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Wildlife Ecology and Conservation department

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation department

Current Coop Students

Avian Ecology

Alexis Cardas

Alexis Cardas
Degree Sought: M.S., Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Advisor: Abby Powell
Topic: Relocation of Florida Scrub Jay families into high quality habitats

Molly Tuma

Molly Tuma
Degree Sought: M.S., Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Advisor: Abby Powell
Topic: Overwinter survival of shorebirds along Florida's Panhandle

Philipp Maleko

Philipp Maleko
Degree Sought: M.S., School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Advisor: Abby Powell
Topic: Endangered shorebirds in far eastern Russia

Ke Zhang

Ke Zhang
Degree Sought: PhD, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Advisor: Abby Powell
Topic:  Movement ecology of colonial waterbirds in Mobile Bay

Chris Gulick

Chris Gulick
Degree Sought: PhD, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Advisor: Abby Powell
Topic:  Movement ecology of colonial waterbirds in Mobile Bay

Sea Turtle Research

Trenton Aguilar

Trenton Aguilar
Degree Sought: PhD
Advisor: Ray Carthy and Micheal Allen
Topic: Sea turtle ecology

Scott Eastman

Scott Eastman
Degree Sought: M.S., School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Advisor: Ray Carthy
Topic: Evaluating the effects of climate change and coastal management adaption strategies on the reproductive success of marine turtles

Richard Herren

Richard Herren
Degree Sought: Ph.D., Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Advisor: Ray Carthy
Topic: Composition, distribution, and ecology of Nature Coast sea turtle assemblage

Natalia Teryda

Natalia Teryda
Degree Sought: PhD School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Advisor: Ray Carthy
Topic: Conservation of marine turtles

Julia Smith

Julia Smith
Degree Sought: PhD, School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Advisor: Ray Carthy
Topic:  Understanding small-scale trap fishery bycatch in Florida: Challenges and Solutions

Other Turtle Research

Nichole Bishop

Nichole Bishop
Degree Sought: Ph.D., Interdisciplinary Ecology
Advisor: Ray Carthy
Topic: Ecology of the endangered Central American river turtle, Dermatemys mawii

Research in Coastal Environments

Katrina Rossos

Katrina Rossos
Degree Sought: Non-thesis M.S., Wildlife Conservation and Ecology
Advisor: Ray Carthy
Topic: Scientific Writing and Communication 

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