Who We Are
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Anna R. Armitage, Ph.D. Associate Professor Phone: 409.740.4842 |
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| POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER | |||
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Erin Kinney, Ph.D. |
I am a coastal ecologist interested in anthropogenic changes to salt marshes and estuarine systems. For my PhD dissertation research, I used stable isotopes and nitrogen loading models to refine methods for identifying land-derived nitrogen sources to salt marshes and estuaries. I am currently working on the Lower Neches River salt marsh project which is examining the effect of soil source and restoration technique on the restoration of emergent coastal marshes and aquatic habitats. |
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| GRADUATE STUDENTS | |||
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Carolyn Weaver |
I am interested in answering questions concerning the effects of natural and anthropogenic disturbances on community-level biodiversity and species interactions with particular interest in how trophic interactions influence community structure and ecosystem function. |
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Kristen Onsgard |
I am interested in looking at the effects of turbidity on brown and white shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico and the implications to the higher trophic levels. |
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Jacob Sigren |
I am interested in studying the roles that microbial and plant diversity play in improving and expediting salt marsh restoration. |
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Courtney Lee |
I am interested in the benefits of genetic diversity in ecosystems and community level responses to increased genetic diversity. My Master's research is focused on increased ecotypic diversity of Spartina alterniflora and its influence on productivity and response to disturbance. |
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| RESEARCH ASSISTANTS | |||
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Katie Bowers |
I am working on the Lower Neches River salt marsh project which is examining the effect of soil source and restoration technique on the restoration of emergent coastal marshes and aquatic habitats. I have a MS in Environmental Science from LSU and a BS in Biology from Georgia College and State University. I'm interested in the protection, restoration, and conservation of wetlands along with environmental and wetland policies and endangered species. |
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Ashley Whitt
Texas A&M University at Galveston |
I am working on the native mangrove invasion into northern Gulf of Mexico salt marshes project. We are examining what ecosystem services provided by coastal wetlands will be impacted by the range expansion of black mangroves (Avicennia germinans) into areas historically dominated by salt marshes. I have a BS in Marine Biology with honors from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. I have also been a Marine Ecology Intern working with Dr. Ken Heck at Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL. I am intrigued by anthropogenic impacts on the ecology of nearshore environments and the restoration and conservation of coastal wetlands. |
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| ALUMNI | |||
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Eric Madrid, Ph.D.
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Chuan-Kai Ho, Ph.D. National Taiwan University |
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Allison Parnell Thesis title: "Effects of Anthropogenic Nutrient Enrichment on Exotic and Restored, Native Aquatic Vegetation" |
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Michael Bell Thesis title: "Aquatic Macrophyte and Animal Communities in a Recently Restored Brackish Marsh: Possible Influences of Restoration Design and the Invasive Plant Species Myriophyllum spicatum” Mike now works for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. |
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Lindsey Staszak Thesis title: "A Rapid Assessment Method Examining the Ecological Health of Tidal Marine Wetlands in Galveston Bay, Texas"
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Brittney Davis Senior thesis title: "Infaunal Abundance in Restored and Reference Marshes of the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico: The Impact of Habitat Type and Drought"
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