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Students
& Postdocs: research interests
![]() Jaime Ashander, Population Biology Graduate Group For information on Jaime, see his
website at http://www.math.ualberta.ca/~ashander/
Lewis
Barnett,
Graduate Group in EcologyIn general
terms, I am interested in how temporal environmental variability
and trophic interactions affect population dynamics and community
structure. Within this framework, I aim to understand what
combinations of marine resource management practices (e.g.,
conventional fisheries management, no-take marine reserves)
provide the best outcomes in terms of maintaining population
persistence, fishery yield, and ecosystem function. I have a
background in fish biology, marine ecology, and statistical
modeling, but I am now primarily using dynamic mathematical
modeling approaches to address the above objective.
For more information about my current and past research, see my personal website: http://lewisbarnett.wordpress.com/ Scott
Burgess, Postdoctoral ScholarI am broadly interested in how
dispersal, phenotypic selection, and phenotypic plasticity
influence population dynamics and local adaptation. I try to
combine theoretical and empirical approaches to answer questions.
The empirical systems I have worked in are marine invertebrates
such as bryozoans and corals. My PhD research investigated some
causes and consequences of phenotype-dependent dispersal and how
differences among individuals influence population dynamics and
connectivity. My postdoc research here at UC Davis will develop
theory on how gene flow, selection, and plasticity influence
populations and apply the theory to salmon artificial propagation
programs.
For more information, see: http://www.des.ucdavis.edu/faculty/baskett/Burgess/ (Lab site) http://scottburgessecology.wordpress.com/ (Personal site) Max Castorani, Graduate Group in Ecology, Joint Doctoral Program with San Diego State University I
am generally interested in the ecological processes responsible
for resilience in marine communities. My dissertation research
focuses on how seagrasses (marine angiosperms) respond to
disturbance. In particular, I am investigating how habitat
modification by eelgrass (Zostera
marina) and other benthic ecosystem engineers mediates
resilience to environmental perturbations.For more information about Max, see his website at https://sites.google.com/site/mcastorani/ |