The Authors

Marcia S. Meixler is a professor of spatial aquatic ecology in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources at Rutgers University. She has worked closely with oranizations like The Nature Conservancy, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation, Great Lakes Protection Fund, Wildlife Conservation Society, Hudson River Foundation, Charles River Watershed Association, National Park Service, Niassa National Reserve in Mozambique, and more to further the conservation goals of each organization. She uses spatial analyses of mapped data to explore issues in freshwater and coastal ecological areas. The topics of her projects have ranged to include things like: protection of biodiversity, the sustainability of northeast native fisheries, ecosystem planning, wetland degradation, animal migration, renewable energy, transportation, land use planning, and more. Her teaching covers the content of this book and courses on sustainability, freshwater ecology, landscape ecology, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Mark B. Bain was Professor of Systems Ecology in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University. He was a quantitative aquatic biologist and ecosystem scientist conducting both basic research and studies driven by current management issues. His research focused on coastal ecosystem restoration and conservation, ecosystem analyses and assessment, recovery of endangered species, and monitoring of invasive pathogens in Great Lakes waters. Mark Bain’s environmental policy experience included ecosystem management, endangered species protection, energy environment conflicts, watershed conservation, and water management on the Great Lakes. His teaching covered the content of this book and a course on environmental systems.

Photo: M. Todd Walter