Leah Gerber
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Phone: 480-727-3109
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LSA 212 TEMPE, AZ 85287-4501
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Mail code: 4501Campus: Tempe
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Leah Gerber is a professor of conservation science in the School of Life Sciences and founding director of the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes (CBO) at Arizona State University. Gerber’s research, teaching, and leadership advance the integration of science in decision processes to achieve sustainable biodiversity outcomes.
A population ecologist and marine conservation biologist by training, Gerber received her Ph.D. in wildlife ecology in 1998 from the University of Washington, where her doctoral work included the development of quantitative criteria for decision-making under the United States Endangered Species Act. Before joining Arizona State University as a professor in 2013, Gerber was a postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in Santa Barbara, CA. She returned to Santa Barbara in 2005 as a distinguished visiting associate professor at UC Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science and Management. In 2007, Gerber was recognized by ASU as an Exemplar Associate Professor. Most recently (2017-18), she was a Fulbright fellow at the Universidad San Francisco in Quito and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Gerber is a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America and the Aldo Leopold Leadership Program. Gerber became a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2020 and received the Spirit of Defenders Award for Science in 2022.
As one of the world’s leading conservation scientists, Gerber frequently serves on globally significant bodies charting the future course of conservation. She served as lead author of the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, an initiative of the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Gerber regularly provides guidance to international agencies and corporate bodies, including the International Whaling Commission, the UN World Conservation and Monitoring Center, and the World Business Council on Sustainable Development. Gerber has served on the Board of Governors for the Ecological Society of America, the Society for Conservation Biology, the Society for Marine Mammalogy. She currently serves on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List Committee and the Scientific Advisory Boards for Defenders of Wildlife and the Charles Darwin Foundation.
Gerber is passionately committed to communicating the relevance of science in tackling the complex environmental challenges of the 21st century. She communicates regularly with the media as an expert source on global change and biodiversity and has been interviewed by The New York Times, The Economist, POLITICO, Time, Reuters, Outside Magazine, Science, WIRED Science, National Geographic, Bloomberg, The Washington Post, and ABC News. She also writes regularly for high-impact general audience platforms, including Nature, Pacific Standard, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Conversation.
Since founding CBO in 2014, Gerber’s vision and strategic leadership have established CBO as a center of interdisciplinary academic excellence, where CBO’s faculty, partners and students are making key discoveries and creating solutions to mitigate biodiversity loss. CBO draws upon the interdisciplinary expertise of 150 faculty affiliates and partners with dozens of local, national and international organizations in the NGO, corporate, business and academic sectors to bring scientific knowledge into conservation action. Gerber is constantly pioneering new models of engagement as part of the NSF Science of Science and Innovation Policy program. For example, she works with the corporate sector in developing innovative methods of biodiversity conservation, such as conservation finance and corporate biodiversity accountability.
Gerber’s own research reveals new approaches to conservation planning and management, including in conservation priority setting, ecosystem-based management, adaptive monitoring and management, marine recreation, endangered species recovery plans, and estimating extinction risk. Her work draws on natural history, primary data collection, theories of behavioral ecology, quantitative demographic approaches and systems theory. She has published more than 150 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and frequently publishes in leading scientific journals such as Science, Nature, PNAS, American Scientist and Ecology Letters. Her research has garnered a broad base of funding, including a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the Lenfest Ocean Program of the Pew Charitable Trusts.
Among the many impactful outcomes emerging from Gerber’s research-based collaborations, Gerber produced a practical handbook on how to demographic analysis in extinction risk estimates; a decision tool to examine consequences for resource allocation strategies on species protection; an evidence-based restoration program to recover the endangered white abalone; and ecosystem models that inform the global management of whales and fisheries.
As a teacher and mentor, Gerber focuses on training a new generation of conservation leaders. Her teaching portfolio includes environmental communication and leadership, marine conservation biology, quantitative methods in conservation and ecology and environmental modeling. Gerber recently established a new Graduate Certificate in Environmental Communication and Leadership at ASU to prepare and empower students to address the world’s increasingly complex sustainability challenges. Gerber has served as the primary advisor for 13 doctoral students and has been a committee member to 16 doctoral, 18 masters and 22 undergraduate students.
Gerber is a senior sustainability scientist in Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation, a fellow in the Institute for the Future of Innovation in Society, an honors faculty in the Barrett Honors College, an affiliate faculty in Applied Mathematics for Social Sciences and an affiliate faculty in the School of Public Affairs.
Originally from the coast of California, Gerber enjoys hiking, yoga, traveling, gardening and spending time with her family.
- PhD Wildlife Science, University of Washington-Seattle 1998
- MMA Marine Policy, University of Washington-Seattle 1993
- BA Environmental Biology, Mills College, Oakland, CA 1992
Leah Gerber’s research is motivated by a desire to connect academic pursuits in marine biological sciences to tenable decision tools and policy. This approach includes a solid grounding in natural history and primary data collection, quantitative methods and an appreciation for the interactions between humans and the environment. She has published broadly on life history, dispersal, monitoring, adaptive management, fisheries, animal behavior and ecosystem-based management. Importantly, the impact of her work extends beyond scientific impact factors – she is most proud of her work that has been used in policy decisions and has stimulated public discourse in popular media.
- Adaptive management
- Animal behavior
- Boundary science
- Climate change and adaptation
- Conservation
- Decision science
- Ecology
- Ecological behavior
- Ecosystems
- Ecosystem services
- Environmental policy
- Fisheries management
- Life below water
- Marine ecology
- Marine mammal biology
- Market-based incentives
- Mathematical and system dynamics modeling
- Modeling and simulation
- Population biology
- Quantitative approaches to decision making under scientific uncertainty
- Reserve design
- Risk management
2025
Surrey, K. C., Guzmán, H. M., Jackson, D., Gerber, L.R. 2025. Whale watching and sustainable ecotourism in the Las Perlas Archipelago, Panama. Ocean and Coastal Management, 269, 107818. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107818 (link)
Gerber, L.R., Davis, K. 2025. How migrating marine megafauna tracks with conservation. Science. DOI: 10.1126/science.ady4423 (link)
Guerrero-Pineda, C., Gerber, L. R., Sangolquí, P., Chafla, J., & Iacona, G. D. (2025). A “data-for-decisions” management system to facilitate cost-efficiency in conservation interventions. Conservation Science and Practice. (link)
2024
Gerber L.R., Iacona G.D. 2024 Aligning data with decisions to address the biodiversity crisis. PLoS Biology 22(6): e3002683. https://doi.org/ 10.1371/journal.pbio.300268. (link)
Lhoest, S., Kelman, C.C., Barton, C.J., Beaudette, J,A., Gerber, L.R. 2024. The impact factor of engaged research: Metrics for conservation outcomes. Biological Conservation. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110534 (link)
Guerrero-Pineda, C., Iacona, G.D., Duzy, L., Eikenberry, S.E., Frank, A.R., Watson, G., Gerber, L.R. 2024. Prioritizing resource allocation to reduce adverse effects of pesticide risk for endangered species. Science of the Total Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171032. (link)
Eikenberry, S.E., Iacona, G.D., Murphy, E.L., Watson, G., Gerber, L.R. 2024. Identifying opportunities for high resolution pesticide usage data to improve the efficiency of endangered species pesticide risk assessment. Science of the Total Environment DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170743 (link)
Murphy, E. L, Gerber, L.R., Rochman, C.M., Polidoro, B. 2024. A microplastic vulnerability index for marine mammals, seabirds, and turtles in Hawaii. Science of the Total Environment. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168247 (link)
2023
Gerber, L.R. 2023. Bridging the gap between science and policy for a sustainable future. Nature Water. DOI: 10.1038/s44221-023-00145-x (link)
Gerber, L. R., Barton, C. J., & Anderson, D. M. 2023. Aligning the logics of inquiry and action to address the biodiversity crisis. Conservation Biology. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14128 (link)
Murphy, E. L., Fredette-Roman, C., Rochman, C. M., Gerber, L. R., Polidoro, B. 2023. A multi-taxonomic, trait-based framework for assessing macroplastic vulnerability. Science of The Total Environment, volume (892). DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164563 (link)
Fischer, H, Wentz, E., Gerber, L. R. 2023. Examining Visitor Collected Species Data from Denali National Park and Preserve. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 8(1): 19, pp. 1–14. DOI: 10.5334/cstp.475 (link)
2022
Fischer, H. A., Bernard, M. L., Kemppinen, K., Gerber, L. R. 2022. Conservation awareness through social media. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 1-8. doi:10.1007/s13412-022-00795-5 (link)
Carr-Kelman, C., Barton, C. B., Whitman, K., Lhoest, S., Anderson, D. M., Gerber, L. R. 2022. Five approaches to producing actionable science in conservation. Conservation Biology 37(2) e14039. (link)
Murphy, E. L., Polidoro, B., & Gerber, L. R. 2022. The plastic-scape: Applying seascape ecology to marine plastic pollution. Frontiers in Marine Science, Section Marine Pollution. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.980835 (link)
Iacona, G. D., Avery-Gomm, S., Maloney, R. F., Brazill-Boast, J., Crouse, D. T., Drew, C. A., Epanchin-Niell, R. S., Hall, S. B., Maguire, L. A., Male, T., Newman, J., Possingham, H. P., Rumpff, L., Runge, M. C., Weiss, K. C. B., Wilson, R. S., Zablan, M. A., and Gerber, L.R. 2022. Hurdles to developing quantitative decision support for Endangered Species Act resource allocation. Frontiers in Conservation Science. doi: 10.3389/fcosc.2022.1002804 (link)
Hilborn, R., Agostini, V. N., Chaloupka M., Garcia, S. M., Gerber, L. R., Gilman, E., Hanich, Q., Himes-Cornell, A., Hobday, A. J., Itano, D., Kaiser, M. J., Murua, H., Ovando, D., Pilling, G. M., Rice, J. C., Sharma, R., Schaefer, K. M., Severance, C. J., Taylor, N. G., Fitchett, M. 2022. Area-based management of blue water fisheries: Current Knowledge and research needs. Fish and Fisheries, 23(2):492-518. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12629 (link)
Murphy, E. L., Bernard, M., Iacona, G., Borrelle, S. B., Barnes, M., McGivern, A., Emmanuel, J., Gerber, L. R. 2022. A decision framework for estimating the cost of marine plastic pollution interventions. Conservation Biology 36(2):e13827. doi:10.1111/cobi.13827 (link)
Sullivan-Stack, J., Aburto-Oropeza, O., Brooks, C.M., Cabral, R., Caselle, J.E., Chan, F., Duffy, J. E., Dunn, D.C., Friedlander, A.M., Fulton-Bennett, H.K., Gaines, S.D., Gerber, L.R., Hines, E., Leslie, H., M., Lester, S.E., MacCarthy, J.M.C., Maxwell, S.M., Mayorga, J., Mccauley, D.J., Micheli, F., Moffitt, Russell, N., K. J., Palumbi, S., Pearsall, D.R., Pike, E.P., Pikitch, E.K., Sancho, G., Spalding, A.K., Suman, D.O., Sykora-Bodie, S.T., and Grorud-Colvert, K. 2022. A scientific synthesis of marine protected areas in the United States: status and recommendations. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9. 849927. doi: 10.3389 (link)
Guerrero-Pineda, C. Iacona, G. D., Mair L., Hawkins., F., Siikamaki, J., Miller, D.C., Gerber, L.R. 2022. An investment strategy to address biodiversity loss from agricultural expansion. Nature Sustainability doi: 10.1111/csp2.12673 (link)
Surrey, K. C., Iacona, G., Madsen, B., Newman, C., Gerber, L.R. 2022. Habitat Conservation Plans provide limited insight into the cost complying with the Endangered Act Wiley doi: 10.1111/csp2.12673 (link)
Strongin, K., Malinde S.N. Lancaster, A., Polidoro, B., Aguilar-Perera, A., Gerber, L.R., Gonzalez-Mendez, J., McKinney, L., Espinosa Perez, H., Pech, D., Cobian Rojas, D., Saul, S., Perera Valderrama, S. 2022. A Proposal Framework for a Tri-National Agreement on Biological Conservation in the Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem Elsevier Inc doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105041 (link)
2021
Cramer, K.L., Bernard, M.L., Bernat, I, Gutierrez, L., Murphy E.L., Sangolqui, P., Surrey, K.C. Gerber, L.R. 2021. The Present and Future Status of Ecosystem Services for Coral Reefs Elsevier Inc doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-821139-7.00177-X (link)
Surrey, K.C., Hawley, C.R., Davis, O.N., Clements, J.L., Bernat, I., and Gerber, L.R. 2021. Refining the Ecosystems Services Model: Integrating Animal Behavior into Ecotourism Management. Elsevier Inc doi; 10.1016/B978-0-12-821139-7.99184-7 (link)
Hilborn, R., Agostini, V.N., Chaloupka, M., Garcia, S.M., Gerber, L.R., Gilman, E., Hanich, Q., Himes-Cornell, A., Hobday, A.J., Itano, D., Kaiser, M.J., Murua, H., Ovando, D., Pilling, G.M., Rice, G.M., Rice, J.C., Sharma, R., Schaefer, K.M., Severance, C.J., Taylor, N.G., Fitchett, M. 2021. Area-based management of blue water fisheries: current knowledge and research needs. Fish and Fisheries doi: 10.1111/faf.12629 (link)
Fischer, H.A., Gerber, L.R., Wentz, E.A. 2021. Evaluating the fitness for use of citizen science data for wildlife monitoring. Frontiers in Ecology and the Evolution doi: 10.3389/fevo.2021.620850 (link)
Murphy, E. Eikenberry, S., Iacona, G., Watson, G., Gerber, L.R. 2021. The value of increased spatial resolution of pesticide usage data for assessing risk to endangered species. Conservation Science and Practice, doi: 10.1111/csp2.551 (link)
Murphy, E., Bernard, M., Dooley, K. and Gerber, L.R. 2021. Evaluating the role of market-based instruments in protecting marine ecosystem services in for wild-caught fisheries. Ecosystem Services, 51:101356. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101356 (link)
Murphy, E., Bernard, M., Iacona, G.D., Borrelle, S.B., Barnes, M., McGivern, A., Emmanuel, J., Gerber, L.R. 2021. A decision framework for estimating the cost of marine plastic pollution interventions. Conservation Biology, doi: 10.1111/cobi.13827 (link)
Weiss, K.C.B., Iacona, G.D., Corzón, A.T., Davis, O.N., Kemppinen, K., Surrey, K.C., Gerber, L.R. 2021. Aligning actions with objectives in endangered species recovery plans. Conservation Science and Practice, 3(8):1-15. doi: 10.1111/csp2.473 (link)
Visseren-Hamakers, I.J., Razzaque, J., McElwee, P., Turnhout, E., Kelemen, E., Rusch, G.M., Fernandez-Llamazares, A., Chan, I., Lim, M., Islar, M., Gautam, A.P., Williams, M, Mungatana, E., Karim, S., Muradian, R., Gerber, L.R., Lui, G., Liu, J., Spangenberg, J.H., Zaleski, D. 2021. Transformative governance of biodiversity: insights for sustainable development. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 53:20-28. doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2021.06.002 (link)
Mair L et al (Gerber, L.R. + 83 additional authors). 2021. A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5(6):836-844. doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01432-0 (link)
Cardenas, S., Gabela-Flores, M.V., Amrein, A., Surrey, K., Gerber, L.R., and Guzman, H.M. 2021. Tourist Knowledge, Pro-Conservation Intentions and Tourist Concern for the Impacts of Whale-Watching in Las Perlas Archipelago, Panama. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8(627348):1-10. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.627348 (link)
Ashe, E., Williams, R., Clark, C., Erbe, C., Gerber, L.R., Hall, A.J., Hammond, P.S., Lacy, R.C., Reeves, R., Vollmer, N.L. 2021. Minding the Data-Gap Trap: Exploring Dynamics of Abundant Dolphin Populations Under Uncertainty. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8(606932):1-10. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.606932 (link)
Zerbini, A.N., Orr, A.J., Bradford, A.L., Kenner, M., Suydam, R., Alvarez-Flores, C., Gerber, L.R., Laidre, K., Hauser, D., Hoberecht, L. 2021. Memories, Glenn R. VanBlaricom. Marine Mammal Science, 1-4. doi: 10.1111/mms.12791 (link)
Kittinger, J., Bernard, M., Finkbeiner, E., Murphy, E., Obregon, P., Klinger, D., Schoon, M., Dooley, K., and Gerber, L.R. 2021. Applying a jurisdictional approach to support sustainable seafood. Conservation Science and Practice, 3(5):e386. doi: 10.1111/csp2.386 (link)
2020
Gerber, L.R., Barton, C., Cheng, S.H. & Anderson, D. 2020. Producing actionable science in conservation: Best practices for organizations and individuals. Conservation Science and Practice, 2(12):e295 doi: 10.1111/csp2.295 (link)
Amrein, A.M., Guzman, H.M., Surrey, K.C., Polidoro, B., Gerber, L.R. 2020. Impacts of whale watching on the behavior of humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the coast of Panama. Frontiers in Marine Science,7(601277):1-13 doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.601277 (link)
Halpern, B.S., Berlow, E., Williams, R., Borer, E.T., Davis, F.W., Dobson, A., Enquist, B.J., Froehlich, H.E., Gerber, L.R., Lortie, C.J., O’connor, M.I., Regan, H., Vazquez, D.P., Willard, G. 2020. Ecological Synthesis and Its Role in Advancing Knowledge. BioScience, 70(9):1-10. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biaa105 (link)
Borrelle, S.B., Ringma, J., Lavender Law, K., Monnahan, C.C., Lebreton, L., McGivern, A., Murphy, E., Jambeck, J., Leonard, G.H., Hilleary, M.A., Eriksen, M., Possingham, H.P, De Frond, H., Gerber, L.R., Polidoro, B., Tahir, A., Bernard, M., Mallos, N., Barnes, M. and Rochman, C.M. 2020. Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution. Science, 369(6510):1515-1518. doi: 10.1126/science.aba3656 (link)
L.R. Gerber. 2020. A Global Strategy for Preventing the Next Pandemic. Issues in Science and Technology. (link)
Kemppinen, K. M. S., Collins, P.M., Hole, D.G., Wolf, C., Ripple, W.J., Gerber, L.R. 2020. Global reforestation and biodiversity conservation. Conservation Biology, 34(5):1221-1228. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13478 (link)
Addison, P. F. E., Stephenson, P. J., Bull, J. W., Carbone, G., Burgman, M., Burgass, M. J., Gerber, L. R., Howard, P., McCormick, N., McRae, L., Reuter, K. E., Starkey, M., Milner-Gulland, E. J. 2020. Bringing sustainability to life: A framework to guide biodiversity indicator development for business performance management. Business Strategy and The Environment, 29(5):1-11. doi: 10.1002/bse.2573 (link)
2019
Malcom, J., Schwartz, M. W., Evansen, M., Ripple, W. J., Polasky, S., Gerber, L. R., Lovejoy, T. E., Talbot, L. M., & Miller, J. R. B. 2019. Solving the biodiversity crisis with funding. Science, 365(6459):1256. (link)
2018
Gerber, L. R., Runge, M. C., Maloney, R. G. D., Drew, C. A., Avery-Gomm, S., Brazill-Boast, J., Crouse, D., Epanchin-Niell, R. S., Hall, S. B., Maguire, L. A., Male, T., Morgan, D., Newman, J., Possingham, H., Rumpff, L., Weiss, K. C. B., Zablan, M. A. 2018. Endangered species recovery: A resource allocation problem. Science, 362(6412):284-286. (link)
Gerber, L.R. and Raik, D. 2018. Conservation science needs new institutional models for achieving outcomes. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 16(8):438-439. doi.org/10.1002/fee.1951(link)
Marshall, K. N., Levin, P. S., Essington, T. E., Koehn, L. E., Anderson, L. G., Bundy, A., Carothers, C., Coleman, F., Gerber, L.R., Grabowski, J. H., Houde, E., Jensen, O. P., Möllmann, C., Rose, K., Sanchirico, J. N., & Smith, A. D. 2018. Ecosystem-based fisheries management for social–ecological systems: Renewing the focus in the United States with Next Generation Fishery Ecosystem Plans. Conservation Letters,11(1):1-7. doi: 10.1111/conl.12367 (link)
Noziglia, A.J., Abbott, J.K., Polidoro, B., Gerber, L.R. 2018. Flame Retardant Contamination and Seafood Sustainability. Sustainability, 10(4):1070. doi:10.3390/su10041070 (link)
Levin, P., Anderson, L., Rose, K., Koehn, L., Grabowski, J., Jensen, O., Essington, T., Smith, T., Marshall, K., Carothers, C., Sanchirico, J., Möllmann, C., Houde, E., Coleman, F., Bundy, A., & Gerber, L.R. 2018. Building effective fishery ecosystem plans. Marine Policy, 92:48-57. (link)
Mancha-Cisneros, M., Suarez-Castillo, A. N., Torre, J., Anderies, J. M. & Gerber, L.R. 2018. The role of stakeholder perceptions and institutions for marine reserve efficacy in the Midriff Islands Region, Gulf of California, Mexico. Ocean and Coastal Management, 162:181-192. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.01.024 (link)
Fujitani, M., Fenichel, E., Torre, J. & Gerber, L.R. 2018. Synthesizing ecological and human use information to understand and manage coastal change. Ocean and Coastal Management, 162:100-109. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2017.10.001 (link)
Álvarez-Romero J. G., Munguía-Vega, A., Beger, M., Mancha-Cisneros, M. A., Suarez-Castillo, A. N., Gurney, G. G., Pressey, R. L., Gerber, L.R., Morzaria-Luna, H. N., Reyes-Bonilla, H., Adams, V. M., Kolb, M., Graham, E., VanDerWal, J., Castillo-Lopez, A., Hinojosa-Arango, G., Petatan-Ramirez, D., Moreno-Baez, M., Godinez-Reyes, C. R., & Torre, J. 2018. Designing connected marine reserves in the face of global warming. Global Change Biology, 24(2):1–21. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13989 (link)
Marshall, K. N., Levin, P. S., Essington, T. E., Koehn, L. E., Anderson, L. G., Bundy, A., Carothers, C., Coleman, F., Gerber, L.R., Grabowski, J. H., Houde, E., Jensen, O. P., Möllmann, C., Rose, K., Sanchirico, J. N., & Smith, A. D. 2018. Ecosystem-based fisheries management for social–ecological systems: Renewing the focus in the United States with Next Generation Fishery Ecosystem Plans. Conservation Letters, 11(1):1-7. doi: 10.1111/conl.12367 (link)
2017
Hallett, L., Morelli, T. L., Gerber, L.R., Moritz, M., Schwartz, M., Stephenson, N., Tank, J., Williamson, M., & Woodhouse, C. 2017. Navigating translational ecology: Creating opportunities for scientist participation. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 4(10):578-586. doi: 10.1002/fee.1734 (link)
Enquist, C., Davis, F., Garfin, G. M., Gerber, L.R., Jackson, S., Littell, J., Tank, J., Terando, A., & Wall, T. 2017. Foundations of translational ecology. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 15(10):541-550. doi: 10.1002/fee.1733 (link)
Possingham, H. P. & Gerber, L.R. 2017. The effect of conservation spending. Nature, 551(7680):309-310. doi:10.1038/nature24158 (link)
Gerber, L.R., & Quiroga, D. 2017. Incentives for Galápagos protection. Science, 358(6361):313-314. doi: 10.1126/science.aar2049 (link)
Puritty, C., Strickland, L., Alia, E., Blonder, B., Klein, E., Kohl, M., McGee, E., Quintana, M., Ridley, R., Tellman, B., & Gerber, L.R. 2017. Without inclusion, diversity initiatives may not be enough. Science, 357(6356):1101-1102. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2794 (link)
Thiele T., & Gerber L.R. 2017. Innovative financing for the High Seas. Aquatic Conservation, Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 27(S1): 89–99. doi: 10.1002/aqc.2794 (link)
Huang, B., Abbott, J. K., Fenichel, E. P., Muneepeerakul, R., Perrings, C., & Gerber, L.R. 2017. Testing the feasibility of a hypothetical whaling-conservation permit market in Norway. Conservation Biology, 31(4):809-817. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12916 (link)
2016
Gerber, L.R. 2016. Conservation triage or injurious neglect in endangered species recovery. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(13):3563-3566. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1525085113. (link)
Gerber, L.R. 2016. Beyond the whaling stalemate. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 14(4):82–183. doi: 10.1002/fee.1259 (link)
Gerber, L.R. 2016. The marriage of business and ecology. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 14(1):3. doi: 10.1002/1209 (link)
2015
Hernández-Camacho, C. J., Bakker, V. J., Aurioles-Gamboa, D., Laake, J., & Gerber, L.R. 2015. The use of surrogate data in demographic population viability analysis: A case study of California sea lions. PLoS One, 10(9):e0139158. doi: 10.1371 (link)
Gerber, L.R. 2015. A deal with Japan on whaling? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 13(7):347–347. doi: 10.1890/1540-9295-13.7.347 (link)
Troyer, C. & Gerber, L.R. 2015. Assessing the impact of U.S. Endangered Species Act recovery planning guidelines on managing threats for listed species. Conservation Biology, 29(5):1423–1433. doi: 10.1111.cobi.12552 (link)
2014
Gerber, L.R., Mancha-Cisneros, M., O’Connor, M. I., & Selig, E. 2014. Climate change impacts on connectivity in the ocean: Implications for conservation. Ecosphere, 5(3):33. doi: 10.1890/ES13-00336.1 (link)
Tallis, H., Lubchenco, J., Gerber, L.R., & 238 co-authors. 2014. Working together: A call for inclusive conservation. Nature, 515:27–28. doi:10.1038/515027a (link)
Gerber, L.R., Costello, C., & Gaines, S. 2014. Conservation markets for wildlife management with case studies from whaling. Ecological Applications, 24(1):4–14. doi: 10.1890/12-1919.1 (link)
Gerber, L.R., Costello, C., & Gaines, S. 2014. Facilitate, don’t forbid, trade between conservationists and resource harvesters. Ecological Applications, 24(1):23–24. doi:10.1890/13-1541.1 (link)
Gerber, L.R., Gondor, A., D’Agrosa, C., & Anadon, J. 2014. Conservation prioritization to conservation action in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Journal of Conservation Planning, 10:1-16. (link)
Gerber, L.R., & White, E. 2014. Two-sex matrix models in assessing population viability: when do male dynamics matter? Journal of Applied Ecology, 51(1):270-278. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12177 (link)
Senko, J., White, E., Heppell, S. S., & Gerber, L.R. 2014. Comparing bycatch mitigation strategies for vulnerable marine megafauna. Animal Conservation, 11(3):122-123. doi: 10.1111/acv.12051 (link)
2013
Gregory, R., Arvai, J., & Gerber, L.R. 2013. Structuring decisions for managing threatened and endangered species in a changing climate. Conservation Biology, 27(6):1212-1221. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12165 (link)
Anandon, J. D., Mancha-Cisneros, M., Best, B., & Gerber, L.R. 2013. Habitat-specific larval dispersal and marine connectivity: Implications for spatial conservation planning. Ecosphere, 4(7):1-15. doi: 10.1890/ES13-00119.1 (link)
Gerber, L.R., Karimi, R., & Fitzgerald, T. 2013. Does trophic level indicate seafood sustainability? Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 11(3):122-123. doi: 10.1890/13.WB.007 (link)
Cuddington, K., Hastings, A., Fortin, M. J., Gerber, L.R., O’Connor, M., Liebhold, A., & Ray, C. 2013. Process-based models are required to manage ecological systems in a changing world. Ecosphere, 4(2):1-12. doi: 10.1890/ES12-00178.1 (link)
Rife, A. N., Aburto-Oropeza, O., Hastings, P. A., Erisman, B., Ballantyne, F., Wielgus, J., Sala, E., & Gerber, L.R. 2013. Long-term effectiveness of a multi-use marine protected area on reef fish assemblages and fisheries landings. Journal of Environmental Management, 117:276-283. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.12.029 (link)
Minteer, B. A. & Gerber, L.R. 2013. Buying whales to save them. Issues in Science and Technology Online, 29(3):58-68. (link)
Wildermuth, R., Anadon, J. A., & Gerber, L.R. 2013. Monitoring behavior: Assessing population status through rapid behavioral assessment. Conservation Letters, 6(2):86-97. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2012.00298.x (link)
2012
Dee, L. & Gerber, L.R. 2012. Applications of decision theory to conservation planning and management. Nature Education Knowledge, 3(3):11. (link)
Rudnick, D. A., Beier, P., Cushman, S., Dieffenbach, F., Epps, C. W., Gerber, L.R., Hartter, J., Jenness, J., Kintsch, J., Merenlender, A. M., Perkl, R. M., Preziosi, D.V., Ryan, S.J., & Trombulak, S. C. 2012. The role of landscape connectivity in planning and implementing conservation and restoration priorities. Issues in Ecology, 16:1-20. (link)
Gerber, L.R. 2012. The scientific whaling loophole. Science, 337(6098):1038. doi: 10.1126/science.337.6098.1038-a (link)
Costello, C., Gerber, L.R., & Gaines S. 2012. Conservation science: A market approach to saving the whales. Nature, 481:139-140. doi: 10.1038/481139a (link)
Gerber, L.R., Karimi, R., & Fitzgerald, T. 2012. Sustaining seafood for public health. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(9):487-493. doi:10.1890/120003 (link)
Fujitani, M. L., Fenichel, E., Torre, J., & Gerber, L.R. 2012. Implementation of a marine reserve has a rapid but short-lived effect on recreational angler use. Ecological Applications, 22(2):597-605. doi: 10.1890/11-0603.1 (link)
Flatz, R., Young, J. K., Gonzalez-Suarez M., Hernandez, C. J., Immel, A., & Gerber, L.R. 2012. Weak polygyny in California sea lions and the potential for alternative mating tactics. PLoS ONE, 7(3):e33654. doi: 10.1371/journal/pone.0033654 (link)
2011
Anadon, J. A., D’Agrosa, C., Gondor, A., & Gerber L.R. 2011. Quantifying the spatial ecology of wide-ranging marine species in the Gulf of California: Implications for marine conservation planning. PLoS ONE, 6(12):e28400. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028400 (link)
Gerber, L.R., Estes, J., Gancos-Crawford, T. M, Peavey, L., & Read, A. J. 2011. Managing for extinction? Conflicting conservation objectives in a large marine reserve. Conservation Letters, 4(6):417-422. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2011.00197.x (link)
Gerber, L.R. 2011. What is conservation biology? Nature Education Knowledge, 1(10):14. (link)
Gerber, L.R. & Gonzalez-Suarez, M. 2011. Population viability analysis: Origins and Contributions. Nature Education Knowledge, 1(11):15. (link)
Hughes, Z. D., Fenichel, E. P., & Gerber, L.R. 2011. The potential impact of labor choices on the efficacy of marine conservation strategies. PLoS ONE, 6(8):e23722. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023722 (link)
French, S. S., Young, J. K., Gonzalez-Suarez, M., Durham, S., & Gerber, L.R. 2011. Human Disturbance Influences Reproductive Success and Growth Rate in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus). PLoS ONE, 6(3):e17686. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017686 (link)
Underwood, J. G., Francis, J., & Gerber, L.R. 2011. Incorporating biodiversity conservation and recreational wildlife values into smart growth land use planning. Landscape and Urban Planning, 100(1):136-143. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.11.014 (link)
2010
Chirakkal, H. & Gerber L.R. 2010. Short and long-term population response to changes in vital rates: Implications for population viability analysis. Ecological Applications, 20(3):783-788. doi: 10.1890/09-0560.1 (link)
Wielgus, J., Balmford, A., Lewis, T., Mora, C., & Gerber, L.R. 2010. Coral reef quality and recreation fees in marine protected areas. Conservation Letters, 3(1):38-44. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2009.00084.x (link)
Gerber, L.R., Young, J. K., Gonzalez-Suarez, M., Hernandez-Camacho, C. J., & Sabo, J. L. 2010. The cost of male aggression and polygyny in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). PLoS ONE, 5(8):e12230. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012230 (link)
Morissette, L., Kaschner K., & Gerber, L.R. 2010. ‘Whales eat fish’? Demystifying the myth in the Caribbean marine ecosystem. Fish and Fisheries, 11(4):388-404. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-2979.2010.00366.x (link)
Green, D.S., Young, J. K., Hernandez-Camacho, C. J., & Gerber, L.R. 2010. Developing a non-invasive indicator of pinniped health: Neonate behavior and growth in California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Ciencias Marinas, 36(3):311-321. (link)
González-Suárez, M., Aurioles-Gamboa D., & Gerber L.R. 2010. Past exploitation of California sea lions did not lead to a genetic bottleneck in the Gulf of California. Ciencias Marinas, 36(3):199-211. (link)
Ward, E., Chirakkal, H., Gonzalez-Suarez, M., Aurioles-Gamboa, D., Holmes E. E., & Gerber, L.R. 2010. Inferring spatial structure from time series data: Using multivariate state-space models to detect metapopulation structure of California sea lions in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Journal of Applied Ecology, 47(1):1365-2664. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2009.01745.x (link)
Morissette, L., Kaschner, K., & Gerber, L.R. 2010. Ecosystem models clarify the trophic role of whales off Northwest Africa. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 404:289-302. doi: 10.3354/meps08443 (link)
Underwood, J., D’Agrosa, C., & Gerber, L.R. 2010. Identifying conservation areas on the basis of alternative distribution data sets. Conservation Biology, 24(1):162-170. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2009.01303.x (link)
Flatz, R. & Gerber, L.R. 2010. First evidence for adoption in California sea lions. PLoS ONE, 5(11):e13873. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013873 (link)
2009
Stamieszkin, K., Wielgus, J., & Gerber, L.R. 2009. Management of a marine protected area for sustainability and conflict resolution: Lessons from Loreto Bay National Park (Baja California Sur, Mexico). Ocean and Coastal Management, 52(9):449-458. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2009.07.006 (link)
Wielgus, J., Gerber, L.R., Sala, E., & Bennett, J. 2009. Including risk in stated-preference economic valuations: Experiments on choices for marine recreation. Environmental and Resource Economics, 90(11):3401-3409. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.05.010 (link)
Holcomb, K., Young, J., & Gerber, L.R. 2009. The influence of human disturbance on the behavior of California sea lions during the breeding season. Animal Conservation, 12(6):592–598. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00290.x (link)
González-Suárez, M., Flatz, R., Aurioles-Gamboa, D., Hedrick, P. W., & Gerber, L.R. 2009. Isolation by distance among California sea lion populations in Mexico: Redefining management stocks. Molecular Ecology, 18(6):1088-1099. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04093.x (link)
Gerber, L.R., Morissette, L., Kaschner, K., & Pauly, D. 2009. Should whales be culled to increase fishery yield? Science, 323(5916):880-881. doi: 10.1126/science.1169981 (link)
Thomas, J.A., Jayachandran, J., Bañez, L. L., Sun, L., Madden, J.C., Vollmer, R.T., Lark, A.L., Gerber, L.R., Moul, J.W. & Freedland, S.J. 2009. Does pathological Gleason score re-review by a modern pathologist improve risk stratification relative to historical Gleason score? The Journal of Urology, 181(4S):57. doi: 10.1016/S0022-5347(09)60171-3 (link)
2008
Wielgus, J., Gonzalez-Suarez, M., Aurioles-Gamboa, D., & Gerber, L.R. 2008. A non-invasive demographic assessment of sea lions based on stage-specific abundances. Ecological Applications, 18(5):1287-1296. doi: 10.1890/07-0892.1 (link)
González-Suárez, M. & Gerber, L.R. 2008. A behaviorally explicit demographic model integrating habitat selection and population dynamics in California sea lions. Conservation Biology, 22(6):1608-1616. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.00995.x (link)
Jacobs, D. F., Young, J. K., Hernandez-Camacho, C. J., & Gerber, L.R. 2008. Determinants of outcomes of agonistic interactions among male California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Journal of Mammalogy, 89(5):1212–1217. (link)
Gonzalez-Suarez, M. & Gerber, L.R. 2008. Habitat preferences of California sea lions: Implications for conservation. Journal of Mammalogy, 89(6):1521-1528. (link)
Young, J. K., Gonzalez-Suarez, M., & Gerber, L.R. 2008. Determinants of agonistic interactions in California sea lions. Behavior, 145(12):1797-1810. (link)
Wielgus, J., Sala, E., & Gerber, L.R. 2008. Assessing the ecological and economic benefits of a no-take marine reserve. Ecological Economics, 67(1):32-40. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.04.019 (link)
Hernandez-Camacho, C. J., Aurioles-Gamboa, D., Laake J., & Gerber, L.R. 2008. Survival rates of the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus, in Mexico. Journal of Mammalogy, 89(4):1059-1066. doi: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-404.1 (link)
Robertson, K. L., Runcorn, C. W., Young, J. K., and Gerber, L.R. 2008. Spatial and temporal patterns of territory use of male California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 86(4):237-244. doi: 10.1139/cjz-2013-0099 (link)
Hernandez-Camacho, C.J., Aurioles-Gamboa, D., & Gerber, L.R. 2008. Age-specific birth rates of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus) in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Marine Mammal Science, 24(3):664-676. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00199.x (link)
Underwood, J. G., Hernandez-Camacho, C. J., & Gerber, L.R. 2008. Estimating sustainable bycatch rates for California sea lion populations in the Gulf of California. Conservation Biology, 23(3):1523-1739. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.00919.x (link)
Young, J. K. & Gerber, L.R. 2008. The influence of social composition on reproductive behavior of territorial male California sea lions. Aquatic Mammals, 34(1):103-110. doi: 10.1578/AM.34.1.2008.102 (link)
Rowell, K., Flessa, K. W., Dettman, D. L., Roman, M. J., Finlay, L. T., & Gerber, L.R. 2008. Diverting the Colorado River leads to a dramatic life history shift in an endangered marine fish. Biological Conservation, 141(4):1138-1148. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.02.013 (link)
2007
Gerber, L.R., Wielgus, J., & Sala, E. 2007. A decision framework for the adaptive management of an exploited species with implications for marine reserves. Conservation Biology, 21(6):1594-1602. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00824.x (link)
Sabo, J. L. and L. R. Gerber. 2007. Predicting extinction risk in spite of predator-prey oscillations. Ecological Applications 17(5):1543-1554. DOI: 10.1890/06-0630.1. (link)
Ward, E., Hilborn, R., Towell, R., & Gerber, L.R. 2007. A state-space mixture approach for estimating catastrophic events in time series data. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 64(6):899-910. doi: 10.1139/f07-060 (link)
Gerber, L.R., Keller, A. C., & DeMaster, D. P. 2007. Ten thousand and increasing: Is the western Arctic population of bowhead whale endangered? Biological Conservation, 137(4):577-583. doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2007.03.024 (link)
Wielgus J., Ballantyne, F., Sala, E., & Gerber, L.R. 2007. Viability analysis of reef fish populations based on limited demographic information. Conservation Biology, 21(2):447-454. doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2006.00644.x (link)
Young, J. K., Gerber, L.R., D’Agrosa, C., Hilborn, R., Hopcraft, G., & Arcese, P. 2007. Wildlife population increases in Serengeti National Park. Science, 315(5820):1790-1791. doi: 10.1126/science.315.5820.1790b (link)
Gaines, S. D., Gaylord, B., Gerber, L.R., Hastings, A., & Kinlan, B. 2007. Connecting places: The ecological consequences of dispersal in the sea. Oceanography, 20(3):90-99. doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2007.32 (link)
Young, J. K., Hernandez, C. J., & Gerber, L.R. 2007. Long-distance movement of a pinniped neonate. Marine Mammal Science, 23(4):926-930. doi:10.1111/j.1748-7692.2007.00138 (link)
2006
Gerber, L.R. 2006. Including behavioral data in demographic models improves estimates of population viability. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 4(8):419-427. doi: 10.1890/1540-9295(2006)4[419:IBDIDM]2.0.CO;2 (link)
Zacharias, M. A., Gerber, L.R., & Hyrenbach, K. D. 2006. Review of the Southern Ocean Sanctuary: Marine protected areas in the context of the International Whaling Commission Sanctuary Programme. Journal of Cetacean Research and Management, 8(1):12-25. (link)
Gonzalez-Suarez, M., McCluney, K.E., Aurioles, D., & Gerber, L.R. 2006. Incorporating uncertainty in spatial structure for viability predictions: A case study of California sea lions (Zalophus californianus). Animal Conservation, 9(2):219-227. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00022.x (link)
2005
Gerber, L.R., S. Heppell, F. Ballantyne and E. Sala. 2005. The role of dispersal and demography in determining the efficacy of marine reserves. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 62(4):863–871. doi: 10.1139/f05-046 (link)
Gerber, L.R., Hyrenbach, D., & Zacharias, M. A. 2005. Do the world’s largest protected areas conserve whales or whalers? Science, 307(5709):525-526. doi:10.1126/science.1106120 (link)
Gerber, L.R., Beger, M., McCarthy, M. A., & Possingham, H. P. 2005. A theory for optimal monitoring of marine reserves. Ecology Letters, 8(8):829-83. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2005.00784.x (link)
Gerber, L.R., Lafferty, K. D., McCallum, H., Sabo, J. L., & Dobson, A. 2005. Exposing extinction risk analysis to pathogens: Is disease just another form of density dependence? Ecological Applications, 15(4):1402-1414. doi: 10.1890/04-0880 (link)
Papastavrou, V., Leaper, R., Gerber, L.R., Hyrenback, K. D., & Zacharias, M. A. 2005. Debating whale sanctuaries. Science, 309(5731):51-52. doi:10.1126/science.309.5731.51e (link)
McCallum, H., Gerber, L.R., & Jani, A. 2005. Does infectious disease influence the efficacy of marine protected areas? A theoretical framework. Journal of Applied Ecology, 42(4):688-698. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01043.x (link)
Green, J. L., Hastings, A., Arzberger, P., Ayala, F. J., Cottingham, K. L., Cuddington, K., Davis, F., Dunne, J. A., Fortin, M., Gerber, L.R., & Neubert, M. 2005. Complexity in ecology and conservation: Mathematical, statistical, and computational challenges. BioScience, 55(6):501-510. doi: 10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[0501:CIEACM]2.0.CO;2 (link)
2004
Gerber, L.R., Buenau, K. E., & VanBlaricom, G. 2004. Density dependence and risk of extinction in a small population of sea otters. Biodiversity and Conservation, 13:2741-2757. doi: 10.1007/s10531-004-2146-1 (link)
Harvell, D., Aronson, R., Baron, N., Connell, J., Dobson, A., Ellner, S., Gerber, L.R, Kim, K., Kuris, A., McCallum, H., Lafferty, K., McKay, B., Porter, J., Pascual, M., Smith, G., Sutherland, K., & Ward, J. 2004. The rising tide of ocean diseases: Unsolved problems and research priorities. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 2(7):375-382. doi: 10.1890/1540-9295(2004)002[0375:TRTOOD]2.0.CO;2 (link)
Gerber, L.R., Tinker, M. T., Doak, D. F., Estes, J. A., & Jessup, D. A. 2004. Mortality sensitivity in life-stage simulation analysis: A case study of Southern sea otters. Ecological Applications, 14(5):1554-1565. doi: 10.1890/03-5006 (link)
Gerber, L.R. & Heppell, S. S. 2004. The use of demographic sensitivity analysis in marine species conservation planning. Biological Conservation, 120(1):121-128. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.01.029. (link)
Hooker, S. K. & Gerber, L.R. 2004. Marine reserves as a tool for ecosystem-based management: The potential importance of megafauna. BioScience, 54(1):29-41. doi: 10.1641/0006-3568(2004)054[0027:MRAATF]2.0.CO;2 (link)
Micheli, F., Amarasekare, P., Bascompte, P., & Gerber, L.R. 2004. Including species interactions in the design and evaluation of marine reserves: Some insights from a predator-prey model. Bulletin of Marine Science, 74(3):653-669. (link)
Keller, A. C. & Gerber, L.R. 2004. Monitoring and the Endangered Species Act: Revisiting the Eastern North Pacific gray whale. Endangered Species Update, 21(3):87-92. (link)
Gerber, L.R., Reichman, O. J., & Roughgarden, J. 2004. Food hoarding: future value in optimal foraging decisions. Ecological Modeling, 175(1):77-85. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2003.10.022 (link)
Buenau, K. E. & Gerber, L.R. 2004. Developing recovery and monitoring strategies for the endemic Mount Graham red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus grahamensis) in Arizona. Animal Conservation, 7(1):1-6. doi: 10.1017/S1367943003001124 (link)
2003
Gerber, L.R., Seabloom, E. W., Burton, R.S., & Reichman, O.J. 2003. Translocation of an imperiled species: Integrating spatial and habitat patterns. Animal Conservation, 6(4):309-316. doi: 10.1017/S136794300300338X (link)
Gerber, L.R. 2003. Delisting of species under the Endangered Species Act. Conservation Biology, 17(3):651-652. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2003.02110.x (link)
Shelden, K. E, Rugh, D. J., DeMaster, D. P., & Gerber, L.R. 2003. Evaluation of bowhead whale status: Reply to Taylor. Conservation Biology, 17(3):918-920. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2003.03003.x (link)
Gerber, L.R., Botsford, L. W., Hastings, A., Possingham, H. P., Gaines, S. D., Palumbi, S. R., & Andelman, S. 2003. Population models for marine reserve design: A retrospective and prospective synthesis. Ecological Applications, 13(sp1):47-64. doi: 10.1890/1051-0761(2003)013[0047:PMFMRD]2.0.CO;2 (link)
2002
Gerber, L.R. & Hatch, L.T. 2002. Are we recovering? An evaluation of recovery criteria under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Ecological Applications, 12(3):668-673. doi: 10.2307/3060976 (link)
Schultz, C. B. & Gerber, L.R. 2002. Are recovery plans improving with practice? Ecological Applications, 12(3):641-647. doi: 10.1890/1051-0761(2002)012[0641:ARPIWP]2.0.CO;2 (link)
Gerber, L.R., Kareiva, P. M., & Bascompte, J. 2002. The influence of life history attributes and fishing pressure on the efficacy of marine reserves. Biological Conservation, 106(1):11-18. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00224-5 (link)
Lafferty, K. D. & Gerber, L.R. 2002. Good medicine for conservation biology: The intersection of epidemiology and conservation theory. Conservation Biology, 16(3):1-12. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2002.00446.x (link)
2001
Gerber, L.R. & VanBlaricom, G. R. 2001. Implications of three viability models for the conservation status of the Western Population of Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus). Biological Conservation, 102(3):261-269. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3207(01)00104-5 (link)
Gerber, L.R. & Schultz, C. B. 2001. Authorship and the use of biological information in Endangered Species Act recovery plans. Conservation Biology, 15(5):1308-1314. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2001.00110.x (link)
Gerber, L.R. 2001. Conservation biology of cetaceans in marine communities of Baja California: Science or advocacy? Global Ecology and Biogeography, 10(3):335-336. doi: 10.1046/j.1466-822X.2001.00171-8.x (link)
Gerber, L.R. & Hilborn, R. 2001. Catastrophic events and recovery from low densities in populations of otariids: Implications for risk of extinction. Mammal Review, 31(2):131-150. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2907.2001.00081.x (link)
2000
Gerber, L.R. 2000. Science and sentimentality. American Scientist, 88(6):477-478.(link)
Gerber, L.R., DeMaster, D. P., & Roberts, S. P. 2000. Measuring success in conservation. American Scientist, 88(4), 316-324. (link)
1999
Gerber, L.R. & DeMaster, D. P. 1999. A quantitative approach to Endangered Species Act classification of long-lived vertebrates: Application to the North Pacific humpback whale. Conservation Biology, 13(5):1203-1214. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.98466.x (link)
Gerber, L.R., DeMaster, D. P., & Kareiva, P. M. 1999. Gray whales and the value of monitoring data in implementing the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Conservation Biology, 13(5):1215-1219. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1999.98466.x (link)
Gerber, L.R., Wooster, W. S., DeMaster, D. P., & VanBlaricom, G. R. 1999. Marine mammals: New objectives in U.S. fishery management. Reviews in Fishery Science, 7(1):23-28. doi: 10.1080/10641269991319180 (link)
1993-8
Gerber, L.R. 1998. Seeking a rational approach to setting conservation priorities for marine mammals. Integrative Biology, 1(3):90-98. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6602(1998)1:3 (link)
Norse, E. N. & Gerber, L.R. 1993. A global strategy for preserving biological diversity in the sea. Diversity, 9(3):40-44. doi: 10.1016/0169-5347(94)90135-X (link)
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2026 Fall
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| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
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| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2025 Spring
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| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2024 Fall
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| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 425 | Marine Conservation Ecology |
2024 Spring
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| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
2023 Fall
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| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 578 | Environmental Leadership & Com |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 425 | Marine Conservation Ecology |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 495 | Undergraduate Research |
| BIO 494 | Special Topics |
| BIO 591 | Seminar |
2025 Leverhulme Center for Nature Recovery, University of Oxford, UK. What is the role of academia in addressing the biodiversity crisis?
2025 Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, UK. Understanding pathways of knowledge to action in conservation.
2025 Biodiversity Network, University of Oxford, UK. From Research to Action: Producing Science for Decision-Making in Conservation.
2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties, Bringing hope and gratitude in facing eco-anxiety
2024 Bloom Conference, Beyond Target 15 – Opportunities for Strategic Corporate Engagement.
2024 Bloom Conference, VIP Workshop: Going Beyond “No Harm” to Create a Regenerative Economy.
2024 US Fish and Wildlife Services Presentation on Implementation of the Endangered Species Act
2024 Wildlife Habitat Council webinar on Biodiversity, Climate Change and Industry: Understanding and Assessing the Intersections
2023 Plenary Speaker at Gordon Research Conference on Food, water and biodiversity
2022 Ethics, and Human Development, The International Conference for Interdisciplinary Science and Education .
2021 International Congress for Conservation Biology, Conserving smarter: Using decision science to address the biodiversity crisis.
2021 International Congress for Conservation Biology, Collecting and reporting data on costs of conservation interventions.
2020 United Nations Global Compact’s Uniting Business LIVE, Industry partnerships for biodiversity outcomes: Measuring private sector contributions toward mitigating biodiversity loss.
2020 Udall NM Success Climate Change Education Seminar, Knowledge to Outcomes in Global Biodiversity Conservation.
2020 Consortium for Science, Policy Outcomes, A global strategy for preventing the next pandemic.
2020 Greenbiz, Biodiversity and Profitability: mapping the natural environment’s influence on your firm’s profitability.
2019 UN World Conservation and Monitoring Center, Workshop on biodiversity and business.
2017 International Congress for Conservation Biology Workshop 202, Partnerships for conservation.
2016 Expanding diversity in the next generation of ecology, What works to recruit, matriculate, and retain disadvantaged youth in undergraduate degrees in ecological degree programs?
2014 National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center to develop new decision tools for recovery and spending decisions in endangered species conservation, Developing decision tools to facilitate recovery planning under the Endangered Species Act.
2013 Symposium at annual AAAS meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, Escaping the Ivory tower.
2013 Plenary Speaker for Western Society of Naturalists, Integrating theory and data in marine science.
2011 Ecological Society of America, Advice from Theorists on Managing Ecosystems in a Changing Climate.
2025 Honorary Fellow, Wadham College, University of Oxford - Senior Common Room
2022 Spirit of Defenders Award for Science, Defenders of Wildlife
2020 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
2020 Nominee, Faculty Women’s Association Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
2017 Fellow, Ecological Society of America
2017 Fulbright Scholar, Ecuador, J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
2017 Top 200 for 100 & Change Award, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
2015 Inspirational Faculty Award, ASU office of Student-Athlete Development
2011 Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellow, Stanford University
2010 Distinguished Visiting Associate Professor, UC Santa Barbara
2009 Significant contribution of women in science, Women hold up half the sky, Mills College
2008 Rising Star in Ecology, Ecological Society of America
2007 Promotion and Tenure Faculty Exemplar, Arizona State University
2006 ASU President’s Medal for Social Embeddedness, K-12 Environmental Education Program
2004 NSF Early Career Investigator Award
2003 U.S. Geological Survey toward Best Practices in Biocomplexity and Conservation Award
1998 Outstanding Doctoral Student Performance, Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
National and International
2025- Member, External Advisory Group, Nature Positive Ocean Pathways, World Wildlife Fund
2025- Board of Advisors, Revive, the Society for Conservation Biology’s Working Group on Resilience and Wellbeing in Conservation
2024- Advisory Board, Biodiversity Benefit Accounting, UN Global Compact CEO Water Mandate
2024- Lead Author, Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment, United States Geological Survey
2022- National Academy of Science Panel, National Biodiversity and Climate Change Assessment
2020- Steering committee for Beyond the Academy: An Impact-oriented Research Network
2020- Scientific Advisory Board, Defenders of Wildlife
2020- Scientific Advisory Board, Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Islands
2016- Red List Committee, International Union for the Conservation of Nature
2016- Co-director, ASU-Conservation International Knowledge Partnership
2016- Reducing Ocean Waste Task Force, World Business Council on Sustainable Development
2016- Lead Author, Global Assessment, Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
2016- Knowledge Partner Liaison Delegate, World Business Council on Sustainable Development
2016- External Reviewer, Scientific Committee, International Whaling Commission
2015-7 Lenfest Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Task Force member, Pew Charitable Trusts
2015- Nominating Committee, Indianapolis Prize, Indianapolis Zoo
2015- External Review Panel, NMFS Endangered Species Program, NOAA
2014-6 Member at large, Ecological Society of America’s Board of Governors
2013- Editorial Board, Conservation Biology
2012- Antarctic Ecosystems Review Panel, NSF
2012- Development Committee, Ecological Society of America
2012- Chair, NMFS shark predation management review panel, Center for Independent Experts
2011- Chair, Review Panel, Hawaiian monk seal translocation plan, NMFS
2011- Editorial Board, ISRN Ecology
2007- Editorial Board, Conservation Letters
2007- Ocean Science Review Panel, NSF
2006- Advisory Panel for NSF CAREER program
2003-8 Editorial Board, Conservation Biology
2004-9 Editorial Board, Endangered Species Research
2002-7 Recovery Team Member and Plan co-author, White Abalone Recovery Team
2002- Recovery Team Member, Mount Graham Red Squirrel Recovery Team
2002- Reviewer, President’s Panel on Ocean Exploration, NOAA
2002- Advisory Panel Member, Abalone Recovery and Management Team
2000-2 Policy Committee, Society for Conservation Biology Board of Governors
2002-5 Science Chair, Marine Section of the Society for Conservation Biology
1996-8 Member-at-Large, Society for Marine Mammalogy Board of Governors
2003- Reviewer, Ecology and Biological Oceanography Panels, National Science Foundation
Regional and ASU
2024- Steering committee and proposal coauthor, School of Conservation at ASU
2022- Faculty advisor, Women in STEM at ASU
2021- Faculty advisor, Sustainability at ASU
2021- Implementation committee, ASU-Cintana-UIDE Galapagos Research Station
2015- President’s Council on Women in Leadership, ASU
2014- Founding Director, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, ASU
2012 Coordinator, Hugh Hanson Ecology Seminar Series, ASU
2012- Director, Environmental Leadership and Communications Certificate, ASU
2011- Research and Training Initiatives Committee, School of Life Sciences, ASU
2011- Advisory Board for the Ecosystem Conservation and Resilience Initiative, ASU
2007-9 Personnel committee, School of Life Sciences, ASU
2007-9 Undergraduate Programs Committee, School of Sustainability, ASU
2006-9 Review committee, School of Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Program, ASU
2005- Honors Disciplinary Faculty, Barrett Honors College, ASU
2004-7 Research Coordination Network for the Colorado Delta Region, NSF
2002- Co-director, Undergraduate Conservation Biology Program, Arizona State University
2003-6 Undergraduate Programs Committee, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University