David Bowles, Aquatic Program Leader, NPS, Heartland I&M Network

David Bowles, Aquatic Program Leader, NPS, Heartland I&M Network

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Dr.  David  E.  Bowles is the Aquatic Program Leader, Heartland Inventory & Monitoring Network, U.S. National Park Service. As program leader he oversees long term monitoring programs addressing water quality, aquatic vegetation, invertebrates, salamanders, fish, and other resources in 15 National Park properties, including the Buffalo National Scenic River, Arkansas, and Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri. He has served as a member of several endangered species recovery teams, including the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow, Barton Springs Salamander, and the Southern Edwards Aquifer Ecosystem. He also serves as Adjunct Professor of Biology at Missouri State University. Dr.  Bowles has published extensively on a variety of subjects including taxonomy and ecology of aquatic insects and Crustacea, aquatic vegetation, fisheries biology, and medical entomology.   He holds a B.S. in Biology and Natural Resources from Ball State University, and an M.S. in Aquatic Biology from Southwest Texas State University, and a Ph.D. in Entomology from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.  He also is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Squadron Officer School, and the Air Command and Staff College, and Air War College. Dr. Bowles is a retired U.S. Air Force Reserve Colonel and he worked in a broad variety of assignments as a medical entomologist and intelligence officer.

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Industry experience

Education: PhD

Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor

Years of experience: 20 years or above

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