Biodiversity
Biodiversity
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Human activities have created one of the most dramatic extinction events in Earth's history. Biodiversity loss leads to the collapse of food webs and ecosystem function and impacts human health and well-being. Our researchers examine the drivers of biodiversity loss and develop strategies for conserving and restoring biodiversity through basic and applied research, habitat management, teaching, and community partnerships.
Biodiversity encompasses species diversity, ecological diversity, and genetic diversity.
Our Programs and Faculty
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Faculty and Staff
- Andrew Casper
- Carter Cranberg
- Mary Dinsmore
- Rachel Egly
- Rachel Elfant
- Ray Dybzinski
- Ping Jing
- Reuben Keller
- Shane Lishawa
- Steve Mitten
- Drew Monks
- Brian Ohsowski
- Chris Peterson
- Tania Schusler
Facilities
- Analytical Chemistry Lab
- Greenhouse
- GIS Lab
- LUREC
- Rain Gardens
- Research Labs
- STEP Labs
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Community Impact
Environmental Restoration
Students engaged in wetland restoration research
Researchers from Loyola University Chicago's School of Environmental Sustainability are devising new methods of restoring biologically diverse wetlands. Students contribute to the research while learning to become independent scientists.
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Student Reseach
Student Research Contributes to Local Ecological Restoration
A small project that began in a School of Environmental Sustainability classroom has grown into something bigger with the potential to create positive change in Chicagoland public areas.
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Biodiversity
SES Master's Student Identifies an Invasive Species New to the Chicago Region
Loyola graduate student Alex Quebbeman found an invasive aquatic plant called starry stonewort in a Chicago harbor. It was the first time anyone had identified the nonnative species in the Chicago region.
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