Ecology

About the Program

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Students gain advanced knowledge in one of the following areas: agricultural ecology; conservation ecology; ecological genomics and genetics; ecosystems and landscape ecology; ecotoxicology; environmental policy & human ecology; integrative ecology; marine ecology; physiological ecology; or restoration ecology. Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in ecological theory and its applications.

Degree Type
Interdisciplinary Graduate Group
Degrees Offered
M.S. Plan I
M.S. Plan II
Ph.D. Plan B
Lead Dean

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Major Code
GECL
Exceptions
QE Exception: No outside member needed

Admissions and Fellowship Information

Admission Deadlines
General: Dec 1, 2023
Internal Fellowship Deadlines
Prospective Student Fellowship: Dec 1, 2023
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2024

Program Contact Information

Primary Program Contacts

Graduate Program Coordinator

Program Coordinator
Angie Nguyen
htgnguyen@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Program Chair

Graduate Group Chair
Brian Gaylord
bpgaylord@ucdavis.edu

Additional Contacts

Program Contacts

Advisor: General
Anya Brown
Ecology
anybrown@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Elizabeth Crone
Ecology
ecrone@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Valerie Eviner
Ecology
(530) 752-8538 | veviner@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Nann Fangue
Ecology
nafangue@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: Primary Contact
Brian Gaylord
Ecology
bpgaylord@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: Admissions Only
Matthew Gilbert
Ecology
(530) 752-7846 | megilbert@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Richard Karban
Ecology
(530) 752-2800 | rkarban@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Robert Lusardi
Ecology
(510) 847-2713 | ralusardi@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Troy Magney
Ecology
tmagney@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Anne Todgham
Ecology
(530) 752-1897 | todgham@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Dirk Van Vuren
Ecology
(530) 752-4181 | dhvanvuren@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
John Whitehead
Ecology
(530) 754-8982 | awhitehead@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Neal Williams
Ecology
nmwilliams@ucdavis.edu

Advisor: General
Louie Yang
Ecology
(530) 754-3261 | lhyang@ucdavis.edu

Graduate Studies Contacts

Senior Academic Advisor
Brittney Dinelli
bjdinelli@ucdavis.edu