Thomas W. Gillespie,^1,*,** Katherine S. Willis,^1,*** Stacey Ostermann-Kelm,^2,**** Travis Longcore,^3,***** Felicia Federico,^4,****** Lena Lee,^2,******* Glen M. MacDonald<sup>1,********

1</sup>1Department of Geography University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90095-1524
²2Mediterranean Coast Network NPS Inventory & Monitoring Program 401 West Hillcrest Dr. Thousand Oaks
³3University of Southern California School of Architecture and Spatial Sciences Institute Watt Hall,
⁴4University of California, Los Angeles Institute of the Environment and Sustainability La Kretz Hall

^*Corresponding author: tg@geog.ucla.edu; 310-968-2360
^**Thomas W. Gillespie is a Professor of Geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research interests focus on using geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing data for monitoring protected areas.
^***Katherine S. Willis is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research interests include assessing landscape dynamics in coastal southern California for ecological conservation.
^****Stacey Ostermann-Kelm is Program Manager for the Mediterranean Coast Network of the National Park Service's Inventory and Monitoring Program. Her research focused on ecology and population dynamics of small populations and the effects of urbanization on federally endangered desert bighorn sheep.
^*****Travis Longcore is Assistant Professor of Architecture, Spatial Sciences, and Biological Sciences at the University of Southern California. He studies nature in cities, including the effects of artificial night lighting on biological and ecological processes.
^******Felicia Federico is the Program Manager for Partnerships and Translational Science at the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at the University of California, Los Angeles.
^*******Lena Lee is Research Committee Chair and the Data Manager for the Mediterranean Coast Network.
^********Glen M. MacDonald is a UC Presidential Chair and former Director of the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. His research focuses on climate change, its causes and its impact on the environment and society.