Dan McGarvey
Biographical Information
Name: Dan McGarvey
Title: Aquatic Ecologist
Contact Info:
Ecosystems Research Division
National Exposure Research Laboratory
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
960 College Station Road
Athens, Georgia 30605
Telephone: 706-355-8335
Fax: 706-355-8302
Email: mcgarvey.dan@epa.gov
Education:
B.A. in Biology/Geology, 1997, Wittenberg University
M.S. in Wildlife & Fisheries Science, 2001, Penn State University
Ph.D. in Aquatic Biology, 2007, University of Alabama
Research Interests:
I am interested in developing novel methods to predict the distributions of ecosystem services, relative to a number of anthropogenic and natural stressors, at multiple spatial scales. This research is allowing me to integrate much of my previous experience, including basic studies in aquatic ecology and fish biology and biogeography, as well as applied studies in aquatic bioassessment and fisheries management. The ultimate measure of my success will, however, be the degree to which policy makers and the general public are willing to implement ecosystem service models in management decisions. I am therefore also looking for more efficient means of communicating with non-scientific audiences.
Expertise:
Fish ecology, aquatic biology, biogeography, landscape ecology, aquatic bioassessment.
Select Publications:
- McGarvey, D.J. and R.M. Hughes. In Press. Longitudinal zonation of Pacific Northwest (U.S.A.) fish assemblages and the species-discharge relationship. Copeia.
- McGarvey, D.J. In Press. Tap into the law review literature - better yet, submit an article! Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.
- McGarvey, D.J. 2007. Longitudinal zonation and the structure of North American fish assemblages. Ph.D. Dissertation. The University of Alabama.
- McGarvey, D.J. 2007. Merging precaution with sound science under the Endangered Species Act. BioScience 57(1):65-70.
- McGarvey, D.J. and B. Marshall. 2005. Making sense of scientists and "sound science": truth and consequences for endangered species in the Klamath Basin and beyond. Ecology Law Quarterly 32(1):73-110.
- McGarvey, D.J. 2001. Identification of habitat restoration effects in cold-water, limestone streams, using multimetric indices. M.S. Thesis. The Pennsylvania State University.
- Carline, R.F., D.J. McGarvey, and D.A. Peterman. 1998. Effects of acidic runoff episodes on fish populations and diversity in Pennsylvania. Proceedings of the 1998 Pennsylvania Acidic Deposition Conference. The Pennsylvania State University.