Title
Unit Leader to USGS SD Coop Unit, ProfessorOffice Building
Edgar S. McFadden Biostress LabOffice
201BMailing Address
McFadden Biostress Laboratory 201BNatural Resource Management-Box 2140B
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Biography
Originally from Virginia, I joined the South Dakota Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit in 1999 and currently serve as the Unit Leader. My research interests include feeding ecology and energetics of fishes.If you would like my CV or more information, please feel free to contact me at my sdstate email address noted above. Thank you!
Education
Before joining the South Dakota Coop Unit, I worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Aquatic Ecology at the University of Illinois. I attended the University of Idaho (Ph.D.), West Virginia University (M.S.) and Davis & Elkins College (B.S.).Academic Interests
I teach graduate courses in Aquatic Trophic Ecology and Ecology of Aquatic Invertebrates.Professional Memberships
American Fisheries SocietyDakota Chapter American Fisheries Society
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Society of Wetland Scientists
Area(s) of Research
My research focuses primarily on aquatic food web ecology and bioenergetics of fishes. My students and I use quantitative tools such as energy budgets, diet analysis, stable isotopes, and foraging models to help address fisheries management questions.Department(s)
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Department of Natural Resource Management
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SD Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit