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Basil V. Iannone III University of Illinois at Chicago Ecology and Evolution Group Department of Biological Sciences (MC 066) 845 W. Taylor St. Chicago, IL 60607-7060 312-355-3231 bianno2@uic.edu
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| I am a
Ph.D. candidate in the Ecology and Evolution Group of the Department of
Biological
Sciences at the University of Illinois-Chicago
(UIC).
I conduct research
as a member of Dr.
David
Wise's lab
group.
I am also a
fellow in both the National Science Foundation (NSF)
funded
Integrative
Graduate
Education
and
Research
Traineeship (IGERT) program
entitled Landscape, Ecological, and Anthropogenic
Processes (LEAP) and
the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy (IESP). The
LEAP program aims to understand
ecological processes in human-altered landscapes. The IESP aims at
devising workable solutions to complex environmental issues by
facilitating interdisciplinary research and collaboration among
academic, public, and private sectors. Research Interests: In general, I am interested in the many ways that individual species (humans included), community structure, and ecosystem processes interact to influence one another, ecosystem functionality, and future community development, particularly in the context of ecological restorations and biological invasions. I wish to study these interactions at a holistic-systems level, and have therefore become interested in utilizing non-reductionist methodologies such as multivariate statistics and agent-based models that allow for the detection of significant patterns among the many highly-interrelated factors that exist in ecological systems. Lastly, I am also interested in studying the extent at which ecosystem services can be provided by various landcovers (e.g. native gardens, parks, greenroofs, etc.) in human-dominated settings. |
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