Tyler Williams, MS
Former MS Student
I grew up in the Ozarks of northern Arkansas near the Buffalo National River. I obtained my BS in Fisheries and Wildlife Science from Arkansas Tech University in 2012. During this time, I worked on several research projects in the field and developed a strong interest in forest and vertebrate ecology. My graduate research focused on limber pine's (Pinus flexilis) seed-dispersal mutualism with the Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) in Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP). Limber pine stands comprise metapopulations—i.e., regional populations composed of local populations subject to colonization, extinction, and recolonization. The purpose of this research was to examine: 1) limber pine's metapopulation structure within RMNP and how its connectivity might be affected by nutcracker use of space; and, 2) the importance of alternative food sources in RMNP for nutcrackers. While I was at UCD I was a teaching assistant for human Physiology labs. I graduated with my masters in spring 2017. Dr. Tomback and I are working on publishing the two chapters of my thesis currently.
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