Gary N. Ervin
		Associate Professor
		Education B.S. Biology, University of Alabama Ph.D. Biology, University of Alabama Postdoctoral Research University of Arkansas
		Statement of Research Interests		Contact Information
		My research program has two general areas of focus: ecology of invasive species and wetland plant ecology.  Our work involves projects ranging from plot-scale studies of mechanisms enabling plant colonization and persistence to regional distribution of invasive plants and plants that host invasive insect herbivores.  Objectives of the individual research projects range from identification of biotic or abiotic factors influencing plant distribution to application of plant associations for indexing ecosystem integrity and predictive modeling of plant distribution.  Thus, we are a multi-faceted research group conducting both basic and applied research in support of my lab's research mission.		223 Harned Hall 662.325.1203 662.325.7939 Fax gervin@biology.msstate.edu Lab Web Page
		Selected Publications
		Ervin, G. N.  2007.  An experimental study on the facilitative effects of tussock structure among wetland plants. Wetlands 27: 620-630.
		Bried, J. T, B. D. Herman, and G. N. Ervin.  2007.  Conservation umbrella potential of wetland plants and dragonflies: a quantitative case study using the Umbrella Index. Journal of Applied Ecology 44: 833-842.
		Ervin, G. N., B. D. Herman, J. T. Bried, and D. C. Holly.  2006.  Evaluating non-native species and wetland indicator status as components of wetlands floristic assessment.  Wetlands 26: 1114-1129.
		Ervin, G. N. and R. G. Wetzel.  2003.  An ecological perspective of allelochemical interference in land-water interface communities.  Plant and Soil 256: 13-28.
Department of Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, 130 Harned Hall, Lee Blvd., Mississippi State, MS 39762