Postdoctoral Associate

Elias is a wildlife ecologist interested in the intersection of wildlife populations and human activity to identify anthropogenic drivers of wildlife population dynamics. His research background is studying complex wildlife communities facing anthropogenic challenges and developing novel, non-invasive metrics to help study wildlife that are challenging to monitor. He is particularly interested in studying species and systems that are not well-understood to provide decision-makers with baseline data and inferences that inform management planning and future research.

Elias’ current research focuses on developing knowledge surrounding SARS-CoV2 transmission in wildlife communities and modeling potential pathways for future zoonotic transmission. This work will aid decision makers in evaluating means to mitigate the risk of SARS-CoV-2 establishing in wildlife communities and evolving new variants capable of infecting humans.

Publications

Selected Publications

  • Rosenblatt, E., DeBow, J., Blouin, J., Donovan, T., Murdoch, J., Creel, S., Rogers, W., Gieder, K., Fortin, N. and Alexander, C. 2021. Juvenile moose stress and nutrition dynamics related to winter ticks, landscape characteristics, climate-mediated factors and survival. Conservation Physiology, 9(1), p. coab048.
  • Debow, J., Blouin, J., Rosenblatt, E., Alexander, C., Gieder, K., Cottrell, W., Murdoch, J. and Donovan, T. 2021. Effects of winter ticks and internal parasites on moose survival in Vermont, USA. The Journal of Wildlife Management, 85(7), pp. 1423-1439.
  • Blouin, J., DeBow, J., Rosenblatt, E., Hines, J., Alexander, C., Gieder, K., Fortin, N., Murdoch, J. and Donovan, T. 2021. Moose habitat selection and fitness consequences during two critical winter tick life stages in Vermont, United States. Front. Ecol. Evol, 9, p. 642276.
  • Rosenblatt, E., Creel, S., Schuette, P., Becker, M.S., Christianson, D., Dröge, E., Mweetwa, T., Mwape, H., Merkle, J., M’soka, J. and Masonde, J.,2019. Do protection gradients explain patterns in herbivore densities? An example with ungulates in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley. PloS one, 14(10), p. e0224438.
  • Rosenblatt, E., Creel, S., Becker, M.S., Merkle, J., Mwape, H., Schuette, P. and Simpamba, T. 2016. Effects of a protection gradient on carnivore density and survival: an example with leopards in the Luangwa valley, Zambia. Ecology and Evolution, 6(11), pp. 3772-3785.
  • Creel, S., M'soka, J., Dröge, E., Rosenblatt, E., Becker, M.S., Matandiko, W. and Simpamba, T. 2016. Assessing the sustainability of African lion trophy hunting, with recommendations for policy. Ecological Applications, 26(7), pp. 2347-2357.
  • Creel, S., Becker, M., Christianson, D., Dröge, E., Hammerschlag, N., Hayward, M.W., Karanth, U., Loveridge, A., Macdonald, D.W., Matandiko, W. and M'soka, J. 2015. Questionable policy for large carnivore hunting. Science, 350(6267), pp. 1473-1475.
  • Rosenblatt, E., Becker, M.S., Creel, S., Droge, E., Mweetwa, T., Schuette, P.A., Watson, F., Merkle, J. and Mwape, H. 2014. Detecting declines of apex carnivores and evaluating their causes: An example with Zambian lions. Biological Conservation, 180, pp. 176-186.
  • Creel, S. and Rosenblatt, E. 2013. Using pedigree reconstruction to estimate population size: genotypes are more than individually unique marks. Ecology and evolution, 3(5), pp. 1294-1304.
Elias Rosenblatt in the woods

Areas of Expertise and/or Research

Wildlife abundance and occupancy, population and ecosystem modeling, population genetics, stress hormones, nutrition, disease ecology

Education

  • PhD, Natural Resources (wildlife biology), University of Vermont
  • MSc, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Montana State University
  • BSc, Environmental Science; Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, University of Vermont

Contact

Email:

erosenbl@uvm.edu

Office Location:

308 Aiken Center, UVM main campus

Website(s):
  1. ResearchGate