William Loftus email: bill_loftus@usgs.gov address: U.S. Geological Survey Everglades National Park Field Station 40001 State Road 9336 Homestead, FL 33034-6733 phone: (305) 242-7835 fax: (305) 242-7836

Projects:

Application of Stable Isotope Techniques to Identifying Foodweb Structure, Contaminant Sources, and Biogeochemical Reactions in the Everglades

Development of Integrated Sampling of Fishes in Forested Wetlands in South Florida with Emphasis on Food Web Structure

Experimental Studies of Predator and Prey Interactions

Influence of Hydrology on Life-History Parameters of Common Freshwater Fishes from Southern Florida

Life History, Ecology, and Interactions of Everglades Crayfishes in Response to Hydrological Restoration

Long-Term Aquatic Biota Database Analysis

Mercury Transfer Through an Everglades Aquatic Food Web

Population Structure and Spatial Delineation of Consumer Communities in the Everglades National Park

Quantitative Sampling of Freshwater Fish Species within the Big Cypress National Preserve: A Long-Term Research Program to Evaluate the Ecological Effects of CERP

The Role of Aquatic Refuges in the Wetland Complex of Southern Florida in Relation to System Restoration

Role of Marsh-Mangrove Interface Habitats as Aquatic Refuges for Wetland Fishes and Other Aquatic Animals