Daniel Bunker
Education
Ph.D.; University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus; Biology; 2004
B.S.; The Evergreen State College; Ecology And Evolution; 1994
B.S.; The Evergreen State College; Ecology And Evolution; 1994
2025 Spring Courses
BIOL 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
BIOL 790E - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
BIOL 222 - EVOLUTION
BIOL 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
BIOL 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BIOL 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 492 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY
BIOL 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
BIOL 790C - DOCTORAL DISSERTN & RESRCH
BIOL 790D - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 792C - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BIOL 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
BIOL 790B - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 491 - SENIOR PROJECT
BIOL 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
BIOL 790E - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
BIOL 222 - EVOLUTION
BIOL 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
BIOL 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BIOL 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 492 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY
BIOL 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
BIOL 790C - DOCTORAL DISSERTN & RESRCH
BIOL 790D - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 792C - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BIOL 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
BIOL 790B - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 491 - SENIOR PROJECT
BIOL 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
Teaching Interests
Ecology, Mathematics, Biology
Past Courses
BIOL 206: FOUND OF BIO:ECOL & EVOL LAB
BIOL 222: EVOLUTION
BIOL 328: ORNITHOLOGY - THE LIFE OF BIRDS
BIOL 498: SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY
BIOL 630: CRITICAL THINKING FOR LIFE SCI
BIOL 698: ST: ECOLOGY
BIOL 791: BIOLOGY SEMINAR
MATH 373: INTRO TO MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY
BIOL 222: EVOLUTION
BIOL 328: ORNITHOLOGY - THE LIFE OF BIRDS
BIOL 498: SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY
BIOL 630: CRITICAL THINKING FOR LIFE SCI
BIOL 698: ST: ECOLOGY
BIOL 791: BIOLOGY SEMINAR
MATH 373: INTRO TO MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY
Research Interests
Global change poses a strong challenge to ecologists, environmental scientists, and conservation biologists: even as our natural and managed ecosystems become more stressed by the forces of global change, humans require that they produce both a greater quantity and variety of ecosystem services. For instance, we may expect a forested ecosystem to produce timber, provide clean water, sequester carbon, support wildlife, and provide recreational opportunities, yet at the same time the forest community is being buffeted by climate change, invasive species, and land-use change. In order to ensure that our ecosystems provide the services society demands, we must be able to predict how ecological communities will respond to these global forces, and in turn how changes in community composition will affect ecosystem services. To develop this predictive framework, I employ a mix of observation, experimentation, modeling and synthesis, within a diverse array of biological communities.
In Progress
Augmented reality for ecological data and processes
I am exploring the use of augmented reality as an interface to ecological data and a platform for teaching.
I am exploring the use of augmented reality as an interface to ecological data and a platform for teaching.
Journal Article
Calbi, Mariasole, & Weisser, Wolfgang, & Roccotiello, Enrica, & Boenisch, Gerhard, & Boulangeat, Isabelle, & Bunker, Daniel E., & Changenet, Alexandre, & Culshaw, Victoria, & Dias, Arildo, & Hauck, Thomas, & Joschinski, Jens, & Kattge, Jens, & Poschlod, Peter (2024). A novel framework to generate plant functional groups for ecological modelling. Ecological Indicators, 166(112370),
Fan, Xueyang, & Ma, Rue, & Yue, Changjuan, & Liu, Jaibin, & Yue, Bison, & Yang, Wanjing, & Li, Yunli, & Gu, Jiang, & Ayala, James, & Bunker, Daniel E., & Yan, Xia, & Qi, Dunwu, & Su, Xiaoyan, & Li, Lin, & Zhang, Dongsheng, & Zhang, Hongwen, & Yang, Zhisong, & Hou, Rong, & Liu, Songrui (2023). Climate drivers and temporal variation of Ixode ovatus abundance on a giant panda living in the wild. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE, 20, 162-169.
Fan, Xueyang , & Wang, Changlu, & Bunker, Daniel E. (2022). Population Structure of German Cockroaches (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) in an Urban Environment Based on Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms. Journal of Medical Entomology, 49(4), 1319–1327.
Kattge, Jens, & Diaz, Sandra, & Bunker, Daniel E. (2019). TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access. Global Change Biology, 26(1), 119-188.
Musunuri, N., & Bunker, Daniel E., & Pell, S., & Fischer, Ian S., & Singh, Pushpendra (2017). Fluid Dynamics of Two-Dimensional Pollination in Ruppia . Procedia IUTAM, 20, 152-158 .
Fan, Xueyang, & Ma, Rue, & Yue, Changjuan, & Liu, Jaibin, & Yue, Bison, & Yang, Wanjing, & Li, Yunli, & Gu, Jiang, & Ayala, James, & Bunker, Daniel E., & Yan, Xia, & Qi, Dunwu, & Su, Xiaoyan, & Li, Lin, & Zhang, Dongsheng, & Zhang, Hongwen, & Yang, Zhisong, & Hou, Rong, & Liu, Songrui (2023). Climate drivers and temporal variation of Ixode ovatus abundance on a giant panda living in the wild. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE, 20, 162-169.
Fan, Xueyang , & Wang, Changlu, & Bunker, Daniel E. (2022). Population Structure of German Cockroaches (Blattodea: Ectobiidae) in an Urban Environment Based on Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms. Journal of Medical Entomology, 49(4), 1319–1327.
Kattge, Jens, & Diaz, Sandra, & Bunker, Daniel E. (2019). TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access. Global Change Biology, 26(1), 119-188.
Musunuri, N., & Bunker, Daniel E., & Pell, S., & Fischer, Ian S., & Singh, Pushpendra (2017). Fluid Dynamics of Two-Dimensional Pollination in Ruppia . Procedia IUTAM, 20, 152-158 .
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Conference Proceeding
Fluid Dynamics of Hydrophilous Pollination in Ruppia (widgeon grass)
24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM 2016), August 2016
Fluid Dynamics of Two-Dimensional Pollination in Ruppia (widgeon grass)
ASME Paper Number FEDSM2016-7891, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2016
24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM 2016), August 2016
Fluid Dynamics of Two-Dimensional Pollination in Ruppia (widgeon grass)
ASME Paper Number FEDSM2016-7891, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2016
Other
Ecosystem services and target-setting for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
Ecosystem Services Economics, United Nations Environment Program, November 2010
Ecosystem Services Economics, United Nations Environment Program, November 2010
Chapter
Naeem, Shahid, & Bunker, Daniel E. (2009). TraitNet: Furthering biodiversity research through the curation, discovery, and sharing of species trait data. , Naeem, Bunker, Hector, Loreau, and Perrings (Eds.), Oxford University Press. (pp. 281-289). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Solan, Martin, & Godbold, Jasmin, & Flynn, Dan, & Symstad, Amy, & Bunker, Daniel E. (2009). Biodiversity-ecosystem function research and biodiversity futures: Early bird catches the worm or a day late and a dollar short?, Naeem, Bunker, Hector, Loreau, and Perrings (Eds.), Oxford University Press. (pp. 30-46). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Naeem, Shahid, & Bunker, Daniel E., & Hector, Andy, & Loreau, Michel, & Perrings, Charles (2009). Can we predict the effects of global change on biodiversity loss and ecosystem functioning? , Naeem, Bunker, Hector, Loreau, and Perrings (Eds.), Oxford University Press. (pp. 290-298). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Engelhardt, Katia, & Symstad, Amy, & Prieur-Richard, Anne-Helene, & Thomas, Matt, & Bunker, Daniel E. (2009). Opening communities to colonization –The impacts of invaders on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. , Naeem, Bunker, Hector, Loreau, and Perrings (Eds.), Oxford University Press. (pp. 217-229). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Naeem, Shahid, & Bunker, Daniel E., & Hector, Andy, & Loreau, Michel, & Perrings, Charles (2009). The ecological and social implications of changing biodiversity: An overview of a decade of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning research. , Naeem, Bunker, Hector, Loreau, and Perrings (Eds.), Oxford University Press. (pp. 3-13). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Solan, Martin, & Godbold, Jasmin, & Flynn, Dan, & Symstad, Amy, & Bunker, Daniel E. (2009). Biodiversity-ecosystem function research and biodiversity futures: Early bird catches the worm or a day late and a dollar short?, Naeem, Bunker, Hector, Loreau, and Perrings (Eds.), Oxford University Press. (pp. 30-46). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Naeem, Shahid, & Bunker, Daniel E., & Hector, Andy, & Loreau, Michel, & Perrings, Charles (2009). Can we predict the effects of global change on biodiversity loss and ecosystem functioning? , Naeem, Bunker, Hector, Loreau, and Perrings (Eds.), Oxford University Press. (pp. 290-298). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Engelhardt, Katia, & Symstad, Amy, & Prieur-Richard, Anne-Helene, & Thomas, Matt, & Bunker, Daniel E. (2009). Opening communities to colonization –The impacts of invaders on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. , Naeem, Bunker, Hector, Loreau, and Perrings (Eds.), Oxford University Press. (pp. 217-229). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Naeem, Shahid, & Bunker, Daniel E., & Hector, Andy, & Loreau, Michel, & Perrings, Charles (2009). The ecological and social implications of changing biodiversity: An overview of a decade of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning research. , Naeem, Bunker, Hector, Loreau, and Perrings (Eds.), Oxford University Press. (pp. 3-13). Oxford: Oxford University Press
Book
Naeem, Shahid, & Bunker, Daniel E., & Hector, Andy, & Loreau, Michel, & Perrings, Charles (2009). Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, and Human Wellbeing: An Ecological and Economic Perspective . Oxford: Oxford University Press