My research interests involve assessing ecosystem resilience to management actions in riverine and estuarine ecosystems to advance our knowledge of aquatic ecology while improving our management and restoration capabilities.  I mostly work with fish communities and am very interested in how fishes interact with each other and their environments.  Currently I am particularly interested in the resilience of ecosystems to disturbance from habitat modifications, species introductions, and direct and indirect harvest.  I design my research to solve problems, address management needs, and help managers make informed decisions about resource policy choices, while advancing our scientific understanding of fish ecology. My research expertise is in experimental design and quantitative methods used to assess fish and wildlife populations and riverine fish ecology.

Degrees:

2003, PhD, Zoology, NC State University
1999, MS, Fisheries, University of Florida
1993, BS, Fisheries, Auburn University

Courses:

Stream Fish Biology
Quantitative Wildlife Ecology
Ecological Statistics and Design

Florida Rivers Research Lab:

Cirriculum Vitae:

Contact Information:

110 Newins-Ziegler Hall
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611
billpine@ufl.edu
352-273-3650