Department of Biology

Research in Ecology

Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with each other and their physical environment. (see also Curriculum in Ecology ).

Faculty and Research Interests:

John Bruno Marine Ecology; the population and community ecology and conservation of coastal marine ecosystems

Joel G. Kingsolver Population ecology and functional biology of insects.

Charles Mitchell Disease ecology, plant invasions, community ecology, global change.

Robert Peet Ecology: plant communities and populations.

Charles H. Peterson Population and community ecology in marine environments.

David Pfennig Evolutionary Biology and Ecology.

Karin Pfennig Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution

Seth Reice Disturbances and the maintenance of Biodiversity; Ecology of land use and urban ecology; Sustainable development.

Keith Sockman Neural, physiological, and behavioral ecology.

Peter White Plant ecology; conservation ecology.


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