{"658711":{"#nid":"658711","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Dynamic priorities for conserving species","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EHow do we know what lands \u0026ndash; or how much \u0026ndash; to protect to maintain the current level of biodiversity?\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/people\/mcguire-dr-jenny-l\u0022\u003EJenny McGuire\u003C\/a\u003E, an assistant professor with joint appointments in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/eas.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Biological Sciences\u003C\/a\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/biosciences.gatech.edu\/people\/benjamin-shipley\u0022\u003EBenjamin Shipley\u003C\/a\u003E, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Biological Sciences, share a byline for a Perspectives \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.abq0788\u0022\u003Eeditorial\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EScience\u003C\/em\u003E on that topic. In late 2021, McGuire \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/focus-fossils-paleobiologists-unearth-ancient-megafauna-east-africa-forecast-how-humans-and\u0022\u003Ereceived\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\u0022\u003ENational Science Foundation\u003C\/a\u003E and\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nerc.ukri.org\/\u0022\u003ENational Environment Research Council\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(NERC) funding to study the long-term relationships between Africa\u0026#39;s large animals, their traits, and how they respond to changes in their environments. The goal is to use the data to forecast future changes and help inform conservation biology decisions for the continent.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2022-06-06 15:06:58","changed_gmt":"2022-06-06 17:25:03","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/science.abq0788","dateline":{"date":"2022-06-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-06-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"364801","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EAS)"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"}],"categories":[{"id":"154","name":"Environment"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166926","name":"School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences"},{"id":"166882","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"168746","name":"Jenny McGuire"},{"id":"190751","name":"Benjamin Shipley"},{"id":"783","name":"conservation"},{"id":"190752","name":"protected areas"},{"id":"10936","name":"Biodiversity"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}