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Sallie Sheldon
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Professor of Biology
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McCardell Bicentennial Hall 374
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Phone: 802.443.5436
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Email: sheldon@middlebury.edu
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Degrees, Specializations & Interests:
Degrees:
Ph.D. University of Minnesota 1984 (Ecology)
M.A. SUNY Buffalo 1977 (Fisheries)
B.A. SUNY Buffalo 1974 (Biology)
Specialization: Aquatic Ecology
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Research Interests:
My main research focuses involve many aspects of aquatic ecology. Also, I am interested in factors that influence community structure as well as mathematical modeling of ecological relationships.
Recent and Important Publications:
Deegan, L, S. P. Sheldon, et al. In press. Salt marsh community response to N and P addition. Ecological Applications.
Qvarnemark, L. M. and S. P. Sheldon. 2004. Moose grazing decreases aquatic plant diversity. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 19: 407-410.
Sheldon, S. P. and R. P. Creed Jr. 2003. The effect of a native biological control agent for Eurasian watermilfoil on six North American watermilfoils. Aquatic Botany 76:259-265.
Twitchell, S., S. P. Sheldon, L. Deegan and R. Garritt. 2002. Nutrient and freshwater inputs from sewage effluent discharge alter benthic algae and infaunal communities in a tidal salt marsh creek. Biological Bulletin 203:256-258.
Sheldon, S. P. and K. N. Jones. 2001. Restricted gene flow according to host plant in an herbivore feeding on native and exotic watermilfoils (Myriophyllum: Haloragaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 162: 793-799
Recent Grants:
2006 Demonstration Project: Weevil Introduction to Fairfield Pond, VT. Fairfield Pond Lake Association.
2005-6 A Watershed Research Consortium for Undergraduate Institutions (P. Manley P.I.) Mellon Foundation.
2004 Equipment supporting a study on factors influencing biodiversity of lakes. VGN (NIH)
2002 The Effect of Cultural Enrichment on Food Webs. National Science Foundation (ROA).
2002 Differential uptake of nitrogen from the water column and prey for four carnivorous bladderworts (Utricularia spp.) VGN. (NIH)