Charlie Loewen

I am a biologist with broad research interests in freshwater community ecology and the consequences of environmental change. My lab studies a range of aquatic organisms (from algae to invertebrates and fish), integrating field surveys, theory-driven experiments, and data syntheses to investigate key ecological processes and dynamics with a focus on how lake and pond communities respond to multiple anthropogenic stressors. Our work is both fundamental and applied, as we seek to understand the drivers of species diversity patterns and their implications for healthy ecosystem functioning and human well-being.