Martha Mather

I was trained in fish ecology at Ohio State University where I obtained my Ph.D. My job experience in the Unit program includes the Massachusetts and Kansas Units.

Presently, I direct a creative and productive program of integrated research, education, and outreach-extension-service that addresses basic aquatic ecology questions in order to solve applied conservation problems. Specifically, I am interested in problems related to the following:

(a) Basic ecological processes that structure freshwater (river, reservoir, lake) and estuarine fish communities

(b) Patterns, mechanisms, consequences of fish movements

(c) Role of heterogeneity in ecological structure and function across scales (including the role of dams)

(d) Integrated, interdisciplinary, bio-social approaches to sustainability

(e) Translating basic science to effective natural resource conservation and fisheries decision-making

(f) Human and climate impacts on aquatic ecosystems

(g) New paradigms for linking spatial and temporal scales

(h) Science communication that integrates traditional outreach and innovative approaches

(i) Transformative approaches to resource conservation and environmental sustainability