Biography of Lars Pomara
Lars Pomara joined the Threat Center in 2014, with research interests in landscape ecology, conservation science, and wildlife ecology. His research involves assessing stressors on forests, ecosystem services, and biodiversity, and developing tools to understand vulnerabilities, resilience, and effective conservation approaches at landscape and regional scales. Lars held previous positions as a postdoctoral scientist in Forest and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a lecturer and research associate in Geography and the Environment at the University of Texas at Austin, and as a spatial ecologist at PRBO Conservation Science (Point Blue). He holds a PhD in Geography and the Environment from the University of Texas at Austin and an MS in wildlife ecology from the University of Georgia in Athens.
Learn more about Lars' work:
Southern Region Fire Adaptation: assessing wildfire risks and opportunities for risk management
Assessment of ecosystem services and environmental threats across the Appalachians
Impacts of invasive plant removal on bird and butterfly communities in a desert riparian floodplain
Contact Lars at lazarus.y.pomara@usda.gov or (512) 501-0260.
