Biennial Report Book 2007.indb - Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Biennial Report Book 2007.indb - Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Biennial Report Book 2007.indb - Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
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<strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ecosystem</strong> <strong>Studies</strong>Scientific Staff, 2005 - 2007The combined expertise <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Institute</strong>’s scientific staff make the organization one <strong>of</strong> theworld’s leading centers for ecological research. Areas <strong>of</strong> excellence include forest health,freshwater ecology, air quality, climate change, disease ecology, and urban ecology. Byimproving our ability to understand the natural environment, <strong>Institute</strong> research plays a rolein shaping effective management and policy decisions.CORE STAFFAlan R. Berkowitz, Ph.D.Plant Ecologist, Head <strong>of</strong> Education<strong>Ecosystem</strong> literacy; urban and schoolyardecosystems; education research;undergraduate and teacher education;fostering a diverse ecological pr<strong>of</strong>essionCharles D. Canham, Ph.D.Forest EcologistNeighborhood dynamics <strong>of</strong> forestecosystems; watershed scale analyses <strong>of</strong>variation in lake chemistry and nutrientloading; effects <strong>of</strong> climate change ontree population dynamics; dynamics <strong>of</strong>invasion <strong>of</strong> northeastern forests by exotictree species; sustainable management<strong>of</strong> forests; spatially-explicit models andlikelihood estimationNina M. Caraco, Ph.D.Biogeochemist<strong>Ecosystem</strong> impacts <strong>of</strong> invasive species inthe Hudson River; humans, nutrients, andeutrophication <strong>of</strong> aquatic systemsJonathan J. Cole, Ph.D.Aquatic MicrobiologistCarbon cycling in inland waters;regulation <strong>of</strong> aquatic bacteria; gas flux;biogeochemistryValerie T. Eviner, Ph.D.<strong>Ecosystem</strong> EcologistConnections among population,community, and ecosystem ecology; effects<strong>of</strong> plant species and plant communitieson ecosystems; ecosystem effects <strong>of</strong> plantinteractions; sustainable agroecology;ecology <strong>of</strong> invasive and weedy plantspecies; biodiversity and ecosystemfunction; grassland ecologyStuart E.G. Findlay, Ph.D.Aquatic EcologistDetritus dynamics; microbial ecology;interactions between stream water andshallow groundwater; dissolved organiccarbon; ecology <strong>of</strong> the Hudson River andtidal wetlandsPeter M. Gr<strong>of</strong>fman, Ph.D.Microbial EcologistTerrestrial microbial ecology; ecosystemand landscape biogeochemistry;transformation <strong>of</strong> environmentalpollutantsClive G. Jones, D. Phil.EcologistLinking species and ecosystems;ecosystem engineering — effects <strong>of</strong> abioticenvironmental modification by organismson population, community, and ecosystemprocesses; ecological complexity in oakforests; ecological theory14
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