A closer look at our research on foraging Return to main research page The importance of foraging All species eat. Consequently, foraging plays a central role in ecological interactions and in the success and failure of most species. Many of the topics that I investigate deal with foraging in some w...

Home Research Publications Teaching Education outreach People in the lab In the news Education outreach I am very interested in K-12 education outreach and devote a considerable amount of time to outreach activities at several schools around the greater Columbia, SC area. I briefly describe some of ...

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Home Research Publications Teaching Education outreach People in the lab In the news Blaine D. Griffen, PhD Assistant Professor Biological Sciences and the Marine Sciences Program University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 Ph: 803-777-2932 Email: bgriffen@biol.sc.edu Doctoral degree Univers...

A closer look at our research on biodiversity Return to main research page Why is species functional redundancy important? Human activities are driving rapid changes in species diversity in a wide range of habitats globally. Changes to species diversity take mostly one of two forms: increases to div...