I am interested in biodiversity conservation and particularly how degraded
ecosystems can be restored for the benefit of both human and non-human beings. I
am also interested in employing statistical methods, such as multispecies
hierarchical models, in the service of applied ecology, while addressing fundamental
ecological questions. My past research has mostly focused on African savannas and
the interactions among herbivores (wild and domestic) and vegetation. I am currently
investigating generalisable patterns in the ways that large herbivore communities
reassemble across Africa, and the impacts of rewilding on ecosystem structure and
processes, such as primary productivity, woody vegetation, fire regimes, and carbon
sequestration.