Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Whiles Lab
Led by Matt Whiles · Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
What we study
The Whiles Lab studies freshwater ecosystems, focusing on streams and wetlands. They examine how biodiversity, consumers, and disturbances affect ecosystems, using fieldwork and ecological methods.
What working here is like
- Wild animals
- Papers
- 5
Recent papers, explained
- Seasonal changes in nutrient limitation of Floridian spring-fed ecosystems: Manatee bioturbation overrides potential nutrient inputs
2026 · Freshwater Science
- Climatic rainfall regime shapes energy flow, trophic structure, and secondary production in streams
2026 · Ecology
Shows how rainfall affects food production in streams across a dry-to-wet gradient.
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- Drought‐Induced Decreases in Abundance of Emergent Midge Subsidies Are Offset by Increased Body Size in a Prairie Stream
2025 · Freshwater Biology
Tests how drought affects insect food for animals in a prairie stream.
- Precipitation regime drives key alterations in subtropical stream fish community assembly and functional trait distribution across a major rainfall gradient
2025 · Journal of Freshwater Ecology
Finds how rainfall changes fish communities in Texas streams over time.
- Seasonal differences in nutrient uptake dynamics in coastal spring-fed ecosystems: the potential effects of Florida manatees and humans
2025 · Aquatic Sciences
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How to reach out
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