Name: Joseph D. Cornell

Title: Ecologist/Mathematical Modeler

Contact Information:
Sanak Island Biocomplexity Project
Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho 83209, USA
(208) 282 3211 (phone)
jcornell@isu.edu

Research Interest:
(1) Mathematical modeling of human/ecosystem interactions
(2) Spatial Modeling of Land Use/Land Cover Change
(3) The Role of Agroforestry in Biodiversity Conservation

My current research project is the Sanak Island Biocomplexity Project which is an NSF-funded multi-disciplinary study of human habitation and ecosystem dynamics on Sanak Island, Alaska. Sanak Island in the Aleutian Islands was inhabited by humans up until the late 20th century. Archeological excavations on the island reveal patterns of resource use and food consumption over approximately 5000 years of human habitation. My role in the project is to develop mathematical and spatial models connecting human demographics with observed and preserved evidence of changes in plant and animal communities.

Additional Information:
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