Urban Ecology
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Planting Resilient CitiesHumans can choose to cultivate, or not to cultivate, plants in their yards, neighborhoods, and cities. These choices affect the surrounding natural environment and create novel urban ecosystem conditions.
Investigating effects of racism and wealth disparities on ecological outcomes in Baltimore. |
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Genetic Diversity of Urban TreesIntroduced trees and shrubs can interact with existing native plant populations, changing the composition and resilience of urban forests and park trees.
Investigating the resilience of urban forests and how planted cultivars affect the genetic diversity of neighboring and adjacent forest patches. |
Grassland Ecology
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Adaptation to Global ChangeLarge-scale changes in climate can drive plant adaptation in rural and urban areas, such as grazeable prairie and parkland.
Investigating grassland plant adaptations to environmental stressors. |
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Kansas Prairie Global Change EcologySeveral aspects of global change alter plant resources (e.g., nutrients, water, and carbon dioxide). Human management also drives change. These novel environmental conditions impact individuals, populations, communities, and ultimately ecosystem function.
Investigating grassland community and ecosystem changes under management. |
Synthesis
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Community Response to Resources Experiments (CoRRE)
A synthesis effort of 100+ global change experiments in plant communities worldwide using the CoRRE database
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