Research Specialty
Applied Population & Community Ecology
The population dynamics of individual species or species assemblages (i.e., communities) has traditionally been at the heart of both basic and applied ecology. The applied ecology faculty have diverse population-oriented research projects supporting a large number of graduate students.

Deer Exchange Matches Hunters with People in Need |
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Registration is open for the Deer Exchange, a program at Nebraska Game and Parks Commission that matches hunters with people who would like to receive venison. Last year, the first year of the Deer Exchange, hunters donated 300 deer through the program, which is the equivalent of 60,000 quarter-pound servings of venison. (Read more) |
Expert Blends Practical and Ethical Views on Wildlife Control |
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Stephen Vantassel will examine questions of human-wildlife relations from both ethical and practical viewpoints in his talk on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. in the Hardin Hall auditorium at 33rd and Holdrege. Vantassel is an expert in wildlife control whose Ph.D. in theology focused on humans' relationship with animals. (Read more) |
Nine-Mile Prairie celebrates 25th year in UNL hands |
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On Friday, October 16th, Nine-Mile Prairie celebrated its 25th year under the University of Nebraska-Lincoln management. Read more at Lincoln Journal Star. |
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Dave Wedin Applied Ecology Faculty Area Leader |
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411 Hardin Hall 3310 Holdrege Street Lincoln, NE 68583-0974 |
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| Phone: 402-472-9608 | |
| Fax: 402-472-2946 | |
| E-mail: dwedin1@unl.edu | |





