Ecology of Natural Systems
Develop knowledge of factors influencing complex interactions in ecological systems at multiple scales of biological organization ranging from physiological to community and eco-region units, with an emphasis on effects of anthropogenic drivers such as climate and land-use change and tactics for restoring and conserving ecological processes.
Faculty
- Dr. Paul Brown
- Aquatic animal nutrition, physiology, biochemistry
- Dr. Matt Ginzel
- Chemically mediated host location and colonization behavior of wood-boring insects
- Dr. Douglass Jacob
- Forest tree regeneration including nursery culture, outplanting and early stand management
- Dr. Richard Meilan
- Plant genes affecting lignin composition, phytoremediation, heartwood and figured wood formation, root initiation, and water-use efficiency
- Dr. Maria Sepúlveda
- Ecotoxicology, development and application of molecular biomarkers of exposure and effects to environmental contaminants in vertebrate and invertebrate animal models
Population-Community
- Dr. Jeffrey Dukes
- Community, ecosystem, and global ecology; biodiversity and biological invasions; ecosystem impacts of global environmental change
- Dr. Andrew DeWoody
- Population genetics, molecular ecology and evolution
- Dr. John Dunning
- Response of wildlife populations to large-scale change, conservation biology, restoration ecology, conservation biology
- Dr. Songlin Fei
- Spatial analysis and pattern recognition, invasive species distribution modeling and forest ecosystem dynamic modeling
- Dr. Reuben Goforth
- Aquatic ecology, fish and insect species and communities in streams, species persistence, community ecology
- Dr. Tomas Höök
- Fish ecology and ecological modeling focusing on recruitment processes, foodweb interactions, bio-physical coupling, eutrophication effects and fish life history trait variation
- Dr. Michael Jenkins
- Effects of invasive species on ecosystem structure and function, forest ecosystem response to disturbances
- Dr. Michael Saunders
- Disturbance-based silviculture/ecological foresty, restoration ecology in forested systems
- Dr. Rob Swihart
- Disturbance ecology, effects of habitat fragmentation, spatial modeling of populations & communities
- Dr. Harmon (Mickey) Weeks
- Ecological energetics of avian reproduction, mineral nutritional ecology of mammalian herbivores
- Dr.Rod Williams
- Ecology and conservation of amphibians and reptiles, education and outreach, genetics
Ecosystem
- Dr. Jeffrey Dukes
- Community, ecosystem, and global ecology; biodiversity and biological invasions; ecosystem impacts of global environmental change
- Dr. Songlin Fei
- Spatial analysis and pattern recognition, invasive species distribution modeling and forest ecosystem dynamic modeling
Landscape
- Dr. John Dunning
- Response of wildlife populations to large-scale change, conservation biology, restoration ecology, conservation biology
- Dr. Songlin Fei
- Spatial analysis and pattern recognition, invasive species distribution modeling and forest ecosystem dynamic modeling
- Dr. Bryan Pijanowski
- Land-use modeling & spatial ecology,ecological assessment, natural resource economic impact analysis
- Dr. Guofan Shao
- Smart applications of geospatial technology including remote sensing & geographic information systems
- Dr. Rob Swihart
- Disturbance ecology, effects of habitat fragmentation, spatial modeling of populations & communities
- Dr. Hao Zhang
- Methodical research on statistical data collection & modeling, spatial statistics and its applications to environmental sciences
- Dr. Patrick Zollner
- Behavioral ecology of ecological landscapes, forest management in changing landscapes, animal movements
Graduate
Graduate students work with their major professor and advisory committee to develop a plan of study that is customized to their individual needs.
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Undergraduate
Undergraduate students work with faculty and staff in the Office of Student Services to select courses that fulfill their interests and requirements of their major.
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