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    Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

    Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences

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    Matt Whiles

    Professor
    Freshwater Ecosystem Ecology

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      Freshwater ecosystem ecology with an emphasis on the structure and function of streams and wetlands, the roles of consumers in biogeochemical processes, ecological consequences of declining biodiversity, linkages between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, disturbance ecology, stream and wetland restoration, and bioassessment of freshwater habitats.  

    Publications

    • Selected Publications

      Professional publications:

      Norman, B., M. R. Whiles, M. R., S. Collins, A. Flecker, S. Hamilton, S. Johnson, E. Rosi-Marshall, L. Ashkenas, W. Bowden, C. Crenshaw, T. Crowl, W. K. Dodds, R. O. Hall Jr., R. El-Sabaawi, N. Griffiths, E. Martí, W. McDowell, S. Peterson, H. Rantala, T. Riis, K. Simon, J. Tank, S. Thomas, D. von Schiller, and J. Webster, Jackson. 2018. Drivers of nitrogen transfer efficiencies in stream food webs across continents. Ecology 98: 3044-3055.

      Fritz, K. A. and M. R. Whiles. 2018. Amphibian mediated nutrient fluxes across aquatic-terrestrial boundaries of temporary wetlands. Freshwater Biology 63: 1250-1259.

      Heinrich, K. K, M. R. Whiles, and C. Roy. 2014. Cascading ecological responses to an in-stream restoration project in a Midwestern River. Restoration Ecology 22: 72-80.

      Whiles, M. R., R. O. Hall, Jr., W. K. Dodds, P. Verburg, A. D. Huryn, C. M. Pringle, K. R. Lips, S. S. Kilham, C. Colón-Gaud, A. T. Rugenski, S. Peterson, S. Connelly. 2013. Disease-driven amphibian declines alter ecosystem functioning in tropical streams. Ecosystems 16: 146-157.

      Books:

      Dodds, W. K. and M. R. Whiles. 2019.  Freshwater Ecology: Concepts and Environmental Applications, 3rd edition. Academic Press.

      Garvey, J. E. and M. R. Whiles. 2016. Trophic Ecology. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL.

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      Matt R Whiles Google Scholar page

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    2181 McCarty Hall, PO Box 110290
    University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611 

    (352) 294-3151
    (352) 392-3399 fax

    email: mwhiles@ufl.edu

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