Malcolm G. Butler
Faculty Seminar Series Continues March 25 with Focus on Lake Ecology
The UMC Faculty Seminar Series will continue Thursday, March 25, with ”Ecology and Management of Shallow Lakes: The Lake Christina Example,” presented by Professor Malcolm G. Butler, Ph.D., Department of Zoology, North Dakota State University. The seminar will begin at 4 p.m. in Kiehle Auditorium. All students, faculty, staff and interested members of the Crookston community are invited to attend.
Malcolm Butler has taught at NDSU since 1981, following a year as a NATO Postdoctoral Fellow in Germany. He is a native of western Massachusetts, and received his B.S. from the University of Massachusetts before attending graduate school at the University of Michigan. He conducted his graduate research on tundra ponds in the Alaskan arctic.
Butler's research focuses on limnology and wetland ecology, with emphasis on ecological roles of invertebrates and vertebrates in lake systems. Recent research projects include the effects of fish on restored wetlands in the prairie ecosystem, limnology of a shallow prairie lake following biomanipulation, and use of benthic invertebrates as indicators of environmental conditions in lakes and wetlands. This presentation will highlight changes in Lake Christina since 1985, based on data collected by Butler and his students in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and other parties interested in waterfowl management. Lake Christina is a shallow lake in Douglas County that has historically served as an important staging lake for migrating waterfowl.
Posted 03/24/2004
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