A Ph.D. assistantship beginning Fall 2017 in the School of Renewable
Natural Resources at LSU is available to work on the effects of drought
and altered hydrology on floodplain forest (bottomland hardwood)
regeneration. Dams, channel entrenchment, levees, and other geomorphic
and hydrologic mod
The coastal wetlands of the Gulf of Mexico are important habitat for
waterbirds, alligators, and other wetland-dependent wildlife. The
ability of these marshes to keep up with sea-level rise is a critical
focal area for current research and hinges on the balance between sea
level rise, below g
Ph.D. assistantship Wetlands and Forest Ecology, LSU School of Renewable
Natural Resources, Baton Rouge, LA.
A Ph.D. assistantship is available to assess the effects of altered hydrologic
and geomorphic processes on floodplain forests of the southeastern United
States, with a particular emphasi