James Regetz, PhD : Biography
Education:
Ph.D., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
MESM, Bren School, UC Santa Barbara
B.A., Biology, Williams College
Experience:
Jim melds a formal training in ecology and environmental science with practical experience tackling diverse computational and quantitative challenges. A participant in multiple NCEAS working groups both before and during his current tenure, Jim has worked on topics such as ecosystem services, Pacific salmon population modeling, Population Viability Analysis, Habitat Conservation Plans, and Recovery Plans. He brings to NCEAS expertise in ecological data processing, statistical analysis and estimation, numerical optimization, and ecological modeling and simulation. He has also programmed in a variety of contexts, including:
- Quantitative analysis in R, Matlab/Octave, and SAS
- Scientific programming in C/C++
- Database development with SQL
- Spatial processing using PostGIS, GRASS, and ArcView/ArcGIS
- Multi-purpose scripting in Python, Perl, and VBA
- Web-programming in HTML, PHP, and Ruby on Rails
- Specialty applications such as WinBUGS and PRIMER
At NCEAS, Jim is available for consultation on strategic planning for data analysis as well as implementation of tools and methods for specific analysis needs.
Publications:
Nelson E, Mendoza G, Regetz J, Polasky S, Tallis H, Cameron D, Chan K, Daily G, Goldstein J, Kareiva P, Lonsdorf E, Naidoo R, Ricketts TH, and Shaw R. In Press. Modeling multiple ecosystem services and tradeoffs at landscape scales. Frontiers in Ecology.
Ricketts TH, Regetz J, Steffan-Dewenter I, Cunningham SA, Kremen C, Bogdanski A, Gemmill-Herren B, Greenleaf SS, Klein AM, Mayfield MM, Morandin LA, Ochieng A, and Viana BF. 2008. Landscape effects on crop pollination services: are there general patterns? Ecology Letters 11(5):499-515.
Hamilton SL, Regetz J, and Warner RR. 2008. Postsettlement survival linked to larval life in a marine fish. PNAS 105(5):1561-1566.
Marvier M, McCreedy C, Regetz J, and Kareiva P. 2007. A meta-analysis of effects of Bt cotton and maize on nontarget invertebrates. Science 316(5830):1475-1477.
Kremen C, Williams NM, Aizen MA, Gemmill-Herren B, LeBuhn G, Minckley R, Packer L, Potts SG, Roulston T, Steffan-Dewenter I, Vazquez DP, Winfree R, Adams L, Crone EE, Greenleaf SS, Keitt TH, Klein AM, Regetz J, and Ricketts TH. 2007. Pollination and other ecosystem services produced by mobile organisms: a conceptual framework for the effects of land-use change. Ecology Letters 10(4):299-314.
Sandin SA, Regetz J, and Hamilton SL. 2005. Testing larval fish dispersal hypotheses using maximum likelihood analysis of otolith chemistry data. Marine and Freshwater Research 56(5):725-734.
Regetz J. 2003. Landscape-level constraints on recruitment of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Columbia River basin, USA. Aquatic Conservation 13(1):35-49.
Harding EK, Crone EE, Elderd BD, Hoekstra JM, McKerrow AJ, Perrine JD, Regetz J, Rissler LJ, Stanley AG, and Walters EL. 2001. The scientific foundations of habitat conservation plans: a quantitative assessment. Conservation Biology 15(2):488-500.