Marine Biology @ UKZN

Ursula doing bucket science

Contact

Room 026, School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, Westville campus

Tel: +27 31 260 1605

Fax: +27 31 260 2029

E-Mail: scharler(at)ukzn.ac.za

Qualifications

B.Sc. — University of Salzburg, Austria

B. Sc. Hons. — University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Ph.D. — University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Modules taught (2009)

BIOL 200 — Biological Sciences Toolkit

BIOL 300 — Professional Communication for Biologists

BIOL 343 — Applied Marine Biology

BIOL 784 — Marine Ecosystem Analysis

BIOL 390 — Biology/Ecology Research Project 

BIOL 790  — Research Project

Recent Publications

Scharler, U.M. and B. D. Fath. (2009) Comparing network analysis methodologies for consumer-resource relations at species and ecosystems scales. Invited contribution to Special Issue of  Ecological Modelling (Ecological Network Analysis). Ecological Modelling, 220: 3210-3218.
 
Ulanowicz, R.E. and U.M. Scharler. (2008). Least-inference methods for constructing networks of trophic flows. Ecological Modelling/ 210 : 278-286.
 
Tobor-Kap?on, M.A., Holtkamp R., Scharler, U.M., Doroszuk, A., Kuenen, F.J.A., Bloem J. and P. C. de Ruiter (2007) Evaluation of information indices as indicators of environmental stress in terrestrial soils. Ecological Modelling 208: 80-90.
 
Fath, B.D., Scharler, U.M., Ulanowicz, R.E., and B. Hannon. (2007)  Ecological Network Analysis: Network Construction. Ecological Modelling 208: 49-55.

Scharler U.M. (2008) Systems Ecology: Ecological Network Analysis, Ascendency. In: Jorgensen, S.E. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Ecology. Elsevier.