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Dr.
Jake Vander Zanden
Principal Investigator |
Dr.
Jake Vander Zanden
is a native of Neenah, WI, and received a Ph.D. at McGill
University in Montreal, Canada. Research interests include
salmonid ecology, conservation biology, food webs, and
exotic species. Jake was a Nature Conservancy Smith
Conservation Research Fellow at the University of California-Davis
(1999-2001). Since taking a faculty position at the
Center for Limnology at University of Wisconsin - Madison
in 2001, Jake has built a research program focused on
the science-based management of aquatic ecosystems.
In addition to projects in Mongolia, research in the
Vander Zanden ranges from Wisconsin to Mexico, and includes
studies of exotic species impact and eradication, the
ecology of riparian buffers in agricultural landscapes,
the importance of littoral zones in lakes, and the restoration
of salmonid food webs ranging from the Sierra Nevada
to the Laurentian Great Lakes. Jake teaches several
courses at UW-Madison, including 'Limnology' and 'Ecology
of Fishes'.
Center for Limnology
University of Wisconsin-Madison
680 N. Park Street
Madison, WI 53706 USA
Office Phone: 608-262-9464
Email: mjvanderzand
at wisc.edu
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