Elizabeth Leigh Kalies | Scholars@Duke

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

Liz Kalies is the Lead Renewable Energy Scientist for the North America region of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and an adjunct associate professor at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. She is a terrestrial ecologist, with expertise in wildlife field ecology, restoration, and quantitative ecology. At TNC, she develops sound science to support the clean energy transition, particularly focused on renewable energy siting and design practices. She won the NC Sustainable Energy Association's Clean Energy Innovator of the Year Award in 2019 for her efforts to develop best management practices for wildlife conservation at solar facilities. She has a PhD in wildlife ecology from Northern Arizona University, a master’s degree in ecology from Yale University, and a BS in biology from Cornell University.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Division of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2021

Contact Information

elizabeth.kalies@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Northern Arizona University 2010
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2016 - 2021
- 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
  - Chen, C., J. F. Brodie, R. Kays, T. J. Davies, R. Liu, J. T. Fisher, J. Ahumada, et al. “Global camera trap synthesis highlights the importance of protected areas in maintaining mammal diversity.” Conservation Letters 15, no. 2 (March 1, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12865.
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  - Lamb, T., and E. L. Kalies. “An overview of Lepidopteran Herbivory on North American pitcher plants (Sarracenia), with a novel observation of feeding on Sarracenia flava.” Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society 74, no. 3 (August 1, 2020): 193–97. https://doi.org/10.18473/lepi.74i3.a7.
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  - Esch, B. E., A. E. M. Waltz, T. N. Wasserman, and E. L. Kalies. “Using best available science information: Determining best and available.” Journal of Forestry 116, no. 5 (September 20, 2018): 473–80. https://doi.org/10.1093/jofore/fvy037.
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  - Game, Edward T., Heather Tallis, Lydia Olander, Steven M. Alexander, Jonah Busch, Nancy Cartwright, Elizabeth L. Kalies, et al. “Cross-discipline evidence principles for sustainability policy.” Nature Sustainability 1, no. 9 (September 2018): 452–54. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-018-0141-x.
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  - Qiu, Jiangxiao, Edward T. Game, Heather Tallis, Lydia P. Olander, Louise Glew, James S. Kagan, Elizabeth L. Kalies, et al. “Evidence-Based Causal Chains for Linking Health, Development, and Conservation Actions.” Bioscience 68, no. 3 (March 2018): 182–93. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix167.
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  - Kays, R., A. W. Parsons, M. C. Baker, E. L. Kalies, T. Forrester, R. Costello, C. T. Rota, J. J. Millspaugh, and W. J. McShea. “Does hunting or hiking affect wildlife communities in protected areas?” Journal of Applied Ecology 54, no. 1 (February 1, 2017): 242–52. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12700.
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  - Rota, C. T., M. A. R. Ferreira, R. W. Kays, T. D. Forrester, E. L. Kalies, W. J. McShea, A. W. Parsons, and J. J. Millspaugh. “A multispecies occupancy model for two or more interacting species.” Methods in Ecology and Evolution 7, no. 10 (October 1, 2016): 1164–73. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12587.
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  - Kalies, E. L., and L. L. Yocom Kent. “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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2016.05.021.
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  - Kalies, E. L., K. A. Haubensak, and A. J. Finkral. “A meta-analysis of management effects on forest carbon storage.” Journal of Sustainable Forestry 35, no. 5 (July 3, 2016): 311–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2016.1154471.
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  - Kays, R., R. Costello, T. Forrester, M. C. Baker, A. W. Parsons, E. L. Kalies, G. Hess, J. J. Millspaugh, and W. McShea. “Cats are Rare Where Coyotes Roam.” Journal of Mammalogy 96, no. 5 (October 1, 2015): 981–87. https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyv100.
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  - Sánchez Meador, A. J., K. M. Waring, and E. L. Kalies. “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): 219–30. https://doi.org/10.5849/jof.14-021.
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  - Waltz, A. E. M., M. T. Stoddard, E. L. Kalies, J. D. Springer, D. W. Huffman, and A. S. Meador. “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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2014.08.026.
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  - Fleishman, E., J. R. Thomson, E. L. Kalies, B. G. Dickson, D. S. Dobkin, and M. Leu. “Projecting current and future location, quality, and connectivity of habitat for breeding birds in the Great Basin.” Ecosphere 5, no. 7 (July 21, 2014). https://doi.org/10.1890/ES13-00387.1.
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  - Kalies, E. L., and S. S. Rosenstock. “Stand structure and breeding birds: Implications for restoring ponderosa pine forests.” Journal of Wildlife Management 77, no. 6 (August 1, 2013): 1157–65. https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.577.
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  - Kalies, Elizabeth L., and W Wallace Covington. “Small mammal community maintains stability through compensatory dynamics after restoration of a ponderosa pine forest.” Ecosphere 3, no. 9 (September 2012): art78–art78. https://doi.org/10.1890/es12-00143.1.
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  - Barrett, K. J., E. L. Kalies, and C. L. Chambers. “Predator occupancy rates in a thinned ponderosa pine forest, Arizona: A pilot study.” Wildlife Society Bulletin 36, no. 2 (June 1, 2012): 232–39. https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.124.
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  - Fulé, P. Z., J. E. Crouse, J. P. Roccaforte, and E. L. Kalies. “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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2011.12.025.
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  - Kalies, E. L., B. G. Dickson, C. L. Chambers, and W. W. Covington. “Community occupancy responses of small mammals to restoration treatments in ponderosa pine forests, northern Arizona, USA.” Ecological Applications : A Publication of the Ecological Society of America 22, no. 1 (January 2012): 204–17. https://doi.org/10.1890/11-0758.1.
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  - Kalies, E. L., C. L. Chambers, and W. W. Covington. “Wildlife responses to thinning and burning treatments in southwestern conifer forests: A meta-analysis.” Forest Ecology and Management 259, no. 3 (January 25, 2010): 333–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2009.10.024.
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  - Schmitz, O. J., E. L. Kalies, and M. G. Booth. “Alternative dynamic regimes and trophic control of plant succession.” Ecosystems 9, no. 4 (June 1, 2006): 659–72. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-006-0006-4.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Previous Appointments & Affiliations

Selected Publications

Academic Articles