Allegra Love, PhD Candidate
How animal movement impacts zoogeochemical processes
Zoogeochemistry describes animal mediated nutrient cycling. As animals act as vectors for nutrients it's important to understand how factors impacting animal movement will impact zoogeochemical cycles.
How does risk impact zoogeochemistry?
I will use a set of simulations to explore how animal movement shaped by risk avoidance impacts nutrient uptake and deposition cycles in a simulated landscape. This work builds off the landscapes of fear and disgust by incorporating them into a zoogeochemical simulation.
Can disease impact the efficiency of animal vectors?
Using the San Guillermo National Park Vicuña system I will explore how impacts of a novel disease could impact nutrient cycling through an agent based model. Specifically investigating impacts to metabolism and density and overall nutrient distributions.
Key Collaborators: Dr. Kristy Ferraro & Dr. Julia Monk
