Christopher Allen Gabler
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Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology – MS 170
Rice University
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005-1892
(713) 348-2570
(713) 348-5232 (fax)
Born: January 12, 1983, Houston, Texas, USA
Education:
- Diploma, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, Houston, Texas, 2001
- B.S. Biological Sciences (Minor: Environmental Studies), Loyola University New Orleans, 2004
- Honors Thesis title: "Modeling the growth of a Louisiana wetland: the dynamics of the Brants Pass Splay area." 63 p.
- Ph.D. student, Tulane University, 2004-2005
- Ph.D. student, Rice University, 2005-present
Positions Held: (non-academic positions in gray)
- Private Tutor, 2000-present
- Waiter, Cucos Restaurant, Metairie, Louisiana, 2001-2002
- Veterinary Assistant, Metairie Small Animal Hospital, Metairie, Louisiana, 2002
- Archivist, Monroe Library, Loyola University New Orleans, 2003-2004
- Teaching Assistant, Tulane University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2004-2005
- Graduate Research Assistant, Rice University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2005-2006
- Wray Todd Graduate Fellow, Rice University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2006-2008
- Vegetation Specialist, Ivory Billed Woodpecker Survey, Gulf Coast Bird Observatory & USFWS, Summer 2007
- Lodieska Stockbridge Vaughn Fellow, Rice University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2008-present
Publications:
- Whitney, K.D. and C.A. Gabler. 2008. Rapid evolution in introduced species, "invasive traits" and recipient communities: challenges for invasive species risk assessments. Diversity and Distributions. (in press)
- Horn, K.C., S.D. Johnson, K.M. Boles, A. Moore, E. Siemann and C.A. Gabler. 2008. Factors affecting the hatching success of golden apple snail eggs: effects of water immersion and cannibalism. Wetlands. (in press)
- Gabler, C.A. 2004. Modeling the growth of a Louisiana wetland: the dynamics of the Brants Pass Splay area. Undergraduate Honors Thesis: Loyola University New Orleans. 63 p.
Grants:
- "Impacts of management methods and invasive plants on recruitment, competitive exclusion and successional trajectories in Texas freshwater marsh restorations." Garden Club of America Fellowship in Ecological Restoration, $8,000, 4/2006-2009, PI: C.A. Gabler.
Awards: (pre-university awards in gray)
- Board of Directors Scholarship, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, 1997
- Crusader of the Year Award, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, 2000
- Secondary School Education Award, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, 2001
- Todd Maddox Memorial Scholarship, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory, 2001
- Ignatian Scholarship, Loyola University New Orleans, 2001
- Magna Cum Laude, Loyola University New Orleans, 2004
- Honors in Biological Sciences, Loyola University New Orleans, 2004
- University Honors Certificate, Loyola University New Orleans, 2004
- Outstanding Environmental Studies Student, Loyola University New Orleans, 2004
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship, 2006
- Wray Todd Graduate Fellowship, Rice University, 2006-2007, 2007-2008
- Travel Award, Rice University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, 2007, 2008
- Dean's Travel Award, Rice University, Weiss School of Natural Sciences, 2008
- Lodieska Stockbridge Vaughn Fellowship, Rice University, 2008-2009
Meeting Presentations:
- Gabler, C.A. 2007. Impacts of management methods and invasive plants on biodiversity, ecosystem function, and successional trajectories in a Texas freshwater marsh restoration after one year. Society for Ecological Restoration, Texas Chapter, Lubbock, TX.
- Gabler, C.A. and D.A. White. The 25-year growth of a Louisiana wetland and its relation to the flow volume of the Mississippi River: the Brants Pass splay area. Society of Wetland Scientists, Charleston, 2005
Invited Seminars:
- Gabler, C.A. 3 March 2008. Ecological restoration of invaded ecosystems. College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjng Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
- Gabler, C.A. 5 March 2008. Ecological restoration of invaded ecosystems. Invasion Biology and Biological Control Lab, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
- Gabler, C.A. 7 March 2008. Ecological restoration of invaded ecosystems. Institute of Ecology, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Society Memberships:
- Ecological Society of America
- Society for Ecological Restoration International
- Society of Wetland Scientists
Courses Taught:
- Diversity of Life Laboratory (EEOB 111), two sections per semester, Tulane University, 2004-2005
- Field Ecology (BIOS 316), Teaching Assistant, Rice University, 2006-present
- Conservation Biology (BIOS 323), Teaching Assistant, Rice University, 2007
Service:
- Volunteer, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, 1999-2000
- Volunteer, Texas Special Olympics, 2000
- Humanitarian service in Mexico, Jalisco 2000 and Durango 2001
- Arts and Sciences Representative (elected), Student Government Association, Loyola University New Orleans, 2001
- Volunteer, Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, New Orleans, 2002-2003
- Volunteer, US and Louisiana Democratic Party, 2003-2004
- President (elected), Club for Rumination on Ecology and Evolutionary Processes, Tulane University, 2005
- Volunteer, US and Texas Democratic Party, 2006
- Graduate Student Representative, Ecologist Faculty Search Committee, Rice University, 2006
- Research Committee, Baker Institute Student Forum, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy & Rice University, 2007
- Executive Committee and Research Committee Chair, Baker Institute Student Forum, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy & Rice University, 2008
General Research Interests:
- Community ecology, restoration ecology, invasive species ecology and management, conservation biology, botany, ecosystem services, ecological disturbance, plant-herbivore interactions, environmental policy and law
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