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Clifford Kraft is a Professor in the Natural Resources and Environment Section at Cornell University, with a research focus on ecosystem interactions that influence the management of freshwater fish populations in lakes and rivers. His efforts span large-scale and small-scale experimental manipulations and natural experiments, identifying key ecosystem processes. Recent collaborations with biochemists and microbiologists have examined the complex relationships that lead to widespread fish mortality in the Great Lakes, Baltic Sea, and Pacific Ocean due to thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. Kraft has a rich history at Cornell, having arrived in 1998 and previously served in the Wisconsin Sea Grant Program and the California Coastal Commission. His teaching includes courses on environmental sustainability, aiming to address fundamental questions about biological, chemical, and physical processes affecting the biosphere. His research, grounded in personal experiences, is driven by a fascination with the relationships between organisms and the ecosystems they inhabit. Key areas of focus include climate change impacts, invasive species effects on fish communities, and factors influencing ecological health in aquatic systems.
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