David Eggleston
Bio
Dr. David Eggleston is an Alumni and University Distinguished Professor at NC State University, and also serves as Director of NC State’s marine laboratory, the Center for Marine Sciences and Technology (CMAST), located in Morehead City, North Carolina. He leads the Marine Ecology and Conservation program at NC State University, which emphasizes testing and refining general ecological theory and concepts in marine systems with the goal that answers will:
(1) make important contributions to our understanding of ecological patterns and processes in marine ecosystems, and
(2) be applied to sustainable management of natural resources and coastal communities.
Research topics over his 36-year career span fisheries ecology, habitat restoration and ecological engineering, conservation biology, deep-sea biology, detecting ecological impacts, behavioral ecology, population dynamics and modeling, and marine science education. Eggleston serves on the advisory boards of state, national and international coastal and marine science organizations. He has been recognized for excellence in research by the National Science Foundation via an Early Career Award, excellence in outreach via an Outstanding Extension Service Award by NC State University, and is a member of the NC Academy of Outstanding Teachers. He loves scuba-diving, boating, fishing, and playing drums in local bands.
SHORT DESCRIPTION OF AREAS OF INTEREST:
I am excited about participating in inter-disciplinary research, extension and education that can take advantage of the CMAST Facility and Programs, as well as my research program to advance the Coastal Resilience and Sustainability initiative forward.
www.eggleston.cmast.ncsu.edu
https://cmast.ncsu.edu
Publications
- Location and reef size drive oyster reef restoration success , RESTORATION ECOLOGY (2024)
- PATTERNS AND PROCESSES UNDERLYING SPATIOTEMPORAL VARIATION IN BAY SCALLOP (ARGOPECTEN IRRADIANS CONCENTRICUS) DENSITY AND SIZE STRUCTURE WITHIN THREE NORTH CAROLINA SOUNDS , JOURNAL OF SHELLFISH RESEARCH (2024)
- Recruitment of postlarval spiny lobster, stone crabs, and larval fish to back-reef nursery habitats in the Florida Keys, USA , BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE (2023)
- Timing and route of migration of mature female blue crabs in a large, wind-driven estuary , TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY (2023)
- COMPARISON OF VISUAL SURVEYS VERSUS DREDGING FOR MONITORING BAY SCALLOPS (ARGOPECTEN IRRADIANS) IN SEAGRASS BEDS , JOURNAL OF SHELLFISH RESEARCH (2022)
- Spatial Variation in Nursery Habitat Use by Juvenile Blue Crabs in a Shallow, Wind-Driven Estuary , ESTUARIES AND COASTS (2022)
- Spatiotemporal Variation in Coral Assemblages and Reef Habitat Complexity among Shallow Fore-Reef Sites in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary , DIVERSITY-BASEL (2022)
- Hurricane impacts on a coral reef soundscape , PLOS ONE (2021)
- Metapopulation dynamics of oysters: sources, sinks, and implications for conservation and restoration , ECOSPHERE (2021)
- Seascape ecology: identifying research priorities for an emerging ocean sustainability science , MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES (2021)