A.
Center/Institute/Program
Environmental Sciences Department/University of Virginia
291 McCormick Road
P.O. Box 400123
Charlottesville, VA
22904-4123
Phone: 434-924-7761
Fax: 434-982-2137
E-mail: des3e@virginia.edu
Director/Chairperson:
Bruce P. Hayden
Representative to AERC:
David Smith (des3e@virginia.edu)
Alternate: John Porter
(jhp7e@virginia.edu)
B. Major objectives of the
Center/Institute/Program
1. Undergraduate,
masters, and Ph.D. programs in environmental sciences.
2. Primary objectives: The integration of
physical sciences such as hydrology, climatology, geochemistry, and
geomorphology with ecology.
C. Major ecosystem research emphases
1. Virginia Coast Reserve LTER on the Delmarva
Penisula (http://www.vcrlter.virginia.edu).
2. Shenandoah Instrumented Watershed
Project (http://www.evsc.virginia.edu/research/swas.shtml).
3. Other continuing research efforts
in: Shenandoah National Park,
Everglades National Park, Florida Bay, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary,
The Pace Estate (Fluvanna County, VA), Mountain Lake, VA, Blandy Experimental
Farm and State Arboretum.
D. Staff
Permanent
scientific staff: PhD: 40
Scientific
support staff: Postdocs: 1, Technicians: 7
Other
support staff: Clerical: 5, Administrative: 1
Graduate
students: PhD: 41, MS:
38
Summer
undergraduates: 8
E. Approximate annual funding (recent year)
Core
funding: $1,700,000/yr, Source: Commonwealth of Virginia
Grants: $5,000,000/yr, Major sources: NSF, UVA Board of Visitors, NASA, DOE, NPS,
USDA Forest Service, EPA, NOAA, Sea Grant, FL, Marine Research Institute, NURC,
private foundations
F. Areas and facilities for ecosystem research studies
1. Anheuser Busch Coastal Research Center,
Oyster, VA (http://www.abcrc.virginia.edu).
2. Shenandoah Forested Watershed,
Shenandoah National Park (http://www.people.virginia.edu/%7Eswasftp/).
3. Florida Bay, Everglades National Park,
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
4. Atmospheric Sampling in Bermuda and
Barbados.
5. BAAREAS Site (Canada).
6. Blandy Experimental Farm and State
Arboretum (http://www.evsc.virginia.edu/research/blandy.shtml).
7. Pace Estate, VA (http://www.people.virginia.edu/~jf6s/pace/pace.html).
8. Mountain Lake, VA (http://www.mlbs.virginia.edu/).
G. Research staff directly involved in ecosystem research (names and
specialty areas)
Berg,
Peter – modeling of transport processes and nutrient cycling in sediments
Blum,
Linda – microbial ecology
Bulger,
Art – fish and stream ecology
Carlson,
Randy – GIS
Carr,
David – evolutionary ecology; population, quantitative, and ecological genetics
Cosby,
Jack – hydrologic modeling
Davis,
Robert – synoptic and statistical climatology; bioclimatology; climate change
D=Odorico,
Paolo – surface hydrology; soil moisture dynamics; soil erosion
Dolan,
Robert – coastal geomorphology; barrier island dynamics
Emanuel,
Bill – systems modeling
Epstein,
Howard – grasslands and tundra ecology
Erwin,
Michael – coastal waterfowl
Fuentes,
Jose – micrometeorology
Galloway,
James – atmospheric chemistry
Garstang,
Michael – meteorological control of animal behavior
Hayden,
Bruce – coastal climatology and ecology
Homberger,
George – hydrologic modeling
Macko,
Steve – organic and stable isotope geochemistry
McCormick,
Ray G. – conservation ecology
McGlathery,
Karen – coastal ecosystem ecology, nutrient dynamics
Mills,
Aaron – microbial ecology
Porter,
John – mammalian ecology
Ray,
Carleton – marine mammals, conservation ecology
Roulston,
T’ai – evolutionary ecology
Shugart,
Hank – systems modeling
Smith,
Dave – coastal ecology
Swap,
Robert – atmospheric nutrient transport, African ecosystems
Wilbur,
Henry – plant ecology
Zieman,
Jay – coastal and wetland ecology
H. Long-term data sets (code name, number of years of data, computer
accessibility)
Approximately 100 datasets of varying duration are available
through the Virginia Coast Reserve Long-Term Ecological Research Project (see http://www.VCRLTER.virginia.edu).