University of Michigan — School for Environment and Sustainability

Conservation & Coexistence Research Group

The Conservation & Coexistence Research Group is interested in helping societies coexist with wildlife in a rapidly changing world

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About the Group

Three core questions drive our research:

1

How are relationships between people and wildlife transforming in multiuse forests and grasslands, coastlines, croplands, and cities?

2

What are the outcomes of these transformations on human communities and ecosystems?

3

How can we design equitable, place-based coexistence strategies that reconcile species-at-risk recovery with climate adaptation and resource-based livelihoods?

Research Areas

Human-Wildlife Coexistence & Its Human Dimensions

Human-Wildlife Coexistence & Its Human Dimensions

Investigating what enables people and wildlife to coexist successfully in shared landscapes

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Integrated Social-Ecological Systems Modeling

Integrated Social-Ecological Systems Modeling

Using computational models to predict how human decisions and ecological dynamics shape conservation outcomes

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Wildlife Ecology in a Changing World

Wildlife Ecology in a Changing World

Understanding how rapid global change reshapes where wildlife survives, moves, and behaves

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Recent Publications

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Psychometric framework for coexistence with large carnivores. Conservation Biology
Ghasemi, B., Kyle, G., Teel, T., Niemiec, R., Crooks, K., Glikman, J. A., Carter, N. H., Vucetich, J. A., Lute, M. L., Breck, S., Frank, B., Hoag, D., Salerno, J., vanEeden, L. M., & Bruskotter, J. T.
May 14, 2026 Conservation Biology
Validating remotely sensed biomass estimates with forest inventory data in the western US
Cao, X., Sexton, J.O., Wang, P., Gounaridis, D., Carter, N.H. and Zhu, K.
May 5, 2026 Science of Remote Sensing
Restoring the wild east: predicting public support for cougar and red wolf comebacks in the Eastern United States
Ghasemi, B., Wilson, R.S., Elbroch, M., Vucetich, J.A., Carter, N.H., Moehrenschlager, A., Perry, S., Hinton, J.W., and J.T. Bruskotter
Apr 2, 2026 Biological Conservation
Resilience thinking for human–wildlife coexistence: Bridging dynamic systems, archetypes, and transformations
Carter, N.H., Buchholtz, E.K., Glikman, J.A., Nanni, A.S. and Puri, M.
Mar 12, 2026 Ambio
Perceived costs as drivers of wildlife management preferences in rural Tanzanian communities
Kiffner, C., Raycraft, J., Beccina, R., Bettermann, D., Koester, S., Kriegel, E., Lindsay, K., Ole, E., Ramirez, E., Spizuco, B., and N.H. Carter
Mar 9, 2026 Conservation Biology