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Chris T. Darimont

Chris T. Darimont

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
43
Citations
7066
World Ranking
5322
National Ranking
343

Overview

Chris T. Darimont is affiliated with the University of Victoria in Canada and specializes in Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Ecology. Their research spans several subfields including Ecology, General Health Professions, Genetics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work predominantly explores themes related to Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Indigenous Studies and Ecology, and Marine Animal Studies. Other notable topics covered include Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, and Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights.

Chris T. Darimont has an extensive publication record, with frequent contributions to several academic venues. These include Ecology and Evolution, Science, FACETS, Conservation Science and Practice, and Ecology and Society. The breadth of their work reflects a multidisciplinary approach within environmental and ecological research domains.

Recent papers by Chris T. Darimont demonstrate engagement with indigenous knowledge systems and wildlife conservation through diverse methodologies. Some of these publications include:

  • "Two-Eyed Seeing": An Indigenous framework to transform fisheries research and management, 2020, Fish and Fisheries
  • Contributions of Indigenous Knowledge to ecological and evolutionary understanding, 2021, Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
  • Automated facial recognition for wildlife that lack unique markings: A deep learning approach for brown bears, 2020, Ecology and Evolution
  • Indigenous knowledge and federal environmental assessments in Canada: applying past lessons to the 2019 impact assessment act, 2020, FACETS
  • Decolonial Model of Environmental Management and Conservation: Insights from Indigenous-led Grizzly Bear Stewardship in the Great Bear Rainforest, 2021, Ethics Policy & Environment

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers including Paul C. Paquet, Christina N. Service, Kyle A. Artelle, William Housty, and Iain McKechnie. These collaborations reflect consistent partnerships that deepen aspects of ecological and conservation science.

Best Publications

  • Human predators outpace other agents of trait change in the wild

    Chris T. Darimont;Stephanie M. Carlson;Michael T. Kinnison;Paul C. Paquet

  • “Two‐Eyed Seeing”: An Indigenous framework to transform fisheries research and management

    Andrea J. Reid;Andrea J. Reid;Lauren E. Eckert;John‐Francis Lane;Nathan Young

  • The unique ecology of human predators

    Chris T. Darimont;Caroline H. Fox;Heather M. Bryan;Thomas E. Reimchen

  • Quantifying Inter- and Intra-Population Niche Variability Using Hierarchical Bayesian Stable Isotope Mixing Models

    Brice X. Semmens;Eric J. Ward;Jonathan W. Moore;Chris T. Darimont

  • Saving the World's Terrestrial Megafauna

    William J Ripple;Guillaume Chapron;José Vicente López-Bao;Sarah M. Durant

  • Intra-hair stable isotope analysis implies seasonal shift to salmon in gray wolf diet

    C. T. Darimont;T. E. Reimchen

  • Wildlife conservation and animal welfare: two sides of the same coin?

    P. C. Paquet;C. T. Darimont

  • Landscape heterogeneity and marine subsidy generate extensive intrapopulation niche diversity in a large terrestrial vertebrate

    Chris T. Darimont;Paul C. Paquet;Thomas E. Reimchen

  • Contributions of Indigenous Knowledge to ecological and evolutionary understanding

    Tyler D Jessen;Natalie C Ban;Nicholas Xemŧoltw Claxton;Chris T Darimont

  • Toward increased engagement between academic and indigenous community partners in ecological research

    Megan S. Adams;Jennifer Carpenter;Jess A. Housty;Douglass Neasloss

  • Ecological factors drive differentiation in wolves from British Columbia

    Violeta Muñoz-Fuentes;Chris T. Darimont;Robert K. Wayne;Paul C. Paquet

  • Foraging behaviour by gray wolves on salmon streams in coastal British Columbia

    C. T. Darimont;T. E. Reimchen;P. C. Paquet

  • Stress and reproductive hormones in grizzly bears reflect nutritional benefits and social consequences of a salmon foraging niche.

    Heather M. Bryan;Chris T. Darimont;Paul C. Paquet;Katherine E. Wynne-Edwards

  • Conserving the World's Megafauna and Biodiversity: The Fierce Urgency of Now

    William J. Ripple;Guillaume Chapron;José Vicente López-Bao;Sarah M. Durant

  • Spawning salmon disrupt trophic coupling between wolves and ungulate prey in coastal British Columbia

    Chris T Darimont;Chris T Darimont;Paul C Paquet;Thomas E Reimchen

  • Automated facial recognition for wildlife that lack unique markings: A deep learning approach for brown bears.

    Melanie Clapham;Ed Miller;Mary Nguyen;Chris T. Darimont

  • The elephant (head) in the room: A critical look at trophy hunting

    Chelsea Batavia;Michael Paul Nelson;Chris T. Darimont;Paul C. Paquet

  • Grizzly bear monitoring by the Heiltsuk people as a crucible for First Nation conservation practice

    William G. Housty;Anna Noson;Gerald W. Scoville;John Boulanger

  • The genetic legacy of extirpation and re-colonization in Vancouver Island wolves

    Violeta Muñoz-Fuentes;Chris T. Darimont;Paul C. Paquet;Jennifer A. Leonard;Jennifer A. Leonard;Jennifer A. Leonard

  • Using Grizzly Bears to Assess Harvest-Ecosystem Tradeoffs in Salmon Fisheries

    Taal Levi;Chris T. Darimont;Misty MacDuffee;Marc Mangel;Marc Mangel

  • Hallmarks of science missing from North American wildlife management

    Kyle A. Artelle;John D. Reynolds;Adrian Treves;Jessica C. Walsh

  • Stable isotopic niche predicts fitness of prey in a wolf–deer system

    C. T. Darimont;P. C. Paquet;T. E. Reimchen

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul C. Paquet
Paul C. Paquet University of Victoria
Thomas E. Reimchen
Thomas E. Reimchen University of Victoria
John D. Reynolds
John D. Reynolds Simon Fraser University
Adrian Treves
Adrian Treves University of Wisconsin–Madison
Trisalyn A. Nelson
Trisalyn A. Nelson University of California, Santa Barbara
Christopher C. Wilmers
Christopher C. Wilmers University of California, Santa Cruz
Gordon B. Stenhouse
Gordon B. Stenhouse Western University of Health Sciences
Jennifer A. Leonard
Jennifer A. Leonard Spanish National Research Council
Stephanie M. Carlson
Stephanie M. Carlson University of California, Berkeley
Taal Levi
Taal Levi Oregon State University

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