Heather L. Bateman
@lizardphd.bsky.social
Professor | Herpetologist, field ecologist and also birds
Hbateman.faculty.asu.edu
Environmental science
80%
Geography
20%
Heather L. Bateman
@lizardphd.bsky.social
· Sep 23
With @ecojeff.bsky.social coauthor
Heather L. Bateman
@lizardphd.bsky.social
· Sep 23
How urban impervious surface shapes bird foraging behavior in an arid city
Wildlife behavior and interactions in urban ecosystems can vary across landscape types and species, with some birds dominating human-derived resources. This study investigates the relationship between...
peerj.com
Our article has been published today in @PeerJLife peerj.com/articles/19980
Lead author student mentee - thanks to NSF REU funding CoupledNaturalandHumanSystems
🪶🌎🧑🔬
Lead author student mentee - thanks to NSF REU funding CoupledNaturalandHumanSystems
🪶🌎🧑🔬
Heather L. Bateman
@lizardphd.bsky.social
· Apr 24
Applied Ornithology field trip was a success! We camped along the San Pedro River and students learned surveying for rails, owls, and point count surveys in riparian forest. 🪶🌎
Heather L. Bateman
@lizardphd.bsky.social
· Apr 24
New paper on long-term lizard declines.🦎 Abundance highest in wet yrs (we haven't had many!). Some species abund related to lagged effects from vegetation cover, emphasizing the delayed response of biotic communities to ecosystem changes. #urban #herps 🌎
doi.org/10.1002/eco....
doi.org/10.1002/eco....
Reposted by Heather L. Bateman
Drought and Vegetation Lag Effects Influence Lizard Abundance: A 10‐Year Study of Perennial and Intermittent Urban River Areas
Animals living in urban desert ecosystems are affected by temperature extremes and altered hydrological regimes. Cities can alter both the physical and biotic environment by increasing temperature an...
doi.org
How do lizards respond to ecohydrologic conditions in an arid, urban environment? Check out this study by CAP LTER investigator @lizardphd.bsky.social and colleagues to learn more!
doi.org/10.1002/eco....
doi.org/10.1002/eco....
Neighborhood Western Screech Owl working on its winter tan.🪶
Heather L. Bateman
@lizardphd.bsky.social
· Jan 26
I'm added to herps, may I also be included in birds? I might be there, if so thanks and still figuring it all out.
Heather L. Bateman
@lizardphd.bsky.social
· Jan 26
First field trip of Ornithology, our classroom for the day! We saw this Green Heron and 46 other species while birding at urban wetlands. ASU Applied Bio. #birding 🪶
Heather L. Bateman
@lizardphd.bsky.social
· Jan 25
Wow. Splendid! 😉🐍
Heather L. Bateman
@lizardphd.bsky.social
· Jan 25
Yes please. Thank you
Heather L. Bateman
@lizardphd.bsky.social
· Jan 19
Hello. I'd like to be included please. 🦎🐍🐸 Thank you
Heather L. Bateman
@lizardphd.bsky.social
· Jan 17
Home | Heather Bateman Applied Wildlife Lab
hbateman.faculty.asu.edu
Hi Andrew. May I please be added? Herpetologist here. Thank you. 🐍🦎🐸
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Heather L. Bateman
@lizardphd.bsky.social
· Jan 12
New research on overlap of solar energy potential and critical habitats in the Southwest - Desert Tortoises and Bendire's Thrasher.
phys.org/news/2025-01...
phys.org/news/2025-01...
Heather L. Bateman
@lizardphd.bsky.social
· Jan 12
We're proud to have partnered with ASU to provide and gather data on a series of papers exploring the mental meeting of rattlesnakes and a growing city.
https://buff.ly/4fVjiRZ
https://buff.ly/4fVjiRZ
There's a rattlesnake in your backyard: What do you do? | ASU News
A snake slithers onto your back porch one sunny morning.What do you do?Call a relocation expert, grab a shovel and try to kill the reptile, or do nothing?That moral quandary is at the center of…
buff.ly
Our lab studies reptiles and amphibians in urban and wildland places. Plus - we work with some awesome collaborators!
Reposted by Heather L. Bateman
There's a rattlesnake in your backyard: What do you do? | ASU News
A snake slithers onto your back porch one sunny morning.What do you do?Call a relocation expert, grab a shovel and try to kill the reptile, or do nothing?That moral quandary is at the center of…
buff.ly
We're proud to have partnered with ASU to provide and gather data on a series of papers exploring the mental meeting of rattlesnakes and a growing city.
https://buff.ly/4fVjiRZ
https://buff.ly/4fVjiRZ