Research
Research in my lab combines themes from population, community, and landscape ecology to inform the conservation and management of freshwater systems.
Flow Regimes
I am interested in exploring linkages between flow regimes and the structure and function of lotic systems. My research explores many attributes of these linkages, including quantifying flow patterns, identifying aspects of species life histories sensitive to flow variation, and understanding spatial factors driving patterns of community assembly across flow regimes. I am especially interested in predicting how hydrologic patterns and fish populations respond to climate, water use, and management changes.
Multiple Stressors
Species face many stressors, including land-use change, dewatering and altered flow regimes, changing temperature regimes, and introduced species. I am interested in untangling the effects of multiple stressors to aide in prioritizing conservation actions and informing decision making.
Species Interactions
My research aims to quantify the impacts of species interactions on populations and communities. Species interactions are especially important to understand as species are being both introduced to and lost from freshwater systems. I am interested in understanding the impacts of interactions like predation on population dynamics and the role of abiotic factors and spatial scales in driving observed outcomes of species interactions.
Species of Conservation Concern
My research focuses on understanding factors limiting rare and imperiled species distributions and drivers of population declines. I use field surveys, spatial data, and population models to identify limiting factors to inform conservation and management.
