Professional Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of California Berkeley (2015)
  • Bachelor of Science, Stanford University, BIO-BSH (2010)

Contact

  • University - Scholar Department: Biology Position: Postdoctoral Scholar

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  • Mail Code: 5020

All Publications

  • Inferring critical transitions in paleoecological time series with irregular sampling and variable time-averaging QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS Stegner, M., Ratajczak, Z., Carpenter, S. R., Williams, J. W. 2019; 207: 49–63

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.01.009

    View details for Web of Science ID 000461264600004

  • Post-fire vegetation and climate dynamics in low-elevation forests over the last three millennia in Yellowstone National Park. Ecography Stegner, M. A., Turner, M. G., Iglesias, V., Whitlock, C. 2019; 41

    View details for DOI 10.1111/ecog.00119

  • Abrupt Change in Ecological Systems: Inference and Diagnosis TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION Ratajczak, Z., Carpenter, S. R., Ives, A. R., Kucharik, C. J., Ramiadantsoa, T., Stegner, M., Williams, J. W., Zhang, J., Turner, M. G. 2018; 33 (7): 513–26

    Abstract

    Abrupt ecological changes are, by definition, those that occur over short periods of time relative to typical rates of change for a given ecosystem. The potential for such changes is growing due to anthropogenic pressures, which challenges the resilience of societies and ecosystems. Abrupt ecological changes are difficult to diagnose because they can arise from a variety of circumstances, including rapid changes in external drivers (e.g., climate, or resource extraction), nonlinear responses to gradual changes in drivers, and interactions among multiple drivers and disturbances. We synthesize strategies for identifying causes of abrupt ecological change and highlight instances where abrupt changes are likely. Diagnosing abrupt changes and inferring causation are increasingly important as society seek to adapt to rapid, multifaceted environmental changes.

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.tree.2018.04.013

    View details for Web of Science ID 000438464300010

    View details for PubMedID 29784428

  • Can protected areas really maintain mammalian diversity? Insights from a nestedness analysis of the Colorado Plateau BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION Stegner, M., Karp, D. S., Rominger, A. J., Hadly, E. A. 2017; 209: 546–53

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.biocon.2017.03.021

    View details for Web of Science ID 000404308600060

  • Merging paleobiology with conservation biology to guide the future of terrestrial ecosystems SCIENCE Barnosky, A. D., Hadly, E. A., Gonzalez, P., Head, J., Polly, P. D., Lawing, A. M., Eronen, J. T., Ackerly, D. D., Alex, K., Biber, E., Blois, J., Brashares, J., Ceballos, G., Davis, E., Dietl, G. P., Dirzo, R., Doremus, H., Fortelius, M., Greene, H. W., Hellmann, J., Hickler, T., Jackson, S. T., Kemp, M., Koch, P. L., Kremen, C., Lindsey, E. L., Looy, C., Marshall, C. R., Mendenhall, C., Mulch, A., Mychajliw, A. M., Nowak, C., Ramakrishnan, U., Schnitzler, J., Das Shrestha, K., Solari, K., Stegner, L., Stegner, M. A., Stenseth, N. C., Wake, M. H., Zhang, Z. 2017; 355 (6325): 594-?

    Abstract

    Conservation of species and ecosystems is increasingly difficult because anthropogenic impacts are pervasive and accelerating. Under this rapid global change, maximizing conservation success requires a paradigm shift from maintaining ecosystems in idealized past states toward facilitating their adaptive and functional capacities, even as species ebb and flow individually. Developing effective strategies under this new paradigm will require deeper understanding of the long-term dynamics that govern ecosystem persistence and reconciliation of conflicts among approaches to conserving historical versus novel ecosystems. Integrating emerging information from conservation biology, paleobiology, and the Earth sciences is an important step forward on the path to success. Maintaining nature in all its aspects will also entail immediately addressing the overarching threats of growing human population, overconsumption, pollution, and climate change.

    View details for DOI 10.1126/science.aah4787

    View details for PubMedID 28183912

  • Stasis and change in Holocene small mammal diversity during a period of aridification in southeastern Utah HOLOCENE Stegner, M. 2016; 26 (7): 1005–19

    View details for DOI 10.1177/0959683616632894

    View details for Web of Science ID 000378639500001

  • PRELUDE TO THE ANTHROPOCENE: TWO NEWLY-DEFINED NORTH AMERICAN LAND-MAMMAL AGES Barnosky, A. D., IB286 Working Grp TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC. 2012: 60

    View details for Web of Science ID 000313496400029