Ecology
M.S., M.P.S. & Ph.D.

This integrative study area allows students to investigate the relationships of organisms to their environment and those factors which affect their distribution and abundance. Both the practical and theoretical applications of ecology are emphasized through courses and research. There are four major areas in ecology: organismal ecology, population-evolutionary ecology, community ecology and systems ecology. In consultation with the student’s steering committee, courses are chosen from these areas, as well as other disciplines. Specific research may encompass any of the four major areas of ecology and entail the study of the distribution and abundance of organisms, community structure including trophic relationships, diversity, succession and ecosystem properties, such as patterns of energy transfer and biogeochemical cycling.

Participating Faculty

• Guy Baldassarre; gabaldas@esf.edu
  Wetlands, Waterfowl
• Martin Doviak; mdovciak@esf.edu
  Forest Ecology, Ecosystem Management and Restoration
• Melissa Fierke; mkfierke@esf.edu
  Forest Insects, Tree Defenses
• Jacqueline Frair; jfrair@esf.edu
  Vertebrate and Landscape Ecology
• James Gibbs; jpgibbs@syr.edu
  Vertebrate Conservation Biology, Genetic Considerations, Reptiles and Amphibians
• Charles Hall; chall@esf.edu
  Systems Ecology
• Thomas Horton; trhorton@esf.edu
  Ecology, Fungal Communities, Mycorrhizal Relationships
• Robin Kimmerer; rwkimmer@esf.edu
  Bryoecology, Restoration Ecology
• Donald Leopold; djleopold@esf.edu
  Forest and Wetland Ecology, Restoration Ecology
• Karin Limburg; klimburg@esf.edu
  Fish Ecology
• Mark Lomolino; island@esf.edu
  Mammalian Diversity, Biogeography
• Gregory McGee; ggmcgee@esf.edu
  Plant Ecology
• Myron Mitchell; mitchell@syr.edu
  Biogeochemistry
• James Nakas; jpnakas@syr.edu
  Microbiology
• Roy Norton; ranorton@esf.edu
  Invertebrates
• Dylan Parry; dparry@esf.edu
  Forest Insects, Biological Control
• William Porter; wfporter@esf.edu
  Vertebrate Ecology
• Neil Ringler; neilringler@esf.edu
  Aquatic Ecology, Fish Behavior
• Martin Schlaepfer; mschlaepfer@esf.edu
  Vertebrate Ecology, Reptiles and Amphibians
• Kimberly Schulz; kschulz@syr.edu
  Limnology
• William Shields; wms1@syr.edu
  Vertebrate Behavior
• Donald Stewart; djstewart@esf.edu
  Aquatic Ecology
• Scott Turner; jsturner@syr.edu
  Physiological Ecology
• Alexander Weir; alexw@esf.edu
  Mycology