GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES IN FOREST ECOLOGY The graduate program in Forest Ecology in the Department of Environmental and Plant Biology at Ohio University invites students to apply to the MS and PhD programs beginning in Fall 2011. The Forest Ecology program offers comprehensive training and research in the biology of Eastern hardwood forests, with expertise at the full range of the ecological hierarchy: organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, and landscapes. The program consists of seven faculty, specializing in various sub-disciplines, and a graduate student community of ca. 30 individuals. Students have an opportunity to examine basic conceptual issues of forest and plant dynamics, as well as, their direct application to problems of conservation and forest management. Some current areas of research include biological invasions, land use history, water transport in trees and seedlings, consequences of energy production on forest dynamics, and American chestnut restoration. Deadline for application is Jan! uary 15, 2011. All students accepted into the graduate program are supported by either teaching or research assistantships. Ohio University is situated in the small town of Athens, nestled in the densely forested hills of southeast Ohio. Check out our website at http://www.plantbio.ohiou.edu/index.php/research/forestecology/. Applicants are strongly encouraged to correspond directly with specific faculty that they may be interested in working with.
Brian C. McCarthy, Ph.D. Professor of Forest Ecology and Chair Dept. of Environmental & Plant Biology 317 Porter Hall Ohio University Athens, OH 45701-2979 USA T: 740-593-1615 M: 740-707-9017 F: 740-593-1130 E: mccar...@ohio.edu W: http://www.plantbio.ohiou.edu/index.php/directory/faculty_page/brian_mccarthy/ Skype: bcmccarthyOHIO
