People Group Archives: Ecology & Conservation

Research Area(s) Dr. King’s primary interests are in community ecology, invasion biology, social insects, and conservation science aimed at understanding the ecosystem services of insects.

Research Area(s) Marine science with an emphasis on sea turtle ecology, behavior, habitat use, and conservation.

Research Area(s) Population and community-level phenomena in ecosystems of peninsular Florida, small mammals’ community structure, dispersal strategies, and habitat selection.

Research Area(s) Marine turtle ecology and conservation biology, including population dynamics, diet, movements, and threats, and implications for protected species policy

Research Area(s) distribution, abundance, and dynamics of species inhabiting coastal marine ecosystems

Research Area(s) Physiological ecology of marine mammals through the study of their bioenergetics, feeding ecology, and habitat utilization.

Eric Hoffman serves as the new Chair of the Department of Biology at UCF. He received his Ph.D. from Oregon State University in 2003. As a member of the UCF Department of Biology for more than eighteen years he has received multiple Research Incentive Awards (RIAs) as well as Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) awards. Dr. […]

Research Area(s) Community ecology, biodiversity, conservation biology, biogeography, macroecology

Research Area(s) Immunogenetics, functional genomics, disease ecology, molecular evolution, ecological immunology, population genetics

Research Area(s) Phylogenetic systematics of Hymenoptera, particularly parasitic wasps in the family Braconidae, evolution of insects, evolution of genomes, understanding patterns of biodiversity, integrated pest management, and biocontrol.