanisms and species differences in demography and trophic interconnectedness.

Fishing the line depends on reserve benefits, individual losing at boundary and movement preference

The paper examines how fishing near marine reserves can enhance yields by considering individual loss at boundaries and movement preferences.

Catastrophes, connectivity, and Allee effects in the design of marine reserve networks

This study examines how catastrophes and Allee effects influence optimal marine reserve spacing and shows that optimal spacing increases with catastrophes and that conservation and fishing objectives no longer conflict at intermediate disturbance levels.

Identifying robust strategies for assisted migration in a competitive stochastic metacommunity

This study evaluates assisted migration strategies in a stochastic metacommunity model, finding that relocating a fraction of a population improves persistence for species with low dispersal but risks extinction for those with narrow thermal tolerances.

At what spatial scales are alternative stable states relevant in highly interconnected ecosystems?

The paper quantifies how interconnectedness affects alternative stable states in California rocky reef ecosystems, showing localized states persist despite high connectivity due to settlement feedbacks.

Social information drives ecological outcomes among competing species

The paper shows social information can change competitive outcomes between species by altering extinction risks and promoting coexistence or mutual exclusion based on social signal strengths.