Elizabeth Leigh Kalies | Scholars@Duke

Elizabeth Leigh Kalies
Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental Sciences and Policy

Liz is the Director of Science for the NC chapter of The Nature Conservancy, and holds an adjunct appointment with the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. She is a terrestrial ecologist, with expertise in wildlife field ecology, forest restoration, and quantitative ecology. At TNC, she focuses on (1) coordination of large-scale monitoring to assess land protection outcomes, (2) using evidence-based synthesis approaches to answer management questions, and (3) research on wildlife ecology and connectivity, particularly in the context of renewable energy development.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2016

Contact Information

elizabeth.kalies@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Northern Arizona University 2010
Duke Appointment History
- Visiting Instructor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2013 - 2015
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Esch, BE, Waltz, AEM, Wasserman, TN, and Kalies, EL. "Using Best Available Science Information: Determining Best and Available." Journal of Forestry 116, no. 5 (September 20, 2018): 473-480. Full Text
  - Game, ET, Tallis, H, Olander, L, Alexander, SM, Busch, J, Cartwright, N, Kalies, EL, Masuda, YJ, Mupepele, AC, Qiu, J, Rooney, A, Sills, E, and Sutherland, WJ. "Cross-discipline evidence principles for sustainability policy." Nature Sustainability 1, no. 9 (September 1, 2018): 452-454. Full Text
  - Qiu, J, Game, ET, Tallis, H, Olander, LP, Glew, L, Kagan, JS, Kalies, EL, Michanowicz, D, Phelan, J, Polasky, S, Reed, J, Sills, EO, Urban, D, and Weaver, SK. "Evidence-Based Causal Chains for Linking Health, Development, and Conservation Actions." Bioscience 68, no. 3 (March 2018): 182-193. Full Text
  - Kays, R, Parsons, AW, Baker, MC, Kalies, EL, Forrester, T, Costello, R, Rota, CT, Millspaugh, JJ, and McShea, WJ. "Does hunting or hiking affect wildlife communities in protected areas?." Journal of Applied Ecology 54, no. 1 (February 1, 2017): 242-252. Full Text
  - Rota, CT, Ferreira, MAR, Kays, RW, Forrester, TD, Kalies, EL, McShea, WJ, Parsons, AW, and Millspaugh, JJ. "A multispecies occupancy model for two or more interacting species." Methods in Ecology and Evolution 7, no. 10 (October 1, 2016): 1164-1173. Full Text
  - Kalies, EL, and Yocom Kent, LL. "Tamm Review: Are fuel treatments effective at achieving ecological and social objectives? A systematic review." Forest Ecology and Management 375 (September 1, 2016): 84-95. (Review) Full Text
  - Kalies, EL, Haubensak, KA, and Finkral, AJ. "A meta-analysis of management effects on forest carbon storage." Journal of Sustainable Forestry 35, no. 5 (July 3, 2016): 311-323. Full Text
  - Kays, R, Costello, R, Forrester, T, Baker, MC, Parsons, AW, Kalies, EL, Hess, G, Millspaugh, JJ, and McShea, W. "Cats are Rare Where Coyotes Roam." Journal of Mammalogy 96, no. 5 (October 1, 2015): 981-987. Full Text
  - Sánchez Meador, AJ, Waring, KM, and Kalies, EL. "Implications of diameter caps on multiple forest resource responses in the context of the four forests restoration initiative: Results from the forest vegetation simulator." Journal of Forestry 113, no. 2 (March 1, 2015): 219-230. Full Text
  - Waltz, AEM, Stoddard, MT, Kalies, EL, Springer, JD, Huffman, DW, and Meador, AS. "Effectiveness of fuel reduction treatments: Assessing metrics of forest resiliency and wildfire severity after the Wallow Fire, AZ." Forest Ecology and Management 334 (December 5, 2014): 43-52. Full Text
  - Fleishman, E, Thomson, JR, Kalies, EL, Dickson, BG, Dobkin, DS, and Leu, M. "Projecting current and future location, quality, and connectivity of habitat for breeding birds in the Great Basin." Ecosphere 5, no. 7 (July 2014): art82-art82. Full Text
  - Kalies, EL, and Rosenstock, SS. "Stand structure and breeding birds: Implications for restoring ponderosa pine forests." The Journal of Wildlife Management 77, no. 6 (August 2013): 1157-1165. Full Text
  - Kalies, EL, and Covington, WW. "Small mammal community maintains stability through compensatory dynamics after restoration of a ponderosa pine forest." Ecosphere 3, no. 9 (September 2012): art78-art78. Full Text
  - Barrett, KJ, Kalies, EL, and Chambers, CL. "Predator occupancy rates in a thinned ponderosa pine forest, Arizona: A pilot study." Wildlife Society Bulletin 36, no. 2 (June 1, 2012): 232-239. Full Text
  - Fulé, PZ, Crouse, JE, Roccaforte, JP, and Kalies, EL. "Do thinning and/or burning treatments in western USA ponderosa or Jeffrey pine-dominated forests help restore natural fire behavior?." Forest Ecology and Management 269 (April 1, 2012): 68-81. (Review) Full Text
  - Kalies, EL, Dickson, BG, Chambers, CL, and Covington, WW. "Community occupancy responses of small mammals to restoration treatments in ponderosa pine forests, northern Arizona, USA." Ecological Applications. 22, no. 1 (January 2012): 204-217. Full Text
  - Kalies, EL, Chambers, CL, and Covington, WW. "Wildlife responses to thinning and burning treatments in southwestern conifer forests: A meta-analysis." Forest Ecology and Management 259, no. 3 (January 25, 2010): 333-342. Full Text
  - Schmitz, OJ, Kalies, EL, and Booth, MG. "Alternative dynamic regimes and trophic control of plant succession." Ecosystems 9, no. 4 (June 1, 2006): 659-672. Full Text

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Selected Publications

Academic Articles