Ecology & Management of Biological Diversity in Texas and the World
Vision
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences aspires to preeminence among academic programs dealing with ecology, management, and conservation biology. Our faculty is dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of knowledge in conservation of biodiversity, natural resource management, and the sustainable use of natural resources. An overarching goal of the department is to facilitate the sustainability of the earth’s biota and the ecosystems on which they depend while accommodating for human health and welfare.
Mission
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences discovers and communicates knowledge relevant to the conservation and management of wildlife and fishery resources and the ecosystems that sustain them through integrated academic instruction, research, and extension programs. We subscribe to a multidisciplinary approach that fosters interdepartmental collaboration and outreach to agencies, nonprofit organizations, and public and private interests over a wide range of natural resource topics, including environmental quality, sustainable management of natural resources, bioinformatics, biocomplexity and environmental quality. We intertwine innovative research and extension endeavors with high-level teaching of undergraduate and graduate students, who represent the next generation land stewards and conservation professionals. We also extend the university to the general public to relate research results in a meaningful way that can be understood and implemented to make positive impacts on natural systems.
Values
The faculty, staff, and students of the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences value scholarship in all its forms – discovery, integration, application, and teaching. We value understanding for its own sake, for the betterment of people, and for the conservation of the natural world. The department encourages, appreciates and rewards various forms of scholarly activity in teaching, research, extension, and public service, including integration of these activities. Diverse viewpoints, ethical consideration, and approaches to pursuing and manifesting scholarship, including constructive criticism, are accepted and nurtured.
WFSC faculty, staff, and students all support and adhere to the Aggie Code of Conduct.
Recent Publications
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Montag, Luciano F. A., Kirk O. Winemiller, Friedrich W. Keppeler*, Hingara Leao, Naraiana L. Benone, Naiara R. Torres, Bruno S. Prudente, Tiago O. Begot, Luke M. Bower*, David E. Saenze, Edwin O. Lopez-Delgado*, Yasmin Quintana* et al. (2019) Land cover, riparian zones and instream habitat influence stream fish assemblages in the eastern Amazon, Ecology of Freshwater Fish, https://doi.org/10.1111/eff.12455.
PK Connors, JE Light, BP Tanis, JA Drew, CN Anderson and K Hinde. (2019) March Mammal Madness: a Story about Science and Social Media, Integrative and Comparative Biology 59:E42.
Twidwell, Dirac, Carissa L. Wonkka, Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, William E. Grant, Craig R. Allen, Samuel D. Fuhlendorf, Ahjond S. Garmestani et al. (2019) Coerced resilience in fire management, Journal of Environmental Management, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.02.073.
Grace, JK, DJ Anderson and F Angelier. (2019) Long-term Effects on Early-life Stress on the HPA Axis in a Short-and Long-lived Bird, Integrative and Comparative Biology 59:E85.
Buchholtz, Erin K.*, Lauren Redmore, Lee A. Fitzgerald, Amanda Stronza, Anna Songhurst and Graham McCulloch. (2019) Temporal Partitioning and Overlapping Use of a Shared Natural Resource by People and Elephants, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00117.
Perez-Velazquez, Martin, Delbert M. Gatlin III, Mayra L. Gonzalez-Felix, Armando Garcia-Ortega, Clement R. de Cruz*, Maria L. Juarez-Gomez and Kaquan Chen*. (2019) Effect of fishmeal and fish oil replacement by algal meals on biological performance and fatty acid profile of hybrid striped bass (Morone crhysops ♀ × M. saxatilis ♂), Aquaculture, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.04.011.