Eddie Alford began teaching at Arizona State University's Polytechnic Campus in 2006. He is a lecturer in math and sciences in the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts. Previously he worked for the U.S. Forest Service for 30 years. Alford's experience is in the areas of ecology and natural resource management. In the Forest Service, he coordinated the rangeland, forestry, soils, watershed, minerals, wildlife, fisheries, endangered species and land management programs.
Alford's interests include restoration and management of wildlands to sustain healthy functioning of natural ecosystems. His research interests include studying the effects of wildland fire on natural ecosystems. Fire is an important component in of many wildland ecosystems. Vegetation types are often characterized by the fire regimes that have been part of their long term evolutionary history. In many cases anthropogenic activities, including the introduction of non-native vegetation, have changed fire regimes and the characteristic native vegetation of some regions.
Other interests include rangeland management and Sonoran Desert Ecology. He teaches courses in: General Biology, Restoration Ecology, Vegetation Dynamics, Plant Adaptations to Environmental Stressors and Rangeland Ecosystem Management.
He is a member of the Society for Rangeland Management and the Ecological Society of America.
Eddie Alford's research interests include a continuation of research done on the "Effects of fire on Sonoran desert plant communities." Other research interests include the study of livestock grazing management in arid ecosystems in order to find methods for sustaining the grazing resources as well as the functioning of the natural ecosystem.
Areas of Expertise: Ecological Restoration, Rangeland Management, Terrestrial Ecology, General Biology, Wildland Fire Ecology
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ABS 270 | Sustainable Biological Systems |
ABS 384 | Natural Resources Meas |
Summer 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ABS 270 | Sustainable Biological Systems |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
ABS 270 | Sustainable Biological Systems |
ABS 394 | Special Topics |
ABS 479 | Ecosystem Mgmt and Planning |
ABS 489 | Undergraduate Research |
ABS 494 | Special Topics |
ABS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ABS 541 | Adv Rangeland Mgt |
ABS 590 | Reading and Conference |
ABS 592 | Research |
ABS 593 | Applied Project |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ABS 270 | Sustainable Biological Systems |
ABS 380 | Restoration & Wildlife Plants |
ABS 394 | Special Topics |
ABS 440 | Ecological Restoration Techniq |
ABS 441 | Ecological Restoration Practcm |
ABS 484 | Internship |
ABS 494 | Special Topics |
ABS 598 | Special Topics |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ABS 270 | Sustainable Biological Systems |
ABS 484 | Internship |
ABS 592 | Research |
ABS 599 | Thesis |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
BIO 182 | General Biology II |
ABS 270 | Sustainable Biological Systems |
ABS 394 | Special Topics |
ABS 479 | Ecosystem Mgmt and Planning |
ABS 494 | Special Topics |
ABS 542 | Mgt Fire Adapted Ecosys |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ABS 270 | Sustainable Biological Systems |
ABS 380 | Restoration & Wildlife Plants |
ABS 384 | Natural Resources Meas |
ABS 440 | Ecological Restoration Techniq |
ABS 441 | Ecological Restoration Practcm |
ABS 484 | Internship |
ABS 499 | Individualized Instruction |
ABS 598 | Special Topics |