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Holly Jones (ecologist)

Holly Jones (ecologist) is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Holly Jones (ecologist) rather than just read about it. In short: Holly P. Jones is an American restoration ecologist and conservation biologist.

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Reference excerpt

Holly P. Jones is an American restoration ecologist and conservation biologist. She is an associate professor at Northern Illinois University.

Education Jones completed a Bachelor of Science in ecology, evolutionary biology, and marine biology from University of California, Santa Cruz. She earned a master of philosophy in forestry and environmental studies from Yale University in 2007. She completed a doctor of philosophy in 2010. Oswald Schmitz was her doctoral advisor. David M. Post, Peter A. Raymond, and David Towns served on Jones' dissertation committee.

Career Jones worked as an ecosystem-based adaptation consultant from 2010 to 2012 at Conservation International and UC Santa Cruz under supervisor David Hole. In 2011, she was an ecosystem recovery and resilience consultant at The Nature Conservancy and UC Santa Cruz under supervisor Peter Kareiva. She was a visiting postdoctoral scholar at UC Santa Cruz from August 2010 to August 2012 in the department of environmental studies. Her advisor was Erika Zavaleta. She became an assistant professor in the department of biological sciences at Northern Illinois University and The Institute for the Study of Environment, Sustainability and Energy (ESE). In September 2015, she began as a research associate at the Auckland University of Technology, Institute for Applied Ecology. She is an associate editor of Ecological Restoration, Biological Invasions, and Conservation Science and Practice. She is an associate professor at Northern Illinois University.

Research Jones' laboratory researches how to prioritize restoration, connections between ecosystem restoration and conservation, and global climate change. She works on islands quantifying ecosystem recovery following invasive mammal removal and she works on bison reintroduction impacts to restored tallgrass prairies. She's produced numerous reviews and meta analyses on ecosystem recovery and restoration following disturbances. She is a National Geographic Society grant awardee and National Geographic Explorer.

Personal life Jones is married and has two daughters.

References

External links Holly Jones publications indexed by Google Scholar

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Holly Jones (ecologist)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Holly Jones (ecologist) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Holly Jones (ecologist) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Holly Jones (ecologist) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Holly Jones (ecologist)

In research: Holly Jones (ecologist) appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Holly Jones (ecologist) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Holly Jones (ecologist) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 21st-century American biologists, 21st-century American women biologists, American conservation biologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Holly Jones (ecologist) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Holly Jones (ecologist) in simple terms?

Holly P. Jones is an American restoration ecologist and conservation biologist.

Why does Holly Jones (ecologist) matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Holly Jones (ecologist)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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