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Expert Profile: Elliott Reams

Expertise: I can answer questions on basic ecological principles, theories, equations etc. I have the most experience in lotic (moving water) ecology. I can also answer most questions undergraduate level or lower, on topics in entomology (insects), but most of my experience is in aquatic entomology. I also have experience in agro-ecology (farming) and soil invertebrate ecology.

Experience in the area
- 3 years lotic restoration habitat assessment, fish shocking and identification, macroinvertebrate identification, dissolved oxygen etc.
- Lotic ecology consulting
- Agro-ecology: vegetation analysis, insect composition, pitfall trapping, small mammal trapping.
- Ant mound soil composition, geologic oven procedures, particle size diffraction.
- Misc. Other ecological research projects.
Organizations
The Society of Conservation Biology
The Wilson Ornithological Society
The Ecological Society of America
Trout Unlimited
Education/Credentials
B.S. - Biology - Field Emphasis - University of Wisconsin - Platteville
MS - Biology (currently enrolled) Eastern Washington University.

Past/Present Clients
Kohler company, Cassville Wisconsin
Harry and Laura Nohr Chapter of Trout Unlimited

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Something controversial or provocative about this subject The river continuum concept.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Brown trout (Salmo trutta), ringneck pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), and wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) are NON-NATIVE and introduced species in most regions of America.

By having bird feeders you might actually be changing the natural course of evolution!

Conservation agencies like Trout/Ducks Unlimited acquire and protect millions of acres of natural land/water a year?

What do you like about this subject? Everything and anything.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? My primary objective in ecology is to become a professor at a major accredited University, and constantly be involved in field projects as well as creating my own research ideas.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 220
Knowledge	9.71 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	10.0 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.57 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		37

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
9	10	8	10	11/10/08
10	10	10	10	10/26/08
10	10	10	10	09/23/08
9	10	9	10	09/11/08
10	10	10	10	08/26/08

User Comments

thanks a lot
(Lily on 11/10/08)

thank you very much. It helped me alot.
(Krystal on 10/26/08)

Thank you very much, Elliott! That was a terrific answer. I hadn't at all considered the ramifications of mosquitos as a food source, nor thought abou
(John on 09/23/08)

thank you for your help it was much appreciated and very useful :)
(emily on 09/11/08)

thankyou!
(sarah on 08/26/08)

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Recent Answers from Elliott Reams

2008-11-10 Lakes & Marshes: You are right on the ball with your assumption that more organisms use up more oxygen! Dissolved oxygen numbers are a goofy thing when you really break them down. Generally we think of more dissolved...

2008-11-08 Lakes & Marshes: Hey Lily, Generally we think of a marsh as more primarily productive, because primary production is done by plants and algae, or periphyton (diatoms symbiosis with algae) etc. Anything that can create...

2008-10-19 food webs and organisms: Hi Stephanie, For your first question a couple different things can happen to a food web when a new organism is brought into it. The first is a direct affect where the other organisms are losing food...

2008-10-14 science: Hey Krystal, Nitrogen and Phosphorous in ecology are considered limiting nutrients because a lot of the time organisms need them to carry out basic functions (photosynthesis). Nitrates can come from...

2008-10-14 Science- Ecology: Sorry for getting to your question so late Krystal, I've been a little busy I hope it's not to late. I assume that this is a homework question but you asked the right guy, cause this time i'll let it...