Biodiversity & Conservation Biology

Research

The Department of Biological Sciences at Cedar Crest College has a vibrant student/faculty research program, and a number of research projects address biodiversity and conservation biology. For example:

• John A. Cigliano, Ph.D. (Program Director) Applying behavioral ecology to conservation issues including: marine conservation ecology (queen conch, Strombus gigas) and the design of Marine Protected Areas (MPA), and the behavioral ecology of the invasive brown marmorated stinkbug (Halyomorpha halys); conservation education and outreach.
  
  
• Amy E. Faivre, Ph.D. Monitoring rare plant species; development of management plans for species conservation; mapping populations using Global Positioning Systems( GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
  
  
• Richard M. Kliman, Ph.D. Genetic connectedness of queen conch (Strombus gigas populations in Belize; population genetics of the fruit flies and the fungus Cryptococcus neoformans.