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Overview
Faculty
Courses
Major
Opportunities &
Activities
Careers
& Alumni

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| Fred
G. Van Dyke, Ph.D.
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Department Chair
Professor,
Field Biology
On faculty since 2001
Phone: (630) 752-5724
Fax: (630) 752-5996
Email: fred.g.vandyke@wheaton.edu
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Ph.D., Environmental and Forest Biology, College
of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University
of New York-Syracuse, 1983
M.S., Wildlife Ecology, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1979
B.S., Wildlife-fishery Resources, University of Idaho, 1976
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Professional and Personal Interests
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Fred Van Dyke’s research, publications, and professional
experience focus on the management and conservation of animal populations,
the study of successional processes to manage and preserve
biodiversity in plant and animal communities, the effects of environmental disturbance
on plant and
animal populations, the values and ethics of conservation, and the development
of a comprehensive
ethic of Judeo-Christian environmental stewardship. In his personal life, Dr.
Van Dyke enjoys
hiking, camping, and backpacking, especially in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness
of Montana.
He serves as a Sunday school teacher and small group leader at his local church
in Wheaton, Illinois.
| Courses
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- BIOL 303 Contemporary Issues in Biology
- BIOL 319 Environmental Ethics
- BIOL 482 Conservation Biology
- ENVR 211 Issues in Environmental Science
- ENVR 497 Enviromental and Conservation Research Seminar
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Membership in Professional Societies
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- The American Society of Mammalogists
- The Society for Conservation Biology
- The Society for Ecological Restoration
- The Wildlife Society
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Research |
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Dr. Van Dyke's current research efforts are focused on the responses of plant and animal communities to fire, the patterns and processes of animal home range use and species range expansion, and understanding environmental ethics in Judeo-Christian context and its implications in environmental and conservation policy.
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Selected Publications
Journal
Articles
- Van Dyke, F. 2008. Colonization of non-traditional range in dispersing elk, Cervus Elaphus Nelsoni, populations. Canadian Field Naturalist 121 (2):133-141. (read article pdf)
- Van Dyke, F., J. D. Schmeling, S. Starkenburg, S. H. Yoo, and P. W. Stewart. 2007. Responses of plant and bird communities to prescribed burning. Biodiversity and Conservation 16:827-839. (read article pdf)
- Van Dyke, F., and J. A. Darragh. 2007. Short- and long-term changes in elk use and forage production following prescribed burning. Biodiversity and Conservation 15:4375-4398. (read article pdf)
- Van Dyke, F., and J. A. Darragh. 2007. Responses of elk to changes in plant production and nutrition following prescribed burning. Journal of Wildlife Management 71:23-29. (read article pdf)
- Van Dyke, F.and J. A. Darragh. 2006. Short-and long-term effects of fire and herbivory on sagebrush communities in south-central Montana. Environmental Management 38:365-376. (read article pdf)
- Van Dyke, F. 2006. Cultural transformation and conservation: growth, influences and challenges for the Judeo-Christian stewardship environmental ethic. Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith 58:48-63. (read article pdf)
- Van Dyke, F. 2005. Between heaven and earth:evangelical engagement in conservation. Conservation Biology 19:1693-1696. (read article pdf)
- Van Dyke, F. 2005. Teaching ethical analysis in environmental management dicisions: a process-oriented approach. Science and Engineering Ethics 11:559-569. (read article pdf)
- Van Dyke, F., S. E. Van Kley, C. E. Page, and J. G. Van Beek. 2004. Restoration efforts for plant and bird communities in tallgrass prairies using prescribed burning and mowing. Restoration Ecology 12:575-585. (read article pdf)
Book
Contributions
- Van Dyke, F. 2009. Christian environmental stewardship. In J. Appleton, editor. Attitudes and Values in Sustainable Development Research. Edward Elgar, Northhampton, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Van Dyke F., J. D. Schmeling, S. Starkenburg, S. H. Yoo and P. W. Stewart. 2007. Responses of plant and bird communities to prescribed burning in tallgrass prairies. Pages 1-13 In D. L. Hawksworth and A. T. Bull editors. Vertebrate conservation and biodiversity. Topics in Biodiversity and Conservation. Volume 5. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. (Visit the book's website at http://www.springer.com/life+sci/zoology/book/978-1-4020-6319-0)
Monographs
- Van
Dyke, F., 1998. Christian activism in public environmental
policy: public involvement and professional training in
the Christian community. Crossroads Monograph Series
in Faith and Public Policy, Volume 1, Number 19.
Books
- Van Dyke, F. 2008. Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications. 2nd Edition. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands. (Visit the book's website at http://www.springer.com/life+sci/ecology/book/978-1-4020-6890-4)
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Dyke, F., D. C. Mahan, J. K. Sheldon, and R. H. Brand, 1996.
Redeeming Creation: The Biblical Basis for Environmental
Stewardship. InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, Illinois.
U.S.A.
Faculty
continued: Dr. Pattle P. Pun
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