Chris Elphick
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
75 N. Eagleville Road, U-43, Storrs, CT 06269-3043
Email: chris.elphick @ uconn.edu
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut
75 N. Eagleville Road, U-43, Storrs, CT 06269-3043
Email: chris.elphick @ uconn.edu
Depending
on
my mood, I consider
myself a conservation biologist, an applied ecologist, and an
ornithologist, with research interests that span behavioral,
population, community and landscape ecology. Most of my research has
focused on aquatic species that occur in wetland or agricultural
habitats, but I’ve also worked in tropical forest, the boreal zone, and
the open ocean. Despite this
breadth (or, if you like, lack of focus)
the overriding goal that unites much of my work is understanding how
best ecologists can guide management decisions so as to reconcile the
conservation of biological diversity with other human activities.
My current research involves studies of breeding birds in salt marshes (mostly saltmarsh sharp-tailed and seaside sparrows, but also other species), studies of birds in agricultural settings (mostly waterbirds in rice, but also other taxa in other crops), and studies of waterbirds of conservation interest. Current projects include work on birds in Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, and California.
For more information, check out the links on the sidebar. (Note that, just like everyone else, we're still working on this site ... slowly ... so some links may not go anywhere yet.)
Click on these links to jump straight to my publications or to read the latest information for prospective graduate students.
My current research involves studies of breeding birds in salt marshes (mostly saltmarsh sharp-tailed and seaside sparrows, but also other species), studies of birds in agricultural settings (mostly waterbirds in rice, but also other taxa in other crops), and studies of waterbirds of conservation interest. Current projects include work on birds in Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, and California.
For more information, check out the links on the sidebar. (Note that, just like everyone else, we're still working on this site ... slowly ... so some links may not go anywhere yet.)
Click on these links to jump straight to my publications or to read the latest information for prospective graduate students.
Information about paid field assistant positions working on our saltmarsh bird studies during the summer of 2008 will be posted here, but not until later in the winter.
Directions to my office can be found here.