Dosch's field is terrestrial ecology with interests in ecosystems function and restoration. His research is in historical analysis of ecosystem ecology of heavy metals, and avian and tropical ecology. He teaches courses at Macalester in Ecology, Ornithology and Environmental Science. EDUCATION: B.A. (biology), Minnesota State University Moorhead; Ph.D. (ecology and evolution), Rutgers University
Articles
On dead birds' tales: Museum specimen feathers as historical archives of environmental pollutants, Environmental History (2007)
Seed rain during initial colonization of abandoned pastures in the premontane wet forest zone of southern Costa Rica (with CJ Peterson and BL Haines), Journal of Tropical Ecology (2007)
Movement patterns of adult Laughing Gulls during the nesting season, Acta Ornithologica (2003)
The foraging behavior of birds is often influenced by the development and dietary needs of...