Karen Pope

USDA Forest Service, Research Wildlife Biologist

Karen Pope is an aquatic ecologist at the USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station based out of Redwood Sciences Lab in Arcata, CA. She received her Ph.D. in Ecology from UC Davis and M.S. in Biology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Karen focuses on linking hydrological and fluvial processes with biological responses in montane ecosystems. Current research involves the effects of trespass cannabis grows on headwater stream communities, the effectiveness of meadow restoration projects in recovering process dynamics and improving conditions for aquatic biodiversity, and understanding how amphibian population dynamics are affected by aquatic restoration projects and aquatic pathogens.