Marine Biology Faculty at the University of West Florida

	Wayne Bennett Associate Professor wbennett@uwf.edu Area of Specialty Physiological Ecology of Marine Vertebrates Research Interests Thermal ecology of marine fishes Life-history strategies and adaptations of marine vertebrates in extreme habitats Bioenergetics of marine and estuarine vertebrates Toxic, thermal and hyperbaric adaptation in marine and estuarine fishes Ecological physiology of exotic and introduced fishes Current Projects Temperature and Hypoxia Tolerance of Selected Fishes from a Hyperthermal Tidepool in the Dry Tortugas Culture of Neotropical Pacu, Piaractus brachypomus, in Florida and its Potential for Exotic Introduction Characterizing the Methodological and Physiological Basis of Dynamic and Static Thermal Tolerance Estimate Discrepancies

	Phil Darby Associate Professor pdarby@uwf.edu Area of Specialty Wetlands Ecology Research Interests Wetlands ecology The role of disturbance events in shaping the life histories of plants and animals Aquatic macro-invertebrate ecology Wetlands wildlife population ecology Development and analysis of methods for determining animal abundance Current Projects Florida Applesnail Life History in the Context of Wetland Drying Events

	Charles D'Asaro (Adjunct) Professor cdasaro@uwf.edu Area of Specialty Molluscan reproductive biology

	Will Patterson Assistant Professor wpatterson@uwf.edu Areas of Specialty Fisheries Ecology Research Interests Fish population dynamics and population structure Fish habitat utilization Ecosystem management Current Projects Metapopulation structure of Gulf of Mexico red snapper Recruitment dynamics of gray snapper along the west coast of Florida Population dynamics and connectivity of Atlantic and Gulf king mackerel Effects of shrimp trawl bycatch on exploited and non-exploited marine fishes Artificial reef effect of deep sea shipwrecks Refuge effect of unreported artificial reef sites off Florida’s panhandle Foodweb dynamics and Hg and PCB bioaccumulation in northern Gulf of Mexico marine fishes
	Christopher Pomory Assistant Professor cpomory@uwf.edu Area of Specialty Marine Invertebrate Biology Research Interests Physiological ecology Behavior Systematics of echinoderms

	Richard Snyder Associate Professor rsnyder@uwf.edu Areas of Specialty Microbial and Macro Ecology Biology and Taxonomy of Protists Research Interests Control mechanisms in microbial communities Microzooplankton ecology and taxonomy Water quality Current Projects Effects of copepods on community structure and activity of microbialplankton Plant community analysis for wet prairie restoration Impacts of septic tanks and storm water on water quality in local bayous

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