Life Support Project
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1455 Animal Sci./Ag. Eng. Bldg. University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742 phone: (301) 405-1259 email: pk31@umail.umd.edu |
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Positions |
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-Coordinator, Natural Resources Management Program -Associate Professor of Biological Resources Engineering |
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Research Interests |
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-Systems Ecology -Tropical Ecology -Wetland Ecosystems -Ecological Engineering |
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Education |
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-Kent State University (Kent, OH) -- B.S. Biology, 1974 -University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) -- M.S. Ecology and Geography, 1978 -University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) -- Ph.D. Environmental Engineering Sciences, 1983 |
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Selected Publications |
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-"Biological engineering for sustainable biomass production", Encyclopedia of Environmental Biology. Vol. 1. Academic Press, San Diego, CA. pp. 299-307. Johnson, A. T. and P. Kangas -"The economic basis of a wetland wastewater treatment plant in Maryland", Constructed Wetlands in Cold Climates Conference Proceedings. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada. 20 p.. Latchum, J. and P. Kangas -"A Florida Everglades mesocosm - model veracity after four years of self organization", Ecological Engineering 6:171-224. Adey, W., M. Finn, P. Kangas, L. Lange, C. Luckett and D. Spoon -"Self-organization and planting strategies at a wetland mitigation site in central Maryland", Proceedings of the 24th Annual Conference on Ecosystems Restoration and Creation. Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL. pp. 207-222. MacLean, D. and P. Kangas -"Characteristics of the mangrove ecosystem developing in Biosphere 2", Ecological Engineering 13:173-178. Finn, M., P. Kangas and W. Adey |
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