RESEARCH INTERESTS
My major research interests are in ecology and natural resource management. I feel the value of our natural resources and the benefits derived from them are an important part of the study of ecology. Specifically, I am interested in wetlands, their dynamic nature, and the functions of these ecosystems. The functional processes I am most concerned with are nutrient cycling, litter decomposition and hydrology. My research interests also include wetland macroinvertebrate abundance and distribution, and wildlife use of the invertebrate resource in wetlands. How organisms respond to or are influcenced by wetland functional processes is an important part of my research.
I favor a blend of basic and applied research. By studying important functional processes in wetlands and, in turn, determining how these processes influence ecosystem response, one can come to better understanding of ecosystem structure and function. If this knowledge is then applied, in a management sense, to maintain or increase some aspect of productivity, then the research may have some practical use in management decision-making.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Batema, D.L., R.M. Kaminski, and P.A. Magee. 2005. Wetland
invertebrate communities and management of hardwood bottomlands in the
Batema, D.L. 1995. The importance of invertebrate fauna to vertebrate use of forested wetland ecosystems. Pages 51-56 IN: S.D. Roberts and R.A. Rathfon, eds. Management of Forested Wetland Ecosystems in the Central Hardwood Region.
Fredrickson, L.H. and D.L. Batema. 1992. Greentree Reservoir Management
Handbook. Gaylord Memorial Laboratory, Wetland Management Series, No. 1.
Univeristy of
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
Batema, D.L.
2007. What is a
Wetland? March 2007. Audubon Society.
Batema, D.L.
2005. Bird Survey of the
Bluegrass Fish and Wildlife Area in southern
Batema, D.L., R.M. Kaminski and P.A. Magee. 1999. Invertebrate communities in bottomland
hardwood ecosystems. March 1999.
Batema, D.L. 1994. The importance of invertebrate fauna to
vertebrate use of forested wetland ecosystems. Forested Wetland Ecosystem
Workshop, October 1994,
STUDENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
Joe Pleen. 2004. Analysis of atrazine and its major
metabolites in southern
Rita Jung. 2002. Bioassessment of three restored and created wetlands in
southern
Jennifer Earles. 1999. Assessment of water quality of Pigeon Creek using macroinvertebrates.
SOME ECOLOGY LINKS TO THE WEB
- If you are interested in ecology topics, you can do an ecology search.
- The Fish and Wildlife Service has many sites of
ecological interest.
Such sites include: the National Wetland Inventory, the National Wildlife Refuge system, and the Northern Prairie Science Center. - Societies of ecological interest are: the Ecological Society of America, the Society of Wetland Scientists, and the North American Benthological Society (If you don't know what benthological means, then check out this site).
Birder's World. This is one of my
favorite magazines.
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