Title	Assistant Professor
Expertise	Aquatic Ecosystem Ecology
Education	Ph.D, Florida International University , 1999 M.S., Morehead State University , 1995 B.S., Georgetown College , 1993
Office Phone	(979) 458-3475
Office Fax	(979) 845-4096
Email	sedavis@tamu.edu
Office	113 Old Herman Heep

Current Research

Ecological research in the Davis lab focuses on understanding the interrelationships between ecosystem structure and function. Our research considers the various biotic and abiotic drivers of aquatic ecosystems and ranges from field studies comparing created and natural marsh function to controlled experiments of macrophyte growth and decay. Most all studies in the Davis lab have applied aspects that pertain to ecosystem development and ecological restoration as modified by eutrophication or hydrological modifications. Currently, we have active studies in regions of the U.S. ranging from inland and coastal Texas to coastal wetlands of south Florida.

Recent Publications

• Hoeinghaus, D. and S.E. Davis. IN PRESS. Size-based trophic shifts of salt-marsh dwelling blue crabs elucidated by dual stable C and N isotope analyses. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
• Davis, S.E. and D.L. Childers. IN PRESS. Importance of water source in controlling leaf leaching losses in a dwarf red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle L.) wetland.  Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science.
• Zeug, S.C., V.R. Shervette, D.J. Hoeinghaus, and S.E. Davis. IN PRESS.  Nekton assemblage structure in natural and created marshes of the Guadalupe Estuary, Texas, USA. Estuarine, Coastal, and Shelf Science
• Rivera-Monroy, V., K. de Mustert, R. Twilley, E. Castañeda, M. Romigh, and S.E. Davis.  IN REVIEW.  Patterns of nutrient exchange in a riverine mangrove forest in the Shark River Estuary, Florida, USA".  Hydrobiologia.