Clifford N Dahm Freshwater Sciences 2023

Clifford N Dahm

Dr. Cliff Dahm, Professor Emeritus, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, and Former Lead Scientist, Delta Science Program, Delta Stewardship Council, Sacramento, California, USA. Dr. Dahm is an ecosystem ecologist with expertise in restoration ecology, biogeochemistry, microbial ecology, hydrology, climatology, and aquatic ecology. He is a professor emeritus in the Department of Biology at the University of New Mexico (UNM) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He also served as the lead scientist for the Delta Science Program for the Delta Stewardship Council in Sacramento, California. He emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches required for understanding aquatic ecosystems. He has served as director for the Sevilleta Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge in central New Mexico and director for the Freshwater Sciences Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program at UNM. He has served as a program director for the Division of Environmental Biology of the US National Science Foundation (NSF). He has worked on river restoration, drought impacts on streams and rivers, setting flow criteria, intermittent stream and river ecosystems, and adaptive management protocols in Florida, New Mexico, and California. Dr. Dahm received a B.S. in Chemistry from Boise State University, a M.A. in Chemical Oceanography from Oregon State University, and a Ph.D. in aquatic ecology and oceanography from Oregon State University.