Research Areas:
- Cultural ecology
- Biogeography
- Endangered species
- Remote sensing and forest cover changes
The Natural Resources Conservation Lab in the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama is focused on human-environmental interactions. These interactions include wildlife and fisheries conservation, conservation mapping, human impacts on the environment (i.e deforestation), and the interface between sporting activities and conservation strategies.
Examples of current research projects in which Steinberg and the Lab are involved:
- Cuba fisheries habitat mapping project in Zapata National Park.
- Belize fisheries habitat mapping project in conjunction with the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust.
- Red cockaded woodpecker management and forest history in Talladega National Forest.
- The role of sport fishing interests in the management and conservation success of the redfish along the southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.
- Human-jaguar conflicts in the Mayan cultural landscape in southern Belize.
- Mangrove mapping in Campeche, Mexico.
- Mangrove deforestation in Belize.
- Sea turtle nesting habitat conservation in Belize.
- Land cover changes in snow leopard habitat in the Himalaya.
Teaching Interests:
- Field Course in Belize
- Geography of Endangered Species
- Environmental Literature
- Arts and Science of Fly Fishing
- Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies
- Sporting Conservation
Subject areas:
- Physical Geography
- Geospatial Analysis
Keywords: cultural ecology, biogeography, endangered species, remote sensing and forest cover changes
Research:
- Environment, Sustainability, and Conservation
- Geography; Conservation; Endangered Species.
