Telephone: (907) 796-6450
Fax: (907) 796-6447
Email: ginny.eckert@uas.alaska.edu
Faculty: Arts and Sciences - Natural Sciences - Biology Campus: JuneauOffice Location: Anderson Bldg. 220b
Education: B.A. in Biology, 1990, Dartmouth College M.S. in Zoology, 1994, University of Florida Ph.D. in Ecology, 1999, U.C. Santa Barbara
Research: My research addresses the role of reproduction and larval development on population dynamics in benthic marine invertebrates. I am specifically interested in the role of larval dispersal. Many marine organisms have a complex life cycle in which the larval stage disperses in the plankton and the adult stage is benthic and relatively sedentary. I am interested in the coupling between these two stages. I have studied these questions using different methods including field research (intertidal and subtidal), laboratory experiments with larvae and adults, and syntheses of published data. I am also interested in applied ecological questions and have studied the sea cucumber, P arastichopus parvimensis, in southern California and I am studying the sea cucumber, Parastichopus californicus, in Alaska to provide basic biological information for fishery management. I am currently working on several projects that assess the effectiveness of marine reserves by considering the larval dispersal of species within the reserve. One project is studying the dispersal and recruitment of the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister, within Glacier Bay National Park, a recently designated marine reserve.Publications
I am also interested in applied ecological questions and have studied the sea cucumber, P arastichopus parvimensis, in southern California and I am studying the sea cucumber, Parastichopus californicus, in Alaska to provide basic biological information for fishery management. I am currently working on several projects that assess the effectiveness of marine reserves by considering the larval dispersal of species within the reserve. One project is studying the dispersal and recruitment of the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister, within Glacier Bay National Park, a recently designated marine reserve.
Publications
Courses Taught: Biology 105 Fundamentals of Biology Biology 271 Ecology Biology Biology 305 Invertebrate Zoology Biology 375 Current Issues in Biology Biology 396 Field Studies in Behavior & Ecology Biology 481 Marine Ecology
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