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Mark Belk

Professor
Biology

4023 LSB
Provo, UT 84602

Research Interests

predator-prey interactions, life history evolution, native fish conservation, fisheries, parasites, burying beetles, fishes

Teaching Interests

vertebrate zoology, ichthyology, ecology, evolutionary ecology

Honors and Awards

  • Skaggs Distinguished Mentoring Fellowship, College of Life Sciences (2020 - 2021)
  • Past-President, Utah Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (2016 - 2017)
  • President, Utah Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (2015 - 2016)
  • President-elect, Utah chapter of the American Fisheries Society (2014 - 2015)
  • Vice President, Utah chapter American Fisheries Society (2013 - 2014)
  • Outstanding Research Award, College of Life Sciences, BYU (2012 - 2012)
  • John Tanner Lectureship, Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University (2011 - 2011)
  • College Outstanding Mentor Award, BYU (2002 - 2002)
  • Fellowship in General Education, Teaching Excellence Award, BYU (1998 - 1998)
  • Fellowship Award, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (1991 - 1991)
  • Fellowship Award, Oak Ridge Associated Universities (1989 - 1989)
  • President, Zoology Graduate Student Association, University of Georgia (1988 - 1988)
  • Research Internship Award, BYU (1987 - 1987)
  • D. Elden Beck Scholarship Award, BYU (1986 - 1986)

Memberships

  • American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
  • American Society of Naturalists
  • Bean Museum
  • June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program
  • Least chub Technical Committee
  • Northern and Southern Leatherside chub Technical Committee
  • Spotted Frog Technical Committee
  • Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (2008 - Present)
  • American Fisheries Society (1995 - Present)
  • Society for the Study of Evolution (1992 - Present)
  • Ecological Society of America (1987 - Present)

Professional Citizenship

  • Editorial Review Board Member, MDPI publishing, Diversity (2020 - Present)
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Ecology of Freshwater Fish (2016 - Present)
  • Editor, Associate Editor, Western North American Naturalist (2006 - Present)
  • Committee/Council Member, June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program (2005 - Present)
  • Committee/Council Member, Least Chub Recovery Team (2005 - Present)
  • Committee/Council Member, Spotted Frog Recovery Team (2005 - Present)
  • Committee/Council Member, Leatherside Chub Recovery Team for the State of Utah (1997 - Present)
  • Editorial Review Board Member, The Open Fish Science Journal (2015 - 2018)
  • Other, Utah chapter American Fisheries Society (2016 - 2017)
  • Other, Utah chapter American Fisheries Society (2015 - 2016)
  • Officer (specify in Other), Utah chapter American Fisheries Society (2013 - 2015)
  • Officer (specify in Other), Utah chapter American Fisheries Society (2014 - 2015)
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Western North American Naturalist (2006 - 2006)
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Ecology and Ethology section of the journal Copeia (2003 - 2004)
  • Committee/Council Member, the Spotted Frog Technical team for the State of Utah (2002 - 2004)
  • Committee/Council Member, Least Chub Technical Team for the State of Utah (2001 - 2004)
  • Committee/Council Member, June Sucker Recovery Team and Technical Team (2000 - 2004)
  • Committee/Council Member, Leatherside Chub Recovery Team for the State of Utah (1997 - 2004)
  • Committee/Council Member, editorial board for the Ecology and Ethology section of the journal Copeia (2003 - 2003)
  • Committee/Council Member, Least Chub Technical Team for the State of Utah (2001 - 2003)
  • Committee/Council Member, June Sucker Recovery Team and Technical Team (2000 - 2003)

Courses Taught

Publications

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Presentations

Mark C Belk Andrew D Suchomel R. Cary Tuckfield
Mark C Belk Andrew D Suchomel R. Cary Tuckfield
Andrew Suchomel Mark C Belk
Andrew Suchomel Mark C Belk
Curtis Creighton Shane Murphy Mark C Belk Nick Royle
Andrew Suchomel Mark C Belk
Andrew Suchomel Mark C Belk
Andrew Suchomel Nathan St. Andre Mark C Belk
Andrew Suchomel Nathan St. Andre Mark C Belk
Peter Searle Mark C Belk Dennis K Shiozawa Richard Paul Evans Arminda Suli Michael Robert Stark
Jillian Campbell Peter Searle Andrea Kokkonen Mark C Belk Dennis K Shiozawa Richard Paul Evans
Peter Searle Dennis Shiozawa Richard Paul Evans Arminda Suli Michael Robert Stark Mark C Belk
Peter Searle Mark C Belk
Peter Searle Mark C Belk
Peter Searle Mark C Belk
Mark C Belk Jerald B Johnson Spencer Ingley
Peter Searle Joshua Verde Mark C Belk
Richard Paul Evans Brandon Pickett Mark c Belk Michael Robert Stark Dennis K Shiozawa
Peter Searle Joshua Verde Mark C Belk
R. Cary Tuckfield Mark C Belk
Mark C Belk Ethan Damron Dane Jo Ashlee N Smith J. Curtis Creighton
J. Curtis Creighton Ashlee N. Smith Dane Jo Ethan Damron Mark C Belk
Mark C Belk Nathan St. Andre
Alec Boyer Evelyn Habit Mark C Belk
Parker Nielson Mark C Belk
Michael Sorensen Dennis K Shiozawa Mark C Belk
Samantha Tilden Dennis K Shiozawa Mark C Belk
Jeff Scott Wesner Mark C Belk
Jeff Scott Wesner Mark C Belk
Mark C Belk Jeff Scott Wesner
Jeff Scott Wesner Mark C Belk
Eric J Billman Jeff Scott Wesner Mark C Belk
Mark C Belk Peter J. Meyers Elizabeth Hassell Eric Billman
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Mark C Belk Eric Billman Peter Meyers
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