Faculty and Staff

Melody Bernot, Associate Professor
General interests: Aquatic Ecology; Ecosystem Ecology
Specific interests:

• Nutrient recycling
• Aquatic ecology
• Biogeochemistry
• Microbial ecology
• Land-use influence on water quality

• Parasite impacts on ecosystems
• Ecotoxicology of man-made chemicals on aquatic organisms, communities, and ecosystems
• Chemical cue effects on animals
• Invertebrate diversity

Mark Pyron, Professor
General interests: Aquatic Biology
Specific interests:

• Ecology of aquatic communities
• Population ecology of aquatic species
• Behavioral ecology (sexual selection)
• Conservation of aquatic resources

• Algal ecology
• Microbial ecology
• Wetland ecosystem ecology

Kevin Wyatt, Assistant Professor of Biology
General interests:
Specific interests:

• Algal ecology
• Microbial ecology
• Ecosystem ecology