UC DAVIS
Division of Environmental Studies


James F. Quinn
Professor
Co-Director, Information Center for the Environment (ICE)














Office: 3134A Wickson Hall
Phone: (530) 752-8027
Fax: (530) 752-3350
Email:jfquinn@ucdavis.edu
Mailing Address: Environmental Studies, 2132 Wickson Hall, University of California, Davis, CA 95616

Research:

James F. Quinn's fields of interest include conservation biology, biodiversity, biological inventories and monitoring; extinction, intertidal ecology, marine fisheries management, and environmental data systems.

Selected Publications:

Cook, R. and J.F. Quinn. 1995. The influence of colonization in nested species subsets. Oecologia 102:413-424.

Wing, S.R., J.L. Largier, L.W. Botsford and J.F. Quinn. 1995. Settlement and transport of benthic invertebrates in an intermittent upwelling region. Limnology and Oceanography 40:316-329.

Teaching:

EST 001. Environmental Analysis
Analysis of the biological, physical and social interactions that constitute environmental problems such as food production, energy development and conservation, pollution and the conservation of natural environments.

EST 123. Introdution to Field and Laboratory Methods In Ecology (4) III. Lecture-2 hours; laboratory-6 hours; two weekend field trips. Prerequisite: Statistics 13, course 100 (may be taken concurrently), or the equivalent. Course will introduce students to methods used for collecting ecological data in field and laboratory situations. Methods used by population ecologists and community ecologists are included and emphasis will be placed on experimental design, scientific writing, and data analysis.

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