About Ecology
The Ecology Program Area (EPA) is an engaging, dynamic program area with a long history of excellence. This is one of the many reasons why San Diego State was voted one of the strongest research and teaching programs in the California State University system. Our goal is to provide the best possible education to the next generation of scientists through research, teaching, mentoring, and service.
News & Announcements
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The Time Machine
SDSU biologists have collected specimens from every corner of the Earth for decades: It’s all in the Biodiversity Museum.
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SDSU, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Join Forces to Track Rattlesnakes
Using Acceleration Technology and Machine Learning Tools, the Team Monitors Snake Behaviors as Part of Conservation Effort.
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Climate Change is Impacting the Ocean’s Top Fish Predators
SDSU Teamed up with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, NOAA and Other Institutions to Model the Impact of Warming Oceans on Large Migratory Fish.
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Nicholas Barber, Ph.D.Associate Chair Department of Biology Plant and Animal Ecology, Insect Ecology, Habitat Restoration, Conservation, Biodiversity in Grasslands San Diego |
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Kevin Burns, Ph.D.Department of Biology Graduate Advisor Department of Biology Birds, Evolution, Systematics, Population/Conservation Genetics, Bird Color San Diego |
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Rulon Clark, Ph.D.Ecology Program Area Chair Department of Biology Animal Behavior, Predator-Prey Interactions, Herpetology, Natural History, Conservation Genetics, Habitat Fragmentation, Snakes, Rattlesnakes San Diego |
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Matt Edwards, Ph.D.Professor of Biology Department of Biology Ecology Doctorate, Focus on Causes and Consequences of Variability in Biological Communities San Diego |
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Eric Ekdale, Ph.D.Lecturer of Biology Department of Biology Phylogenetic History of Mammals, Evolution of Mammals San Diego |
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Kim Finley, Ph.D.Associate Research Professor of Biology Department of Biology Autophagy, Alzheimer’s Disease, Traumatic Brain Injury San Diego |
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Brian Hentschel, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Biology Department of Biology Marine Invertebrates, Benthic Ecology, Complex Life Cycles, Ontogenetic Nicheshifts, Larval Ecology, Deposit Feeding, Organism-Flow Interactions San Diego |
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Carrie House, Ph.D.Cell and Molecular Biology Joint Doctoral Program Director Department of Biology Cancer Biology, Tumor Heterogeneity and Stem-Like Cells, Drug Resistance, Survival Signaling in Ovarian and Breast Cancers San Diego |
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Kevin Hovel, Ph.D.Assistant Chair Department of Biology Marine Invertebrate Conservation Ecology, Relationship Between Habitat Structure and Faunal Survival and Abundance, Effects of Habitat Fragmentation on Fauna in Marine Systems, Crustacean Ecology, Larval Dispersal and Recruitment, Seagrass Community Ecology, Kelp Forest Ecology San Diego |
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Apollo Kacsinta, Ph.D.Lecturer of Biology Department of Biology Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Biotechnology, Cancer Research, Developmental Biology San Diego |
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Chun-Ta Lai, Ph.D.M.S. Program Advisor: Ecology Department of Biology Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions, Biological Control of Carbon and Water Transfer,Hydrological and Ecological Impacts of Climatic Change, Applications of Stable Isotopes in Globalchange Studies San Diego |
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Rebecca Lewison, Ph.D.Professor of Biology Department of Biology Vertebrate Conservation, Population Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Estimating the Impact of Anthropogenic Disturbances, Resource and Land Use San Diego |
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David Lipson, Ph.D.Professor of Biology Department of Biology Soil Microbial Ecology, Plant-Microbe Interactions, Cycling of Carbon and Nitrogen, Life in Cold Environments San Diego |
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Jeremy Long, Ph.D.Ecology Joint Doctoral Program Director Department of Biology Ecology, Environment, Marsh, Baja, Invasive Species, Abalone, Snail, Urchin, Seaweed, Restoration, Aquaculture, Marine Biology, Human Impacts, Anthropogenic Impacts, Species Range and Plants San Diego |
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Luke Miller, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Biology Department of Biology Climate Change, Marine Ecosystems, Shoreline Habitats, Technology and Sensor Design, Marine Invertebrate Animals, Temperature Stress, Wave Action, Water Flow San Diego |
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Walter Oechel, Ph.D.Professor of Biology Department of Biology Population and Community Ecology, Behavioral Ecology, Plant-Insect Interactions, Developing Alternatives to Insecticides in Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture San Diego |
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Dwayne Roach, Ph.D.Associate Professor Department of Biology Beneficial and Harmful Interplay Between Host (Human and Animal) and Microbe(S) (Bacteriophages and Bacteria) Using Approaches That Bridge Microbiology, Immunology, Genomics/Bioinformatics, in Vivo and Mathematical Models, Clinical Research San Diego |
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Forest Rohwer, Ph.D.Professor of Biology Department of Biology Genomic Analysis of Marine Phage, Opportunistic Infections and Coral Disease, Diversity of Coral-Associated Bacteria, Viruses, Mircobes, Coral, Coral Reef Health San Diego |
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Anca Segall, Ph.D.Professor of Biology Department of Biology Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Phage Biology and Phage Therapy, Metagenomics of the Human Gut and Lung Microbiomes, Computational Biology and Machine Learning San Diego |
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Xiaofeng Xu, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Biology Department of Biology Global Change Ecology, Ecosystem Modeling, Microbial Ecology, Land-Atmosphere Interaction, Soil Biogeochemistry San Diego |
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Donatella Zona, Ph.D.Professor of Biology Department of Biology Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, Greenhouse Gas Emission (CO2 and CH4) in the Arctic San Diego |