Carolyn
Kurle - PhD Student
I have a Master’s
Degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology from Texas A&M University(1996-98)
and undergraduate degrees in Zoology and German Literature from
the University of Washington in Seattle (1990-1994). I spent several
years as a research scientist for the Alaska Ecosystem Program at
the National Marine Mammal Laboratory in Seattle, and my work focused
primarily on studying the feeding ecology of northern fur seals and
Steller sea lions in Alaskan waters using stable isotope and fatty
acid signature methodology. My return to school in 2001 was motivated
by a desire to ask different scientific questions, become more educated
in ecological and evolutionary theory and practice, and expand my
work on applied habitat and wildlife conservation.
My Ph.D. project is somewhat of a departure from my past work and
includes studying the effects of introduced mammalian predators
on intertidal communities on islands.
kurle@biology.ucsc.edu
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