King's College - Biology Department

Dr. Brian P. Mangan
Office: Environmental Building
Phone: (570) 208-5900, ext. 5799
E-mail: bpmangan@kings.edu
Web-site:
Environmental program
The Susquehanna River Institute

Education:

Ph.D., Ecology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1999
M.S., Biology, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, 1988
B.S., Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1982

Specialties:

Aquatic Ecology (rivers, fish and insect habitat use), Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Environment-Industry Relations, Exotic Species (introduction and control)

Research:

Past projects included the investigation of the ability of various commercial bacterial consortia to remediate an oil spill at an industrial site in northeastern Pennsylvania. This project, a partnership with Dr. David Glick, involved numerous undergraduate students. It provided an opportunity for King's students to tackle a real-world environmental problem, while using a new gas chromatograph (funded by an National Science Foundation grant) for the analyses. A similar project with an area industry involved remediation of runoff from a parking area using biofilters.

I received an $110,000 grant in 2002 from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to perform a stream reclamation of the Little Wapwallopen Creek in Luzerne County. This project will be funded for three years and will involve the application of fluvial geomorphological methods. Students will be involved in many phases of this project including water quality monitoring, and fish and insect collection.

My ongoing research includes vertebrate and invertebrate ecology in rivers. In particular, I am interested in the habitat use of fish, insects, and snails in the Susquehanna River. I am also involved in monitoring the river for invasive bivalves (Asiatic clams and zebra mussels).

Current studies include an investigation of the incidence of black spot disease in Susquehanna River fishes, a survey of the genetic variation of the spotfin shiner from the Susquehanna River, and the environmental implications of wind farms in Pennsylvania.

Publications:

Mangan, B. P. 1986. Natural reproduction of the muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) in the Susquehanna River near Berwick, Pennsylvania. Proc. Pa. Acad. Sci. 60: 200.
______. 1992. Oviposition of the dobsonfly (Corydalus cornutus Megaloptera) on a large river. Am. Midl. Nat. 127: 348-354.

______. 1994. Pupation ecology of the dobsonfly Corydalus cornutus (Corydalidae: Megaloptera) along a large river. J. Freshwater Ecology 9(1): 57-62.

______. 1997. Long-term retention of a radio transmitter by a muskellunge. J. Freshwater Ecology. 13(4): 485-487.

______. 2002. Range expansion of the Asiatic clam, Corbicula fluminea, into the North Branch of the Susquehanna River. J. Pa. Acad. Sci. 76(1): 40-42.

______. 2003. A field evaluation of the efficiency of rotenone-laced fish food for removing fish from a small artificial impoundment. J. Freshwater Ecology 18(2): 299-303.

Professional Societies:

Ecological Society of America
The American Entomological Society
North American Benthological Society
American Fisheries Society
Pennsylvania Chapter American Fisheries Society

Professional Activities:

Director, Environmental Program, King's College
Director, The Susquehanna River Institute
Environmental Consultant

Courses Taught:

Introduction to Environmental Science
Environmental Science I
Environmental Science II
Environmental Sophomore/Junior Diagnostic Project
Environmental Risk Assessment
Environmental Sampling and Analysis
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Ecology and Management
Ecotoxicology
The Susquehanna River (Summer graduate course)

Additional Information:

In 2000 I established The Susquehanna River Institute, an organization devoted to helping our communities understand the Susquehanna River/ Watershed.

For more information visit the webpage at http://www.susquehannariverinstitute.org.