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Dr. Bryan L. Brown is Associate Professor of Aquatic Ecology at Virginia Tech. He obtained his MS in Biology at Appalachian State University and his PhD in Integrative Biology at the University of Texas. He brings more than 20 years of experience in aquatic community ecology. Dr. Brown's research interests include keystone mutualisms in streams, habitat heterogeneity and community stability, community assembly, and the effects of perturbations on aquatic communities. He is Associate Editor of several notable journals, including Ecosphere (ESA), Oecologia (Springer), and Freshwater Science (University of Chicago Press). Dr. Christopher M. Swan is Professor in the Department of Geography & Environmental Systems at the University of Maryland. He obtained his MS in Zoology and PhD in Biology at the University of Maryland and brings more than 20 years of experience to the project. Dr. Swan's research interests include lotic biodiversity, multiscale diversity in built ecosystems, community assembly, and stream restoration. He has co-authored two books, including The Ecology of Plant Litter Decomposition in Stream Ecosystems (Springer) and Science for the Sustainable City (Yale University Press). |
