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Brian Buma | |
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.jpg) Buma in 2021 | |
| Born | September 10, 1980 Bellingham, Washington, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado, Boulder (PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer, scientist, conservationist |
| Known for | Explorations in Glacier Bay and the southernmost forests in the world |
Brian Buma (born 1 September 1980) is an ecologist, explorer, and academic whose is known for his work in scientific communication and ecological research around the world. In 2015 he became a National Geographic Explorer, and in 2018 he was accepted as a fellow in the Explorers Club. Buma works in climate change ecology globally, having led and served on expeditions to the Arctic, remote coastal sites in Alaska, southern Chile, Nepal, and Greenland. He has published several written pieces, including The Atlas of a Changing Climate, and over 60 peer reviewed publications in the scientific literature. Buma is also a senior scientist at the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center, on the steering committee of the Artic Migrations Network, and coordinates several volunteer science groups.
Scientific Work
Buma works in the field of disturbance ecology. His work documenting and mapping the extent of yellow-cedar decline was significant in the review to list the species, Callitropsis nootkatensis, under the Endangered Species Act (it was not ultimately listed). The species is valuable economically, ecologically, and culturally [1]. Buma has worked with logging communities on studies to assess the viability of co-management for conservation [2]
Buma's study of wildfire patterns and ecological impacts have led to rethinking the ways in which communities should conceptualize their relationship with fire, with a focus on adaptation and accommodation in most cases [3]. His work showed that burned areas are frequently reburning within 10-20 years in the current climate, a time period that threatens ecological recovery and wildfire planning [4].
Explorations
His expedition to rediscover the 1916 Cooper study in Glacier Bay, Alaska, re-founded the longest running permanent ecological study (on primary community assembly) in the world [5]. The project now serves for visitor education at Glacier Bay National Park.
In 2021, Buma was featured in National Geographic[6] for his work searching and finding the world's southernmost tree on Cape Horn[7][8], and sharing the effects of climate change in the southern hemisphere.
Buma runs the Edges of (All) Life project, a community science based effort to explore species distributions and range expansion/contraction as a result of climate change [9], organized through iNaturalist and National Geographic.
Buma is currently planning and leading an expedition to Greenland, to determine the northernmost permanent island on earth (the current known northernmost island, Kaffeklubben Ø, has several islets to the north). This project is also focused on educational resources for elementary and middle school students worldwide[10].