Pete McIntyre
Associate Professor of Natural Resources Dwight Webster Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow Cornell University [email protected] Fernow Hall room 204 607-255-2270 Education
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I study the ecology, evolution, and conservation of aquatic ecosystems. Work in my group mixes field studies with large-scale spatial analyses and data syntheses. Focusing on fish and invertebrates, we try to understand the interface between animals and ecosystems in the context of human activities--what happens to rivers and lakes when their animal diversity is reduced, and what happens to animals when the chemistry and structure of their home ecosystem is altered. Our research focuses on the Adirondack Mountains, Great Lakes of North America and Africa, Southeast Asia, Central Africa, and Hawaii. Our goal is to leverage insights from ecological research to improve the management of fisheries and aquatic ecosystems worldwide.
Representative publications:
Allan JD, McIntyre PB, Smith SDP, Halpern BS, et al. 2013. Joint analysis of stressors and ecosystem services to enhance restoration effectiveness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110: 372-377
Januchowski-Hartley S, McIntyre PB, Diebel M, & Doran PJ. 2013. Restoring aquatic ecosystem connectivity requires expanding barrier inventories. Frontiers in Ecology & Environment11: 211-217.
Pracheil BM, McIntyre PB, & Lyons JD. 2013. Enhancing conservation of large-river biodiversity by accounting for tributaries. Frontiers in Ecology & Environment 11: 124-128.
Vadeboncoeur Y, PB McIntyre, MJ Vander Zanden. 2011. Borders of biodiversity: life at the edge of the world's large lakes.Bioscience 61:526-537.
Vorosmarty VJ, PB McIntyre, MO Gessner, D Dudgeon, A Prusevich, P Green, S Glidden, SE Bunn, CA Sullivan, C Reidy Liermann, PM Davies. 2010. Global threats to human water security and river biodiversity. Nature 467:555-561.
Representative publications:
Allan JD, McIntyre PB, Smith SDP, Halpern BS, et al. 2013. Joint analysis of stressors and ecosystem services to enhance restoration effectiveness. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 110: 372-377
Januchowski-Hartley S, McIntyre PB, Diebel M, & Doran PJ. 2013. Restoring aquatic ecosystem connectivity requires expanding barrier inventories. Frontiers in Ecology & Environment11: 211-217.
Pracheil BM, McIntyre PB, & Lyons JD. 2013. Enhancing conservation of large-river biodiversity by accounting for tributaries. Frontiers in Ecology & Environment 11: 124-128.
Vadeboncoeur Y, PB McIntyre, MJ Vander Zanden. 2011. Borders of biodiversity: life at the edge of the world's large lakes.Bioscience 61:526-537.
Vorosmarty VJ, PB McIntyre, MO Gessner, D Dudgeon, A Prusevich, P Green, S Glidden, SE Bunn, CA Sullivan, C Reidy Liermann, PM Davies. 2010. Global threats to human water security and river biodiversity. Nature 467:555-561.