Professor

Office/Department: Biology, Department of

Location: Sattgast Hall 218 K

Phone: (218) 755-2795

Box #: 27

Email: richard.koch@bemidjistate.edu

Website: Curriculum Vitae

Bio

Faculty member in Biology Department since 2002.

Degrees

• University of Louisville, Louisville, KY
  PhD in Environmental Science, 2001
  Factors regulating phytoplankton and bacterial activities in large rivers and their impoundments.
  PhD advisor: P.A. Bukaveckas
• University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
  MS in Biology, 1996
  Hydrological influences on autochthonous production and benthic macroinvertebrate heterogeneity of an Ohio River floodplain, southeast Indiana.
  MS Advisor: M.C. Miller
• Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, KY
  BA in Biology, 1990

Teaching

• Aquatic Plants
• Phycology
• Wetland Ecology
• Wetland Delineation
• Limnology
• General Ecology
• Advanced Research

Research Interests

• Wetlands ecology
• Aquatic plants
• Microbial ecology
• Nutrient cycling
• Aquatic invertebrates
• Ecosystem ecology

Other Information

Recommended Websites

Society of Wetland Scientists
Minnesota Wetland Professional Association
North American Lake Management Society
Society for Freshwater Science
Aquatic Plant Management Society
Ducks Unlimited