Dr. David Augustine is a research ecologist with the Rangeland Resources Research Unit within the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, based in Fort Collins, Colorado.

His research interests focus on the influence of herbivores, particularly those with hooves, on the structure, function, and diversity of ecosystems. He received his masters degree in wildlife conservation from the University of Minnesota, and Ph.D. in biology from Syracuse University. Dr. Augustine’s research addresses both basic and applied questions about the role of native and domestic herbivores on systems including savannas of East Africa, grasslands and shrublands throughout the Great Plains of North America, and forest of eastern North America.

A current major focus of his research in the Great Plains is quantifying trade-offs and synergies among livestock production and biodiversity conservation.

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