Freshwater Conservation Ecology Lab

WHAT WE DO

Our research group is based in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation at Clemson University. We conduct research aimed at understanding the life history, behaviors, and habitat requirements of freshwater species in order to determine how their populations respond to environmental change.

Our overarching goal is to help answer pressing ecological questions while providing conservation practitioners with objective information to better manage species and habitats.

SOME OF OUR PROJECTS

What do aquatic insects, mussels, amphibians, and alligators have in common?

They all depend on freshwater to complete their life cycle
and play important ecological roles in the systems they inhabit.

Using aquatic insects to develop a spatial model of stream impairment

Investigating the efficacy of eDNA to detect an endangered mussel.

Modeling habitat selection of immature hellbenders.

Studying alligator behavior along a development gradient.

WHO WE ARE

Thanks for visiting! I'm Dr. Cathy Bodinof Jachowski and I am the Principal Investigator in the Freshwater Conservation Ecology Lab. I have been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Forestry and Conservation at Clemson University since August 2016. Our research group includes a diverse group of post-docs, PhD, MS, and undergraduate students.