Nathan Evans

Contact: nevans2@nd.edu

I am a first year PhD student in the Lamberti Lab. I arrived at Notre Dame the summer of 2010, from Oklahoma State University, where I completed a MS in Fisheries Ecology and Management. While my research interests are diverse, they primarily involve the conservation and restoration of aquatic systems and their species assemblages. At Notre Dame, I would like to develop a project which evaluates the processes that influence stream community structure and ecosystem function. I am also interested in studying how biotic and abiotic disturbances affect species behavior, mortality, and habitat utilization in streams. Ultimately, I would like to see the knowledge gained in my research applied not only to the future conservation and management of aquatic ecosystems, but toward the successful structural and functional restoration of degraded aquatic systems.