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Gary D. Grossman
Distinguished Research Professor of Fish Ecology
Distinguished
Research Professor, 2004
Gary D. Grossman, Professor of Animal Ecology, studies freshwater
fish ecology and focuses on how complex fish populations interact
both with other species and with the ever-changing environment.
He has made fundamental contributions in three areas: understanding
the role of environmental change on community structure and resource
use; providing new insight on the role of competition in community
structure; and developing mathematical habitat selection models.
His long-term stream studies – which examine fish behavior, species
interactions and community structure – will help track the effects
of global climate change on freshwater fish communities. Dr. Grossman
and his collaborators have examined the effects of environmental
changes, competitors and predators on stream fish community structure
in Coweeta Creek, N.C. Recent work includes studies of invasive
freshwater species, landscape influences on stream fish and population-level
molecular genetics. Among his more than 50 journal articles, two
monographs published in Ecological Monographs and Ecology
of Freshwater Fishes, based on more than 10 years of research,
stand out for their contributions to understanding factors that
influence community structure and microhabitat use by freshwater
fish in streams. Because his research program tackles both basic
and applied questions, his findings have implications for stream
management.
Source: 25th Annual Research Awards Program (2004)
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