Habitat Effects Branch

The Habitat Effects Branch conducts research to develop methods and models to link habitat changes and their causes to the viability of populations of fish, shellfish, and aquatic-dependent wildlife. Research activities include: 1) developing quantitative relationships between habitat quality and extent to population condition, 2) identifying the critical structural and functional components of ecological support systems that determine population viability and, 3) developing indicators of key habitat features to support Agency monitoring, risk assessment and risk management efforts.

Marnita Chintala	Acting Branch Chief, Research Biologist
Mary Stuart	Secretary
Walter Berry	Research Biologist
Giancarlo Cicchetti	Ecologist
Saroja Jayaraman	Environmental Scientist
Rick McKinney	Environmental Scientist
Peg Pelletier	Biologist
Richard Pruell	Research Chemist
Kenneth Rocha	Biologist
Bryan Taplin	Environmental Scientist
Glen Thursby	Research Biologist
Eric Weissberger	Ecologist
Cathleen Wigand	Wetland Ecologist

Habitat Effects Branch

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