Alexander Fremier

Biography

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My research program is motivated by societies’ desire for sustainable and ecologically-based solutions to natural resource management problems. I am a trained ecologist with interests in coupling ecological and geomorphic processes to better understand ecosystem transformation. My research program explores multiple interrelated themes: (1) organismal and community-level ecology, (2) fluvial- and bio-geomorphology, and (3) social-ecological resilience related to ecosystem services both within the region and in developing countries.

I specialize in river-riparian systems because of their dynamic behavior over relatively short time periods and tight coupling of biota and physical processes. These systems are highly tractable to study bio-physical interactions and ecological resilience. I am acutely interested in restoration of process to support desired, resilience outcomes. In addition, river-riparian systems are vital to human well-being and livelihoods worldwide as they include a vital set of ecosystem services, such as fish and range production, water filtration, and recreation. For the Pacific Northwest, many of the principal resource management issues are located in river-riparian areas and are associated with both commercial and recreational usages.

Curriculum vitae

Research Interests

• Ecology; Fluvial geomorphology
• Authority corridors – Mapping the legal-ecological landscape
• Flow webs – Quantitative analysis of energy in food webs
• Drones (UAVs) – Application of UAVs in ecological discovery
• Headwater-dependent systems – Resilience of water resource systems across the Americas
• Microplastics in fish: Microplastics in the food web of the Amazon River