I apply network theory and tools to answer ecological questions about community structure and dynamics. Network tools can help to define and understand how interactions between species in a community are patterned. Using the structure of the interaction network as the backbone of a dynamical model allows me to simulate the changes in population size over time. One of my primary interests is in studying how different trophic configurations in food webs relate to stability at the community and population level.

And as always…

The ecology may be theoretical, but the fun is real