Education
B.S. Zoology, 1993, University
of Wisconsin at Eau
Claire
Ph.D. Invertebrate Zoology, Biogeochemistry minor, 2001, University
of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
Research Interests/Duties
Ecology of aquatic insects, invertebrates, and nekton in
coastal systems; linkages between landscape components of watersheds; food web
structure of coastal systems; longitudinal gradients in community structure of detritivore
in the Pacific
Current Emphases, Studies, Projects
Examining
linkages between Micronesian mangroves and freshwater swamps, an 15N
stable isotope enrichment approach.
Ecological
processes, energy pathways, and the impact of human activities on Maine
marsh-estuarine secondary production: a salt marsh panne model
Ecological
functions of fringing salt marshes susceptible to oil spills in Casco
Bay, Maine
Selected Publications
MacKenzie, R. A., J. L. Kaster, and J. V. Klump. 2004. The
ecological patterns of benthic invertebrates in a Great Lakes
coastal wetland. Journal of Great Lakes Research
30:58-69.
MacKenzie,
R. A. 2003. Northern range extension
for Goeldichironomus devineyae (Insecta:Diptera). Northeastern Naturalist
10:465-467.
MacKenzie,
R. A., and J. L. Kaster. 2003. A
preservative-free emergence trap for the isotopic and elemental analysis of
emergent insects from a wetland system. Great Lakes Entomologist
35:47-52.
MacKenzie, R.A., and J.L. Kaster. 2002. Gill
ventilation rates of mayfly nymhys (Ephemeroptera:Heptageniidae) as a
biomonitoring technique. Great
Lakes Entomol. 34(1):
61-70.
Fitzgerald, S.A.,
J.V. Klump, P.W. Swarzenski, R.A. MacKenzie, and K.D. Richards. 2001.
Beryllium-7 as a tracer of short-term sediment deposition and
resuspension in the Fox River, Wisconsin. Environ. Sci. Technol. 35(2): 300-305.
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