Biography
Associate Professor
BSc, PhD (Montréal)
Dr. Silva-Opps, a terrestrial ecologist, investigates how landscape structure, including habitat fragmentation caused largely by human activity, affects the abundance, diversity, and movement of mammals, birds, and amphibians. She also examines the ecological role of body size and how this morphological characteristic relates to the abundance, energy use, and movement of animal species.
Recent Publications
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Exploring the effects of land-cover configuration, body size and trophic diversity on the avifauna richness of Prince Edward Island, Canada
- Open Journal of Ecology, 2019
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Home range and habitat selection of a reintroduced African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) pack in a small South African game reserve
- African Journal of Wildlife Research, 2015
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Writing toward a scientific identity
- Journal of College Science Teaching, 2015
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Habitat use and home range size of red foxes in Prince Edward Island (Canada) based on snow-tracking and radio-telemetry data
- Central European Journal of Biology, 2009
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The conservation value of hedgerows for small mammals in Prince Edward Island, Canada
- American Midland Naturalist, 2008
Research Classification
- no classification
Research Interests
- Spatial scale and habitat fragmentation on the patterns of abundance and diversity of mammal populations
- Macroecology and conservation biology
Current Scholars in Biology
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