Heather A. Sander

University of Iowa — United States

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

21h-index2.3kcitations47works4.42yr avg
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Research Topics

Land Use and Ecosystem Services(22), Urban Green Space and Health(22), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(15), Economic and Environmental Valuation(9), Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation(8)

Publications46 total

Land cover mediates predator effects on urban deer mouse abundance
Biological Conservation·2025
Multicity research networks are needed to address global One Health challenges
BioScience·2025
Vegetation influences urban Northern short-tailed shrew site occupancy
Urban Ecosystems·2024
Variation in species-specific responses to habitat fragmentation and land cover structure in urban small mammal communities
Journal of Mammalogy·2024· 6 citedOpen Access
Patterns in tree squirrel co-occurrence vary with responses to local land cover in US cities
Urban Ecosystems·2024· 1 cited
Author Correction: Urbanization, climate and species traits shape mammal communities from local to continental scales
Nature Ecology & Evolution·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Gentrification drives patterns of alpha and beta diversity in cities
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Urbanization, climate and species traits shape mammal communities from local to continental scales
Nature Ecology & Evolution·2023· 51 citedOpen Access
Integrating human and species habitat preferences in conservation in heterogeneous urban settings
Environmental Conservation·2022· 1 citedOpen Access
Seasonal activity patterns of sympatric eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) and fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) in a Midwestern metropolitan region
Urban Ecosystems·2022· 8 cited
Closing four remaining gaps in deploying urban vegetation to enable sustainable cities
One Earth·2022· 3 cited
Mesopredator occupancy patterns in a small city in an intensively agricultural region
Urban Ecosystems·2022· 8 cited
Mammals adjust diel activity across gradients of urbanization
eLife·2022· 68 citedOpen Access
Author response: Mammals adjust diel activity across gradients of urbanization
2022· 2 citedOpen Access
Barriers to building wildlife‐inclusive cities: Insights from the deliberations of urban ecologists, urban planners and landscape designers
People and Nature·2021· 33 citedOpen Access
Mammals adjust diel activity across gradients of urbanization
2021· 7 citedOpen Access
Combining historical accounts with contemporary bird survey data identifies changes in an avian community over a period of anthropogenic change
Ibis·2021· 6 cited
Wealth and urbanization shape medium and large terrestrial mammal communities
Global Change Biology·2021· 83 cited
Urban vegetation and songbird nesting guilds: Relationships and implications for conservation and management
Urban forestry & urban greening·2021· 10 cited
Relationships between urban vegetation and academic achievement vary with social and environmental context
Landscape and Urban Planning·2021· 17 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Mason Fidino(13), Seth B. Magle(12), Elizabeth W. Lehrer(10), Maureen H. Murray(10), Theodore Stankowich(10), Julia L. Angstmann(9), Carmen M. Salsbury(9), Travis Gallo(8), Adam A. Ahlers(8), Brandon MacDougall(8), Travis J. Ryan(8), Kelly Simon(8), Jacque Williamson(8), Christopher J. Schell(7), David Drake(7), Chang Zhao(7), Amanda J. Zellmer(7), Cody B. Hodson(6), Colleen Cassady St. Clair(6), Rachel N. Larson(6)