joelle fournier
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Growing up in the Pacific Northwest meant my love of nature started young. Starting in my last years of high school and continuing presently, I have been involved in numerous long term field research projects ranging from understanding the effects of introduced species on large island ecosystems, to surveying the impact on endangered seabirds breeding in heavily populated and developed areas. Most of my experience in the field is with birds - from albatross to winter wrens, and back to murrelets and oystercatchers. Starting in 2004, I have become very familiar with the listed California least tern while participating in a monitoring program located here in San Diego.
The least tern illustrates my research interests pertaining to understanding ecological community structure and ecosystem processes on a local as well as regional scale. Not only am I interested in understanding how nature works, but I also want to understand how humans can work within nature.
Experience
Conservation Program Manager, San Diego Zoo Global, 2010 to present.
Bachelor of Science in Evolution, Animal Behaviour, and Ecology, UCSD, 2006
Biological Monitor, Avian Consultants, Coronado, 2004 to 2009.
Field Research Technician, Canadian Wildlife Service, British Columbia, 2002, and 2003
Research Assistant, Laskeek Bay Conservation Society, British Columbia, 1998, 1999, and 2001
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest meant my love of nature started young. Starting in my last years of high school and continuing presently, I have been involved in numerous long term field research projects ranging from understanding the effects of introduced species on large island ecosystems, to surveying the impact on endangered seabirds breeding in heavily populated and developed areas. Most of my experience in the field is with birds - from albatross to winter wrens, and back to murrelets and oystercatchers. Starting in 2004, I have become very familiar with the listed California least tern while participating in a monitoring program located here in San Diego.
The least tern illustrates my research interests pertaining to understanding ecological community structure and ecosystem processes on a local as well as regional scale. Not only am I interested in understanding how nature works, but I also want to understand how humans can work within nature.
Experience
Conservation Program Manager, San Diego Zoo Global, 2010 to present.
Bachelor of Science in Evolution, Animal Behaviour, and Ecology, UCSD, 2006
Biological Monitor, Avian Consultants, Coronado, 2004 to 2009.
Field Research Technician, Canadian Wildlife Service, British Columbia, 2002, and 2003
Research Assistant, Laskeek Bay Conservation Society, British Columbia, 1998, 1999, and 2001
