Thomas F Bohrmann   

PhD Student
IGERT Fellow
School of Natural Resources and Environment and Department of Statistics
Studying Interdisciplinary Ecology and Statistics
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

 

Research Interests:  I hope to solve ecological and environmental problems using quantitative methods and to further develop quantitative methodology to do so.  I believe mathematics and statistics are appropriate for addressing many such problems.  For example, I use mathematics to model potential improvements in reproductive output of marine populations in marine reserves as opposed to areas of standard fishing pressure.  For such models, statistics can further be used to estimate the effects such management strategies would have on a given marine population.  I am also interested in general population ecology and would like to learn more about different ways to characterize populations, such as genetics studies. 

 

Dissertation Topic: 
Modeling the Eastern Oyster Population of the Chesapeake Bay:
By considering multiple statistical methodological approaches, I hope to model various management scenarios for the Eastern Oyster population of the Chesapeake Bay.  The Eastern Oyster is vital to the local economy and of course an important and popular source of food, and therefore there is great interest in determining which course of action will lead to the healthiest possible oyster population.

Other Projects:

Modeling blue crab catchability in the Chesapeake Bay

Understanding the gag grouper population in the Gulf of Mexico

Modeling marine reserves using matrix population models

Modeling queen conch reproductive output within a marine reserve setting

 

Contact Information:

401 McCarty Hall C
P.O. Box 110339
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-0339
bohrmann @ ufl.edu

 

Education:

MAT – Mathematics (2006)
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

BS – Mathematics (2004)
Magna Cum Laude
LaGrange College
LaGrange, GA