The Anderson Lab 

In the Anderson lab, we conduct interdisciplinary biogeographic research at various levels of biological organization, as well as training the scientists of tomorrow in environmental biology. The overreaching research theme is to characterize the spatial configuration of environmental suitability for species, and study its ecological, evolutionary and practical consequences. This includes applications to conservation and management as well as the effects of climate change on biodiversity. To do so, we have been deeply involved in the development of models of species niches and distributions, including the production of software that is widely used and cited. Our current projects focus on small mammals of North and South America and continued development of software for ecological modeling, with funding from NASA and the National Science Foundation. Our ’home base’ is the highly multicultural CCNY, part of one of the most diverse, tolerant, and intellectually vibrant cities in the world.