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Dr. Steven KohlerSteven Kohler

Dr. Steven Kohler
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences


Office: (269) 387-2987
Fax: (269) 387-2272
Email:

Location
3938 Wood Hall

Mailing Address
Environmental Studies Program
Western Michigan University
1903 W. Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5419


Education
Ph.D. The University of Michigan
M.S. The University of Michigan
B.S. Wichita State University

Teaching Interests
ENVS 2250 - Environmental Ecology
ENVS 2260 - Field Environmental Ecology
BIOS 1050 - Environmental Biology
BIOS 5530 - Freshwater Ecology

Bio
My research focuses on the nature of interactions among species and the consequences of these interactions for the dynamics of populations and the structure of communities. These questions are addressed with experimental and observational approaches over a broad range of temporal and spatial scales, using trout streams as a model system. We are using replicated, long-term whole-stream perturbations, brought about by the disease-induced collapse of populations of a dominant competitor, to address questions regarding:

  1. The effects of biotic processes and disturbance on food web structure,
  2. The resilience of communities to perturbations in food web structure, and
  3. The importance of disease in the dynamics of host populations and the structure and dynamics of communities.

I am also interested in the responses of stream systems to environmental perturbations and restoration activities at local to watershed scales.