Conservation biology, ecology, wildlife science, zoology, etc.
African Grassland Trophic Web Image Courtesy of Savanna Biome
While I've only had one paper published so far, I'm busy working on a couple of others that are based on my fieldwork with lions, leopards, and spotted hyenas in Africa. Stay tuned for them to (hopefully) be published in the near future. If you're a researcher with similar interests (e.g. human-wildlife conflict mitigation, large carnivore biology and ecology, etc.) and would like to collaborate, please don't hesitate to reach out via my contact page.
Published
Research Topic: Conflict Analysis, Resolution and Mediation in Biodiversity Conservation
Schwartz M.W. (2024). Human-carnivore conflict mitigation and lion population viability in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park. Frontiers in Conservation Science. 5:1393399. doi: 10.3389/fcosc.2024.1393399
In Prep
Conserving large carnivores in a national park in Uganda
Published
Research Topic: Conflict Analysis, Resolution and Mediation in Biodiversity Conservation
Schwartz M.W. (2024). Human-carnivore conflict mitigation and lion population viability in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park. Frontiers in Conservation Science. 5:1393399. doi: 10.3389/fcosc.2024.1393399
In Prep
Conserving large carnivores in a national park in Uganda
Old College Papers Below (Because why not? Hey, we all started somewhere!)
Island Biogeography - Island diameter and distance effects on tropical mammal populations
| island_diameter_and_distance_effects_on_tropical_mammal_populations.pdf |
Population Ecology - Population ecology: Quantifying [phenotypic] variables at Braddock Bay Raptor Research Center
| field_ecology__quantifying_variables_at_braddock_bay_raptor_research_center.pdf |
Biodiversity/Community Ecology - Estimating mammal community biodiversity in Tonda Wildlife Management Area
| _estimating_mammal_community_biodiversity_in_tonda_wildlife_management_area.pdf |
Behavioral Ecology - Literature review - Cooperation in male lion coalitions: evolutionary evidence of mutualism?
| lion-mutualism-literature-review.pdf |
Ecology/Evolutionary Biology - The evolution of lion cooperation and African conservation
| behavioral_ecology_evolution_of_lion_cooperation.pdf |
Ecology/Evolutionary Biology Short Paper - Discussion: Speciation and phylogeny in North American canids
| discussion__speciation_and_phylogeny_in_north_american_canids.pdf |
Conservation Genetics/Population Biology Lab - Genetic drift and bottlenecked ferrets lab
| genetic_drift_and_bottlenecked_ferrets.pdf |
Community Ecology - Keystone predator lab
| keystone_predator_lab.pdf |
Biodiversity/Ecology Data - Species rarefaction curve (accumulation curve) for spiders collected in African forest patch
| michael_schwartz_-_spider_species_accumulation_chart.xlsx |
Biodiversity/Ecology Data - Simpson Reciprocal Index for spiders collected in African forest sites
| simpson_reciprocal_index_.xlsx |