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Climate change ecology is an exciting and rapidly developing field that has captured the public’s attention. I’ve been fortunate to be regularly interviewed about my research.
Cohen, J. and Jetz, W. 2023. “Strategies of seasonal environmental niche tracking at hemispheric scale.”
YaleNews: Study reveals how birds track environmental conditions across the seasons. 7/19/2023
The Wildlife Society: Small, Migratory Birds may be Vulnerable to Climate Change. 8/21/2023
Technology Networks: Migratory Bird Study Could Identify Species Most at Risk From Climate Change. 7/20/2023
Futurity: How birds track their weather ‘niche’. 7/21/2023
Tech Explorist: Birds track environmental conditions seasonally. 7/20/2023
Cohen, J., Fink, D., Zuckerberg, B. 2021. “Extreme winter weather disrupts bird occurrence and abundance patterns at geographic scales.”
UW-Madison News: Polar vortex, winter heat may change bird populations. 6/3/2021
The Wildlife Society: Winter weather extremes may kill off bird populations 6/3/2021
Environmental News Network: Polar Vortex, Winter Heat May Change Bird Populations. 6/4/2021
Cohen, J., Sauer, E., Santiago, O., Spencer, S., Rohr, J.R. 2020. “Divergent impacts of warming weather on wildlife disease risk across climates.”
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: Climate change hastens disease spread across the globe. 2/9/2022
Reuters: Wildlife diseases poised to spread northwards as climate changes: study. 11/19/2020
MSN: Climate Change Will Push Wildlife Diseases Further Up North, Warns New Study. 11/20/2020
Yahoo news: Wildlife diseases poised to spread northwards as climate changes - study. 11/20/2020
The Wildlife Society: Changing climate may worsen wildlife disease outbreaks. 12/1/2020
Japan times: Wildlife diseases poised to spread northwards as climate changes. 11/20/2020
India times: Climate Change Will Push Wildlife Diseases Further Up North, Warns New Study. 11/21/2020
Cohen, J., Fink, D., Zuckerberg, B. 2020. “Avian responses to extreme weather across functional traits and temporal scales.”
NASA Earth: How Birds Respond to Extreme Weather. 8/19/2020
(extended version at NASA Earthdata)
eBird: eBird data suggests not all North American birds can beat the heat. 9/4/2020
The Wildlife Society: Bird numbers change with the weather. 9/4/2020
UW-Madison news: Understanding how birds respond to extreme weather can inform conservation efforts. 8/21/2020
Inside ecology: Understanding how birds respond to extreme weather can inform conservation efforts. 8/24/2020
Wisconsin Public Radio interview: 9/17/2020
Cohen, J., Lajeunesse, M., Rohr, J. 2018. “A global synthesis of animal phenological responses to climate change.”
National Wildlife Magazine: Out of Sync: As climate change shifts the timing of life-cycle events, mismatches between species threaten wildlife from whales to birds and butterflies. 3/31/2023
National Geographic: Some animals can adapt to climate change—just not fast enough. 8/19/2019
E&E News: Animals change behavior as temperatures rise. 2/6/2018
Innovation Toronto: Entire ecosystems are being thrown out of whack by changing weather patterns.
Florida Climate Institute: Nature's Delicate Balancing Act. 2/5/2018
Mordecai, E., Cohen, J., et al. 2017. “Predicting human cases of Zika, dengue and chikungunya using mechanistic temperature models.”
Reuters: Move over malaria: Mosquitoes carrying Zika, dengue may thrive in warmer Africa. 9/21/2017
Orlando Sentinel: Zika Update: USF, Sanford publish new findings. 5/19/2017
NPR: Will Climate Change Help Ticks And Mosquitoes Spread Disease? 4/21/2017
NBC Bay Area: Stanford Researchers Examine How Warming Temps May Help Spread Mosquito-Borne Diseases. 5/3/2017
ABC Action News: 'Mosquito fish' could help you prevent a Zika outbreak in the Tampa Bay region. 5/12/2017
Cohen, J., et al. 2016. “Spatial scale modulates the strength of ecological processes driving disease distributions.”
News-Medical: Diverse ecological processes at different spatial scales may drive three emerging disease outbreaks. 5/31/2016
Civitello, D., Cohen, J., et al. 2015. “Biodiversity inhibits natural enemies: broad evidence for the dilution effect.”
NPR: Save Wildlife, Save Yourself? 6/26/2015
Take Part: Saving Wildlife Is Good for Your Health. 6/19/2015
Earth Island Journal: Biodiversity Limits Disease Outbreaks Among Humans and Wildlife. 8/31/2015