02/06/08

 
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        I am an ecologist with interests at the population and community levels.  My research is focused on ideas in metapopulation dynamics, direct and indirect effects, island biogeography, invasion biology, and the application of basic research findings to conservation efforts.  Much of my work is focused on long-term, large scale patterns in community organization, species diversity, and population persistence.
 

        I have conducted numerous studies in island biogeography, investigating species diversity and community organization in the ant faunas of remote Polynesian islands, and elucidating the long-term metapopulation dynamics of ants and plants inhabiting several archipelagos of small islands in the Bahamas.  I have also documented effects of major disturbances such as hurricanes on the island flora and ant fauna.
 

        I am interested in the structure and function of communities in general, and how habitat fragmentation and invasive species impact native communities over time.  Much of my work has been done on ant and associated arthropod species, and has focused on the impacts of invasive ants, and the interactions of ants and other species (i.e., competition, predation, parasitism).

I am currently a Quantitative Ecologist with the National Park Service’s Natural Resources Inventory and Monitoring Program.  A primary goal of this project is to conduct inventories of natural resources and monitor trends in these resources over time at public lands managed by the National Park Service.  Opportunities for student research as part of this program may exist.  Please contact me if interested.

Contact info:

Department of Biology
Missouri State University
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield, MO 65897

Ph.:  (417) 836-3119
Fax.: (417) 836-8886

E-mail: LloydMorrison@missouristate.edu
 

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