Dr. Robert A. Montgomery
I am am an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford and a Supernumerary Fellow in Exeter College. I have built a vibrant research group pursuing integrative ecological, sustainability, and biodiversity conservation related research themes. The broad goal of my research is to document the ways in which animals move through and use landscapes in an increasingly fragmented and human-disturbed world. While diverse, my research centers on carnivore-prey interactions. I model the ways in which carnivores hunting prey can have physical and detectable consequences on the landscapes where they reside and on the human communities with which they share these landscapes. In this capacity, I reveal the influence of life history, abiotic, and biotic factors on individual carnivore/prey decision-making and quantify how these decisions can scale-up to have population-level consequences with relevance to conservation, environmental sustainability, and policy. A central tenet of my research philosophy is to conduct enriching interdisciplinary research among real-world stakeholders, students, in-country partners, and colleagues to enhance the scope and broaden the implications of my work. Google Scholar Profile and ResearchGate Profile
Interested students that are keen to work in the Biodiversity and Sustainability Research Group should contact me at: robert.montgomery@biology.ox.ac.uk
Interested students that are keen to work in the Biodiversity and Sustainability Research Group should contact me at: robert.montgomery@biology.ox.ac.uk
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ABOUT THE RESEARCH GROUP
Situated at the University of Oxford, we are a collection of ecologists allied to develop sustainable solutions for the biggest problems facing coupled human and natural systems globally. We employ cutting-edge quantitative and data science tools to determine how animals adjust their decision-making in response to abiotic and biotic factors, anthropogenic disturbance, and the individual condition. We apply these techniques to a diversity of systems around the world. The goal of our research-informed conservation work is to elucidate compelling aspects of animal ecology that have relevance to sustainability and policy. A parallel motivation of the laboratory is to train students from underrepresented and international backgrounds so that the future of conservation and sustainability leadership can be a more diverse one. |
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