Benjamin Seliger

Bio

Ben is a postdoctoral scholar with the Pests and Pathogens group of the Landscape Dynamics Lab. Ben is a geographer and quantitative ecologist who uses spatial modeling approaches to help understand the dynamics of species’ ranges. At the Center for Geospatial Analytics, Ben is involved with data analysis and management to help control the spread of invasive species. Ben is also passionate about open science, data visualization, and cartographic design, believing their effective implementation are essential to understanding our changing world.

Publications

• Quantifying uncertainty in forecasts of when and where invasions happen , BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS (2025)
• Forecasting global spread of invasive pests and pathogens through international trade , ECOSPHERE (2023)
• Spotted lanternfly predicted to establish in California by 2033 without preventative management , COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY (2022)
• Widespread underfilling of the potential ranges of North American trees , JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY (2020)

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