Spencer R. Hall                                                                          

 

Assistant Professor

Department of Biology

Indiana University

1001 E. 3rd St

Bloomington, IN 47405-3700 USA

 

Jordan Hall  015

email: sprhall (at) indiana (dot) edu

Phone (Office): 812-855-6009

Phone (Lab): 812-855-6013

Phone (Cell): 812-679-8858

FAX: 812-855-6082

WWW: http://www.indiana.edu/~halllab/

 

 

Adjunct Professor, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University

Post-doc 2003-2005, Cáceres Lab, Animal Biology, University of Illinois

PhD 2003, Leibold Lab, Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago

 

KEYWORDS: Species interactions, food webs, disease ecology and parasitism, stoichiometry, environmental gradients, freshwater aquatic ecosystems, productivity

 

I study interactions between species and their environment at population, community, and ecosystem levels. I use freshwater plankton to study these interactions. Plankton provide an ideal system because they interact strongly, are readily manipulated in the lab and field, reproduce quickly, and supply crucial functioning to freshwater ecosystems.

 

 

My research program hinges on: (1) development of mathematical models; (2) experimental tests of those in both the laboratory and the field; and (3) surveys of natural systems. Combined, these approaches help me rigorously test logical, relevant ideas.


Currently, I run two main research projects:

(1). Community Ecology of Disease

(2). Food Web Stoichiometry