Ecology Center Scientist receives Oil Spill Research Grant
$20 million awarded to 19 projects to study effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico.

Paul L. Klerks and colleagues at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette received a grant to study "The Effect of Sediment Bioturbators on the Biological Degradation of Petroleum in Coastal Ecosystems." This project is funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.

Native Plant Initiative

Our center propagates and distributes native coastal prairie and wetland species. 

New projects include traditional farming by Brookshire Farm and urban landscaping.

State-of-the-Art Weather Analysis

Dr. Emad Habib in the Department of Civil Engineering uses sophisticated optical lasers to study rainfall.

Colony Initiation Attempts: Translocations and Decoys
Best Student Talk, 2011 Graduate Student Symposium

Scott Walter's (stw@louisiana.edu) research sheds light on wildlife and habitat interactions, and helps improve brown pelican research.

Mathematical Biology

Students conduct experiments and build mathematical models for green tree frogs and Louisiana iris populations.  Drs. Azmy Ackleh, Jacoby Carter, and Susan Mopper are the PIs on this National Science Foundation project.

Bluebird Ecology