Corinna Riginos Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 106A Guyot Hall Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 E-mail: criginos@princeton.edu

I am currently a Council of Science and Technology Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University. I am a community ecologist with broad interests in natural resource management and conservation in areas of high biodiversity and human need.

My current research is based in Kenya, at the Mpala Research Centre in the Laikipia District. This area, as with many parts of sub-Saharan Africa, is used by both wild and domestic herbivores. The diversity of wild herbivores here is high, with common species including elephants, girraffes, zebras (both plains and Grevy's), impalas, Grant's gazelles, eland, hartebeest, buffalos, and oryx. There are also numerous wild predators, including lions, leopards, hyenas, and African wild dogs. Domestic herbivores are primarily cattle on the commercial ranches and goats and sheep on the communal ranches.

I use a range of observational and experimental methods to answer both applied and theoretical questions about savanna dynamics and range management. I am particularly interested in improving our understanding of how to manage savanna landscapes for both wildlife and livestock. I am actively involved in local outreach in Laikipia and collaborate with conservation and development NGOs working there. I also assist my husband, Siva Sundaresan, with his work on conservation of the highly endangered Grevy's zebra.

Mount Kenya from Mpala Research Centre on a clear afternoon.