Maria J. Gonzalez

Maria J. Gonzalez is a Professor in the Department of Biology at Miami University. She is affiliated with the Miami Ecological Big Data Initiative, Ecology Research Center, Institute for the Environment and Sustainability, and Center for Aquatic and Watershed Sciences. Her research focuses on environmental stressors' effects on aquatic food webs, particularly how light, nutrients, and predator interactions influence ecosystem dynamics.

Her research interests include food web efficiency in mesocosm systems and reservoir ecosystems, examining how agricultural practices and nutrient inputs shape zooplankton and larval fish dynamics. She has maintained long-term external funding for studies on autotroph-herbivore linkages and reservoir responses to watershed changes.

Her publications (2016) highlight work on nutrient impacts on amphibians, fish diet shifts, and experimental studies on Daphnia tolerance. Collaborations with MJ Vanni and others emphasize limnological and ecological methodologies.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned. Her advising and grants involve sustained funding for ecological studies. She is associated with the Miami Ecological Research Center, focusing on aquatic systems and environmental sustainability.