Dr. Gary Grossman
Contact Information
- Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
- Athens, Georgia
- Room:1-113
- Phone:706.542.1160
- Fax:706.542.8356
- grossman@smokey.forestry.uga.edu
- http://www.arches.uga.edu/~grossman
Education
BSc
University California, Berkeley
Ecology and Limnology
University California, Davis
Area of Specialization
- Quantification of the relative importance of environmental variation and biotic interactions on the organization of animal assemblages.
- Construction of mechanistic models of habitat selection for animals.
- Use of a "landscape" approach to quantify patterns of resource use by stream organisms.
- Statistical ecology
- Application of all of the above to the management of aquatic organisms
Prior Positions
- Post-doctoral Researcher: University California, Davis
- Lecturer: California State University, Sacramento
Courses Taught
- FRS 492 Honors Seminar in Natural Resource Ecology
- BOT/ECL/FRS 841 Community Ecology
Publications
Grossman, G. D., Hill, J. and J. T. Petty. 1995. Observations on habitat structure, population regulation, and habitat use with respect to evolutionarily significant units: a landscape approach for lotic systems. In Evolution and the Aquatic Ecosystem.
Petty, T. and G. D. Grossman. 1996. Patch selection by mottled sculpin (Pisces: Cottidue) in a southern Appalachian stream. Freshwatater Biology 35: 261-276.
Grossman, G. D., Jones, G. P., and W. J. Seaman Jr. 1997 Do artificial reefs increase regional fish production? : A review of existing data. Fisheries: 22:17-23
Grossman, G. D., Ratajczak, R. E., Crawford, M. S., and M. S. Freeman. 1997. Effects of environmental variation and interspecific interactions on assemblage structure and microhabitat use by stream fishes. Ecological Monographs: 97 ms. pp.
Grossman, G. D., and R. E. Ratajczak. A long-term (1983-1992) study of microhabitat use by fishes in a southern Appalachian stream. Canadian J. Fisheries & Aquatic Sci.: 69 ms. pp. Accepted pending revision.
For more information see Dr. Grossman's web site
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