I am seeking Ph.D. students to join our lab, which studies impacts of disturbance and other physical drivers on riparian zones, forested wetlands, streams, and rivers. Funded graduate assistantships are available for a variety of riparian ecology projects, including (1) Quantifying feedbacks between fluvial processes and pioneer vegetation in aridland, sand-bed rivers; (2) Beaver impacts on forest composition and structure; (3) Plant community assembly in constructed vernal pools; and (4) Tree- ring stable isotope indicators of human and climate change in Mediterranean climate rivers. Applicants must have research experience (M.S. preferred) and strong quantitative and writing skills. See www.esf.edu/fnrm/stella/ for project descriptions and contact Dr. John Stella for more information ([email protected]; www.esf.edu/fnrm/faculty/stella.asp). SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse, NY is a dynamic research university with graduate degrees in diverse areas of environmental science (www.esf.edu/graduate/acadprog.htm).
