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GPMB Ecology Faculty

Faculty Research
Stephen A. Arnott Fisheries ecology, life history evolution, parasite ecology, climate change
Joey Ballenger Fish life history and population dynamics; fish biology/ecology; fisheries science/management
Loren D. Coen Marine benthic ecology, plant-animal interactions, tropical ecology, crustacean biology
Stacie E. Crowe Benthic ecology, taxonomy of marine invertebrates
Isaure de Buron Host-parasite interactions at the ecological, cellular, and molecular levels
Phillip Dustan Marine ecology, coral reef ecology, biological oceanography
Danny J. Gustafson Plant conservation genetics and restoration ecology
Melissa Hughes Animal behavior; in particular, communication in song birds and crustaceans
Jeffrey L. Hyland Environmental monitoring and assessments, benthic ecology, ecotoxicology
Pamela C. Jutte Benthic ecology; invertebrate behavioral biology
Peter R. Kingsley-Smith Shellfish restoration and management
David M. Knott Taxonomy and ecology of benthic and planktonic invertebrates
Laura M. Kracker GIS and spatial analysis of fish distribution and aquatic habitats; landscape ecology methodologies for large lake and marine ecosystems; underwater acoustics and remote sensing
John W. Leffler Seafood health and safety; sustainable aquaculture development; shrimp mariculture
Susan Lovelace Linkages between coastal environmental health and ecosystem services and human health and human wellbeing
Eric J. McElroy Evolution and ecology of animal performance and functional morphology; functional, physiological and morphological basis of animal behavior
Courtney Murren Plant ecology
Julie A. Neer Fisheries science and management, elasmobranch ecology, life history of fishes, population dynamics
Paul M. Nolan Behavioral ecology, disease ecology, ornithology, avian habitat selection
Robert D. Podolsky Functional biology and evolutionary ecology of marine invertebrates, larval ecology and life-history evolution, fertilization ecology, physiological ecology, phenotypic plasticity
Seth Pritchard Plant physiological ecology: physiological responses of plants to ongoing global environmental changes including rising atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone concentrations, warming, and soil salinization; implications for ecosystem function and food production
Matthew T. Rutter Plante ecology, genetics, evolution
Gorka Sancho Behavioral ecology of fishes, fisheries conservation
Denise M. Sanger Impacts of human land use, benthic ecology, water quality, sediment chemistry, and toxicology
Leslie R. Sautter Biological oceanography, marine phytoplankton ecology, marine geology
Brian G. Scholtens Ecological models of plant-insect interactions
George R. Sedberry Community population and trophic ecology of marine fishes, coral reef biology, fisheries biology
Virginia R. Shervette Estuarine ecology and management, conservation biology, fish ecology, oyster reef ecology, urbanization of estuaries, Human Dimensions of fisheries management, tropical ecology
Tracey Smart Life history ecology, reproductive ecology, biological oceanography, fisheries science
Erik E. Sotka Ecology and evolution of marine biotic interactions, larval dispersal, molecular ecology, chemical ecology
Allan E. Strand Molecular ecology, evolution, and demography of plants
Robert F. Van Dolah Benthic ecology, toxicology, environmental assessment, invertebrate community structure, population dynamics
Keith Walters Marine ecology, habitat restoration, marine snow dynamics, plant-animal interactions, meiofauna
Allison M. Welch Ecology, evolution and behavior of amphibians
Dara H. Wilber Ecological impact assessment in the marine and estuarine environment
John D. Zardus Evolution and ecology of commensal barnacles