Blake R. Hossack

PhD Student

Fall 2008 - Present

I am using a variety of tools (e.g., biophysical modeling, patch occupancy, physiological stress, disease) to measure the short- and long-term effects of wildfire on amphibians in protected and working landscapes in western Montana.

Jonathan D. Ebel

Undergraduate Researcher

Spring 2008 - Present

I am conducting research on the ecological effects of constructed ponds in the Rock Creek drainage, near Clinton, Montana. Rock Creek is a world-class trout fishery, and there is a lot of interest in how pond construction may affect that resource.

Lindy B. Mullen

MS Student

Fall 2006 - Present

I am interested in pathways of gene flow of the Idaho Giant salamander, a headwater stream dweller that has both terrestrial and aquatic adults in populations. Using population genetics, I am testing models of population structure that will uncover the importance of overland and within-stream gene flow among headwater streams in Northeast Idaho and Northwest Montana.

Adam J. Sepulveda

PhD Student

Spring 2006 - Present

My research examines the importance of ecological linkages between headwater streams and downstream waters to the conservation and management of stream organisms, such as fish and salamanders. I am particularly interested in how long-distance movements by stream organisms influence community composition and bolster population resistance and resilience to disturbance.

Mike P. Machura

PhD Student

Fall 2005 - Present

I am interested in amphibian ecology and population genetics. Specifically, I am looking at the population structure of boreal toads within Glacier National Park and a neighboring river floodplain population.