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Research
I
use mathematical modeling to understand and quantify ecological and
evolutionary responses to environmental variability and change in space
and time. In an ecological context I explore the drivers of
ecological resilience to environmental change, and in an evolutionary
context I explore the potential for rapid evolutionary responses on
ecological time scales to affect population dynamics. To bridge basic
and applied science, I focus on cases of human-driven global
environmental change such as fisheries, artificial propagation, and
climate change. Specific topics include:
- Comparing management options to mitigate the unintended
fitness consequences of aquaculture and hatcheries, by both drawing
from and contributing to the theory of gene flow and local adaptation
- Quantifying the potential for rapid evolution in response
to climate change and informing management to protect adaptive
capacity, particularly in coral reef systems
- Understanding the potential drivers and consequences of
resilience in both temperate and tropical reefs
- Exploring the roles of species interactions,
fisheries-based selection, and spatial management (e.g., marine
reserves) in ecosystem-based fisheries management.
For more information including a full list of publications, see my
CV in html or pdf
format.
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Teaching
Undergraduate
courses:
Population Ecology
(ESP 121), taught alternate years Environmental Analysis (ESP 1),
co-taught 2009-2014
Graduate courses:
Conservation Ecology (ECL208), taught every year
Computational
Methods in Population Biology (ECL/PBG233), co-taught alternate
years
Graduate Research Fellowship Proposal Workshop (ECL298), taught 2010,
2013
Topics
in Ecology and Evolution (ECL296/PBG292), taught 2008-2011
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