Aquatic ecology from organisms to ecosystems
I am an ecologist interested in bottom-up controls of energy and nutrient availability in ecosystems. My research combines experimental, field, and data synthesis methods to link organismal and ecosystem levels of organization, often employing the framework of ecological stoichiometry theory and primarily in aquatic systems.
My research program addresses 3 specific themes:
(1) environmental controls on microbial colonization and decomposition of detritus
(2) nutritional ecology and ecological stoichiometry of animals
(3) the significance of animal wastes in ecosystem carbon and nutrient cycles
Since August 2016, I have been a postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Dr. Kevin Kuehn at the University of Southern Mississippi, where I study microbial interactions influencing decomposition in aquatic ecosystems.
Starting August 2019, I will be joining the Department of Biology at the University of Central Arkansas as an Assistant Professor. Please contact me with any interest in collaborating or developing research!
Current: Postdoctoral Researcher - University of Southern Mississippi
Past: PhD - Biology - University of Arkansas - 2016
BA - Biology and Chemistry - St Olaf College - 2011
Contact info:
Halvor Halvorson
118 College Dr #5018
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
(601) 266-4748
Halvor.Halvorson 'at' usm.edu ; hhalvorson 'at' uca.edu
My research program addresses 3 specific themes:
(1) environmental controls on microbial colonization and decomposition of detritus
(2) nutritional ecology and ecological stoichiometry of animals
(3) the significance of animal wastes in ecosystem carbon and nutrient cycles
Since August 2016, I have been a postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of Dr. Kevin Kuehn at the University of Southern Mississippi, where I study microbial interactions influencing decomposition in aquatic ecosystems.
Starting August 2019, I will be joining the Department of Biology at the University of Central Arkansas as an Assistant Professor. Please contact me with any interest in collaborating or developing research!
Current: Postdoctoral Researcher - University of Southern Mississippi
Past: PhD - Biology - University of Arkansas - 2016
BA - Biology and Chemistry - St Olaf College - 2011
Contact info:
Halvor Halvorson
118 College Dr #5018
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
(601) 266-4748
Halvor.Halvorson 'at' usm.edu ; hhalvorson 'at' uca.edu
