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Christopher Swan Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park, 2003 Assistant Professor |
| Office: | 211H Sondheim Hall |
| Phone: | 410-455-3957 |
| Email Address: | Chris.Swan@umbc.edu |
| Homepage: | http://userpages.umbc.edu/~cmswan |
| Research Interests: | Stream Ecology, Benthic Macroinvertebrates, Consumer-Resource Dynamics, Food Webs |
| Recent Research Activities: | (1) Riparian
biodiversity and stream processes (2) Alterations of material flux to streams as a result of hemlock woolly adelgid infestation (3) Ecosystem implications of genetically-modified crops: Bt corn detritus in streams (4) Urban riparian-stream ecology |
| Recent Publications: |
Swan, C.M. & M.A. Palmer. 2006. Preferential feeding by an aquatic detritivore mediates non-additive decomposition of speciose leaf litter. Oecologia, in press. Swan, C.M. & M.A. Palmer. 2006. Composition of speciose leaf litter alters stream detritivore growth, feeding activity and leaf breakdown. Oecologia 147:469-478. Ellison, A.M., M.S. Bank, A.A. Barker-Plotkin, B.D. Clinton, E.A. Colburn, K. Elliott, C.R. Ford, D.R. Foster, S. Jefts, B.D. Kloeppel, J.D. Knoepp, G.M. Lovett, J. Malloway, B. Mathewson, R. McDonald, J. Mohan, D.A. Orwig, N.L. Rodenhouse, W.V. Sobczak, K.A. Stinson, P. Snow, J.K. Stone, C.M. Swan, J. Thompson, B. Von Holle and J.R. Webster. 2005. Loss of foundation species: consequences for the structure and dynamics of forested ecosystems. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 3(9):479-486. Swan, C.M. & M.A. Palmer. 2005. Leaf litter diversity leads to non-additivity in stream detritivore colonization dynamics. Oceanological & Hydrobiological Studies 34(3):19-38. Swan, C.M. & M.A. Palmer. 2004. Leaf diversity alters litter breakdown in a Piedmont stream. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 23(1): 15-28 |
| Recent Presentations: | C.M. Swan, L. Van-Tull, W. Lamp, G. Dively & P. Jensen. Consumer-Resource Dynamics can Regulate Decomposition of Transgenic Corn Residues in Agriculture Streams. Ecological Society of America, Memphis, Tennessee, 2006 C.M. Swan. Detritivore foraging alters the relationship between riparian forest diversity and in-stream decay of speciose leaf litter. North American Benthological Society, Anchorage, Alaska, 2006 C.M. Swan, L. Van-Tull, W. Lamp & G. Dively. Detritus generated from harvesting transgenic corn alters patterns of insect detritivory and organic matter decay in agricultural streams. Eastern Branch - Entomological Society of America Meeting, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2006 C.M. Swan & M.A. Palmer. Restoration of biodiversity in stream ecosystems: beyond the aesthetic endpoint. Ecological Society of America, Montreal, Canada, 2005 C.M. Swan & B. Healey. The Role of Native Tree Species on Leaf Breakdown Dynamics of the Invasive Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) in an Urban Stream. North American Benthological Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2005 Van-Tull, L. & C.M. Swan. Implications of Transgenic Corn Cultivation on the Ecology of Agricultural Streams. North American Benthological Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2005 Swan, C.M., D. Richardson & M.A. Palmer. A simulation study of detritivore foraging on speciose leaf litter: Implications for the diversity-function relationship in stream ecosystems. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon 2004 Cilento, D., A. Clemens, C. Swan & E. Ellis. Stream habitat quality, impervious surfaces, and tree cover in watershed samples. Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon 2004 |
| Courses Taught: | Ecology, Conservation Biology, Field Ecology, Aquatic Ecology, Advanced Topics in Ecology |
