Christine Brodsky, PhD

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Mined Land Ecology

Limited research has been conducted in southeastern Kansas regarding the impact of land use history on the diversity, distribution, and abundance of conservation priority species. Our goal is to establish a long-term ecological monitoring program on reclaimed mined lands for bird and herpetofauna species. Findings from this study will fill data gaps regarding the long-term recovery efforts on mined lands, while also accounting for changes in herpetofauna and avian community diversity. Our objective is to provide data to quantify these successional changes in biodiversity and update the ranges of multiple species of concern across taxa.

Collaborators: Dr. Andrew George (co-PI), Emma Buckardt (Graduate Student) & Luke Headings (Graduate Student) ​

Funding: Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) Chickadee Checkoff Grant; State Wildlife Grants Program

Publications:
  • Buckardt, EM, Rega-Brodsky, CC, and George, AD. 2021. Notophthalmus viridescens (Eastern Newt) - Geographic Distribution. Herpetological Review 52(3), 571.​
  • Buckardt, EM, Rega-Brodsky, CC, and George, AD. 2022. New newts: First Crawford County, Kansas records. Collinsorum, 11(1), 5-6.
  • Poster presentations:
    • Kyle Findley at the Kansas Herpetological Society Conference (Nov 2019: Poster)
    • Rachel Styers at the Kansas Natural Resources Conference (Jan 2019: Poster)
    • Rachel Styers at the Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (Feb 2019: Poster)
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