{"id":2566,"date":"2017-11-27T15:36:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T20:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology-new\/?page_id=2566"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T16:14:21","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/applied-ecology\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

The Science of the Environment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With a strong, diverse research portfolio, our faculty share a passion for understanding the living world and applying ecological principles to solving societal challenges. Which research area is your niche?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Aquaculture<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

Aquaculture research programs range from applied studies on methods for rearing fish to fundamental research on mechanisms controlling reproduction and growth. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n

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Conservation Biology<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

Some of the critical issues addressed in conservation biology include the habitat requirements of different populations; factors important to movement, growth, reproduction, and mortality; and interactions among species. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n

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Environmental and Human Health<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

Research in environmental and human health address broad toxicological issues. Areas of focus include water quality, environmental contaminants and food safety, disease and the status and trends of fish and wildlife species. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n

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Fisheries<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

From freshwater streams to vast oceans, we study fisheries around the world. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n

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Wildlife<\/h3>\n \n\n \t \t

Research in fisheries and wildlife ranges from fundamental studies on evolutionary strategies for habitat exploitation and predator-prey interactions to research with direct applications in the assessment and management of species and ecosystems. \n \n \n <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\t \t \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n

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Pollination Biology<\/h3>\n \n\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Facilities<\/h2>

Whether on campus, the coast and in the mountains, researchers at our scientific facilities \u2014 labs, stations and centers \u2014 conduct research for a variety of purposes and populations.<\/p>\n

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Programs and Centers<\/h2>

Our programs and centers lead the way in interdisciplinary research, instruction and service.<\/p>\n

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Applied Ecologists in Wicked Problems, Wolfpack Solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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