Block, Timothy -
Morris Arboretum
Use of geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning
system (GPS) in floristic inventories; systematic plant anatomy
and morphology
Bott,
Thomas - Stroud Water Research Center
Microbial ecology of aquatic ecosystems with focus on primary
productivity and flow; microbes in food webs and trophic interactions;
dynamics and ecology of introduced bacteria.
Hart,
David - Academy of Natural Sciences
Stream and river ecology; ecological interactions in stream
communities; integrated ecological assessment; development of
improved ecological indicators; watershed management.
Jackson,
John - Stroud Water Research Center
Population and evolutionary ecology of stream insects; abiotic
and biotic processes in determining structure/function of stream
assemblages; energy and nutrient exchange within streams
Kaplan,
Louis - Stroud Water Research Center
Energy flow and nutrient cycling in streams with an emphasis
on the interface
between chemistry and biology; linking ecosystem processes, community
structure, and microbial in streams
Lundberg,
John - Academy of Natural Sciences
Morphological and taxonomic diversity of fishes in phylogenetic,
biogeographic and paleontologic contexts; species composition
and distribution patterns along the Amazon mainstem.
Marra,
Peter - Smithsonian Environmental Research
Center
Influence of behavior on regulation of vertebrate population
dynamics of migratory birds; modeling of vertebrate population
dynamics; ecological theory and conservation issues.
McCourt,
Rick - Academy of Natural Sciences
Phylogeny and morphological evolution of charophycean algae;
molecular and morphological systematics of algae utilizing data
from both living and fossil taxa; biogeography and speciation.
McNair, James -
Academy of Natural Sciences
Physiologically structured population models; stochastic models
of turbulent particle transport; models of animal behavior; models
of structured populations subject to stressors.
McShea,
William - Smithsonian
Ecology and conservation of wildlife; conservation of wildlife
and ecosystems; deer ecology and population management; long-term
trends in habitat selection of migratory birds.
Rhoads, Ann -
Morris Arboretum
History and status of Pennsylvania's forests; maintenance of
the Pennsylvania Flora Database; field surveys and herbarium and/or
taxonomic research; land conservation.
Sweeney,
Bernard - Stroud Water Research Center
Population and community ecology of temperate and tropical aquatic
invertebrates; effects of global warming on stream ecosystems,
genetic variation and gene flow.
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