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Research Needs

The following topics represent areas where more information is needed. We hope that these topics will spark your professional interest in conducting research at the park.

Conservation Biology | Earth Sciences and Vocanology | Ecology/Ecosystem Processes

Fish and Wildlife Sciences | Forest Sciences | Plant Science and Mycology

Social Sciences

 

Fish and Wildlife Sciences

  • Distribution and abundance of species

  • Population ecology of selected species

  • Keystone and umbrella species

  • Rare species (including threatened, endangered, or sensitive)

  • Non-native species

  • Migration

  • Physiological ecology

  • Genetics

  • Metapopulations

  • Fish and wildlife community characteristics

    • Diversity

    • Distribution

    • Evolution

    • Competition

    • Predator/prey relationships

  • Faunal biogeography

  • Extirpated species

  • Pathogens and parasites

 

 

 

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