The Graduate Program in Ecology & Conservation Biology at Bowling Green
State University (BGSU) invites applications for admission to our PhD and
MS programs for Fall 2018. A core group of collaborative faculty within
the departments of Biological Sciences and Environmental Science has
research strengths in:
* Population and Community Ecology (climate change, plant-animal
interactions, food web dynamics, evolutionary ecology)
* Conservation Biology (invasion biology, habitat assessment and
modeling, landscape ecology and restoration, molecular ecology and
conservation genetics)
* Aquatic Ecology (behavior, ecotoxicology, evolution, microbial ecology,
limnology, and fisheries, wetland research)
* Geospatial Analyses (remote sensing, GIS, in experimental contexts for
landscape, community and population studies)
The Departmental Graduate Program comprises approximately 100 students
supported by research and teaching assistantships. BGSU (18,000 students)
is at the western end of Lake Erie, and in close proximity to remnant oak-
savanna, prairies and fragmented forest-agroecosytem complexes. Bowling
Green also features a low cost of living and is within easy driving
distance of Columbus, Ann Arbor, Chicago, and Cleveland.
Interested students should identify and communicate with potential faculty
research advisors from the list below. Application deadline for Fall 2018
is Feb 1. Also see http://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/biological-
sciences/graduate-programs/prospective-students.html.
Core Faculty in Ecology & Conservation Biology
*Gabriela Bidart-Bouzat ([email protected]): Evolutionary ecology, plant-
insect interactions
*Juan L. Bouzat ([email protected]): Molecular ecology and evolution,
conservation genetics
*Tim Davis ([email protected] ): Ecology of harmful algal blooms (HABs)
*Kevin McCluney ([email protected]): Water, food webs, landscape
ecology, freshwater sustainability
*Michael McKay ([email protected]): Aquatic microbial ecology,
phytoplankton-trace metal interactions
*Helen Michaels ([email protected]): Plant population ecology, restoration,
molecular ecology, conservation genetics
*Jeffrey Miner ([email protected]): Aquatic community ecology, fishery
biology
*Paul Moore ([email protected]): Sensory ecology, chemoreceptor behavior
*Shannon Pelini ([email protected]): Invertebrate ecology, climate change
ecology, community ecology, decomposition
*Karen Root ([email protected]): Conservation biology, population viability
analysis, reserve design
*Daniel Wiegmann ([email protected]): Behavioral ecology, reproductive
biology of fishes
Affiliated Faculty in the School of Earth, Environment, and Society
*Andy Gregory ([email protected]): Landscape ecology
*Anita Simic ([email protected]): Remote sensing and GIS applications,
vegetation and soil science, hydrology and water resources, bioenergy
sustainability, environmental resources mapping and modeling
