{"id":12767,"date":"2022-09-28T09:53:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T13:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?p=12767"},"modified":"2026-02-23T15:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:51:45","slug":"biology-seminar-series-dr-jeffrey-hanson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/2022\/biology-seminar-series-dr-jeffrey-hanson\/","title":{"rendered":"Biology Seminar Series: Dr. Jeffrey Hanson September 29th at 2:30pm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Biology Seminar Series: Dr. Jeffrey Hanson September 29th at 2:30pm\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p><strong>Title:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Making better conservation decisions<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract: <\/strong>Conservation actions are urgently needed to safeguard species and the processes that sustain biodiversity. However, efforts to conserve biodiversity are complicated by the fact that existing information is incomplete and available resources are limited. In this seminar, I will discuss strategies for overcoming these challenges to develop cost-effective conservation plans. I will show how conservation plans can be improved by applying advanced algorithms, strategically collecting data, and employing cost-effective surrogates when high quality datasets (e.g. genetic data) are too costly. I will also elaborate on the importance of explicitly considering objectives and constraints when allocating conservation resources. By using cost-effective plans to inform decision making, conservation efforts stand a far greater chance at enhancing the long-term persistence of biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/jeff-hanson2-240x160.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/jeff-hanson2-240x160.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/jeff-hanson2-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/jeff-hanson2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/jeff-hanson2-160x107.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/jeff-hanson2-768x511.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/jeff-hanson2-400x266.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/jeff-hanson2-800x536.png 800w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/jeff-hanson2-360x240.png 360w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/jeff-hanson2-200x133.png 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/230\/jeff-hanson2.png 805w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BioSketch:&nbsp;<\/strong>Jeffrey Hanson is a postdoctoral scientist at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University, Canada. His research focuses on solving the challenges that prevent us from creating cost-effective plans to conserve biodiversity. To make his research accessible, he also develops data processing and decision support tools (e.g., prioritizr, raptr, oppr, wdpar R packages). For more information, see his website:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/jeffrey-hanson.com\/\">http:\/\/jeffrey-hanson.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title: Making better conservation decisions Abstract: Conservation actions are urgently needed to safeguard species and the processes that sustain biodiversity. However, efforts to conserve biodiversity are complicated by the fact that existing information is incomplete and available resources are limited. 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