Ecology at Colorado State University

The Graduate Degree Program in Ecology (GDPE) at Colorado State University is an interdisciplinary program for students with interests in a wide range of ecological subjects.

The Program's goal is to provide advanced training in current ecological methods, theories, concepts, controversies and applications by drawing together individuals and synthesizing knowledge from a wide variety of traditional disciplinary areas of science.

The Program is jointly administered by the Warner College of Natural Resources and the College of Natural Sciences, on behalf of all 6 colleges with member departments. We currently have 140 faculty members from 17 departments.

What's New

• May 2009 GDPE Newsletter
• Congratulations to our Spring 2009 Graduates
• GDPE VISITING DISTINGUISHED ECOLOGIST SERIES
  (Click to watch seminars with use of Windows Media Player)
  JOHN SABO:
  Ground water as an ecological currency in desert gallery forest food webs
  Hydrologic variability and the length of stream food chains
  ERIC LAMBIN:
  Land use transitions: causes, pathways, and impacts
  Environmental changes and vector-born diseases
  TERRIE WILLIAMS:
  Holes in the planet landscape: The importance of research "oases" for large mammal survival
  Do carnivores count calories? How environmental perturbation is leading to an energy crisis in large populations
• GDPE has established Ecology MS and PhD degrees with a specialization in Human-Environment Interactions
• Front Range Student Ecology Symposium was a huge success. Congratulations to the committee for a job well done. Click to see who served so diligently and also who won the various competitions. We also had twelve recruits come to visit during the week which was perfect.
  
• View 2008-2009 GDPE Honor Alumnus, Jason Kaye, seminar "Ecological Legacies in Soils and Scientists".
  
• View 2008-2009 GDPE Distinguished Ecologist, Barry Noon, seminar (click to watch with use of Windows Media Player), "Conservation Planning for Spotted Owls: Linking Data to Models".
• GDPE has been selected as a Program of Research and Scholarly Excellence (PRSE). The Programs of Research and Scholarly Excellence at Colorado State University were initiated in 1991. Programs are awarded this designation because they have achieved great distinction and set a standard for excellence that may serve as a model for programs throughout the institution.