Silliman Lab : Department of Zoology : University of Florida

current lab members | where they are now

EDUCATION

2004 Brown University, Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Advisor: Dr. Mark Bertness

1999 University of Virginia, M.S., Environmental Science.
Advisor: Dr. Jay Zieman

1995 University of Virginia, B.A., Highest Distinction.
Environmental Science and History; Philosophy concentration.
Advisors: Dr. Jay Zieman, Environmental Sciences
Julian Bond, History

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

2005-present Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Florida.

2005-present Research Fellow, Center for Advanced Studies in Ecology and Biodiversity, Catholic University, Santiago, Chile.

2004-2006 The Nature Conservancy David Smith Conservation Post Doctoral Fellow
Advisors: Dr. Peter Karieva (TNC); Dr. Emmett Duffy (William and Mary)

2003-2004 Visiting Scientist, Bell-Buruch Marine Field Laboratories, University of South Carolina

1998-present Instructor, Biology Department, University of Virginia.
Course: Tropical Marine Biology

1996-1998 Graduate Academic Advisor, Assistant to Dean of Students, University of Virginia.

BRIAN REED SILLIMAN

Department of Biology
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611

office: 409 Carr Hall
phone: (352) 392-1137

Research Interests:

Community and ecosystem ecology of salt marshes. Community ecology of temperate and tropical rocky shores. Conservation of coastal wetlands and fish populations. Role of mangroves as nursery habitats. Effects of global warming and nitrogen loading on species distributions and primary productivity. Food web ecology. Plant-animal interactions. Consumer, nutrient, and biodiversity effects on ecosystem structure and function. Biogeography of intertidal systems.