List of Publications
Nitrogen cycling in small watersheds
We are examining nitrogen dynamics in the Adirondack Mountains, figuring out how small watersheds are responding to long-term changes in atmospheric nitrogen deposition (acid rain). Collaborators: Robert Sabo, Greg Lawrence How plants respond to vibratory cues We are exposing crop plants to different vibratory frequencies, and monitoring the changes in plant growth, reproduction, and production of secondary metabolites. Collaborators: Mike Losinger, Adam Pack, Tom McCarthy Students: Marcus Recile, Justin Haasbeek EREN projects We participate in two Ecological Research as Education Network (EREN) projects. Distribution of Earthworms, led by Tim McCay, is investigating the distribution of native and non-native earthworms in the U.S. Milkweed Adaptation, headed up by Emily Mohl, is looking at how milkweed plants (which are essential for monarch butterflies) will respond to climate change. Students: Madison Burnham, Jonathan Fitzgerald-Bord, Armin Rosic Conservation of spreading globeflower My dissertation, which I completed in 2009, focused on the conservation, management, and population dynamics of Trollius laxus (spreading globeflower). About 15 years after creating canopy gaps over T. laxus subpopulations at Nelson Swamp Unique Area, we are returning this summer to monitor the plants and see how they are doing. Collaborator: Justine Weber Wetland canopy gap dynamics Canopy gap development may be different in wetland forests than in upland forests. We are tracking the long-term development of artificially and naturally created gaps in a forested fen in central New York. Collaborator: Justine Weber |
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