Name: R. Richard Lowrance
Title: Ecologist

LOCATION: USDA-ARS
Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory
PO Box 748
2379 Rainwater Road
Tifton, Georgia 31793

PHONE: (229) 386-3894
FAX: (229) 386-7294
EMAIL: lorenz@tifton.usda.gov

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Richard Lowrance's Projects

A Landscape Approach to Protecting Water Quality in the Southeastern Coastal Plain

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D. 1981, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Degree in Ecology
• B.S. 1975, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL. Degree in Biology

EXPERIENCE:

• Ecologist, USDA-ARS, SEWRL, Tifton, Georgia, 1982-present
• Post-doctoral Associate, University of Georgia, Institute of Ecology, 1981-1982
• Staff Ecologist, Meadowcreek Project, Fox, AR, 1980-1981
• Graduate Research Assistant, University of Georgia, Department of Agronomy, 1978-1980
• Graduate Research Assistant, University of Georgia, Institute of Ecology, 1975-1978

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Role of buffer zones and riparian ecosystems in controlling water quality of agricultural watersheds. Modeling of water quality functions of buffer zones and riparian ecosystems in agricultural watersheds. Field investigations of nitrogen cycling and denitrification in agricultural ecosystems especially those receiving manure application. Effects of riparian ecosystem and buffer zone management on retention of nonpoint source pollutants. Restoration of riparian ecosystems in agricultural watersheds. Effects of confined animal feeding operations and other animal production systems on water quality. Functions of wetlands in agricultural landscapes.

AFFILIATIONS:

• Ecological Society of America
• Soil Science Society of America
• Society of Wetland Scientists
• Soil and Water Conservation Society of America
• Sigma Xi
• Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture