Peter Stiling, PhD

Pure & Applied Ecology

Peter Stiling received his PhD from University College, Cardiff, Wales, in 1979. Subsequently, he became a postdoc at Florida State University and later spent two years as a lecturer at the University of the West Indies–Trinidad. Dr. Stiling is currently a Professor of Biology at the University of South Florida–Tampa. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in ecology, biology and environmental science. He has published over 100 scientific papers and is the author of Ecology: Theories and Applications, fourth edition. Dr. Stiling's research interests include plant-insect relationships, parasite-host relationships, biological control, restoration ecology, global change and the effects of elevated carbon dioxide levels on native communities.

Areas of research include:

• Elevated CO₂ and effects on food webs
• Non-target effects of biological control
• Top-down/bottom-up effects in salt marshes.