Rate My Professor Bradley Cardinale

A leading figure in conservation biology, Cardinale's research investigates the conservation and restoration of biodiversity in natural systems and the ecological design of human-engineered ecosystems, with a focus on how biodiversity influences the functioning and services of freshwater habitats such as streams, lakes, and wetlands, as well as grasslands, forests, and kelp beds. He has authored over 130 peer-reviewed papers, including landmark publications like "Biodiversity loss and its impact on humanity" (Nature, 2012), "A global synthesis reveals biodiversity loss as a major driver of ecosystem change" (Nature, 2012), "Effects of biodiversity on the functioning of trophic groups and ecosystems" (Nature, 2006), and "Impacts of plant diversity on biomass production increase through time because of species complementarity" (PNAS, 2007). His work has secured more than $39 million in research funding and recently culminated in co-authoring the textbook Conservation Biology (Oxford University Press, 2025). Cardinale is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Ecological Society of America, has been named a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in Environment/Ecology annually since 2014, and was recognized as one of Thomson Reuters' World's Most Influential Scientific Minds in 2014.