Area of research
Nature and Landscape Conservation · Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Research interest
Research interests include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant and animal studies, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, and Forest ecology and management.
Root causes of below‐ground processes: Tree mycorrhizal associations outweigh tree richness
Leaf litter and fine roots have distinct effects on particulate and mineral-associated soil organic matter in a tree common garden.
Widespread slow growth of acquisitive tree species
Widespread slow growth of acquisitive tree species.
Chemically mediated plant–enemy interactions promote positive biodiversity effects on young tree growth
Canopy complexity drives positive effects of tree diversity on productivity in two tree diversity experiments.
Microbial partners drive legume trait plasticity and tripartite interaction outcomes under combined stress environments
The tree growth-herbivory relationship depends on functional traits across forest biodiversity experiments.
Effects of plant diversity on productivity strengthen over time due to trait-dependent shifts in species overyielding
Effects of plant diversity on productivity strengthen over time due to trait-dependent shifts in species overyielding
Enhancing Tree Performance Through Species Mixing: Review of a Quarter-Century of TreeDivNet Experiments Reveals Research Gaps and Practical Insights
Tree diversity reduces variability in sapling survival under drought
Long- and short-term soil storage methods other than freezing can be useful for DNA-based microbial community analysis
Mycorrhizal associations modify tree diversity−productivity relationships across experimental tree plantations
Comparative transcriptomics of the chilling stress response in two Asian mangrove species, <i>Bruguiera gymnorhiza</i> and <i>Rhizophora apiculata</i>
Comparative transcriptomics of the chilling stress response in two Asian mangrove species, Bruguiera gymnorhiza and Rhizophora apiculata.
Tree diversity enhances predation by birds but not by arthropods across climate gradients.
Media myopia distorts public interest in US invasive plants
plantMASST - Community-driven chemotaxonomic digitization of plants
Positive tree diversity effects on arboreal spider abundance are tied to canopy cover in a forest experiment.
Biotic and abiotic factors shaping bat activity in Maryland soybean fields
Periodical cicadas disrupt forest food webs.
Acute resource pulses from periodical cicadas propagate to belowground food webs but do not affect tree performance.
Insectivorous birds reduce herbivory but do not increase mangrove growth across productivity zones.
The media drives public interest in invasive plants in the US
Bottom‐Up Control of Red Mangroves on Caribbean Cays
For the sake of resilience and multifunctionality, let's diversify planted forests!
Variability in the fundamental versus realized niches of North American mangroves
Mapping carbon accumulation potential from global natural forest regrowth.
Variability in the fundamental versus realized niches of North American mangroves
Collaborative Research: MRA: Elucidating Plant and Mycorrhizal Fungal Relationships and Consequences Across Space and Time
REU Site: Global Change Ecology at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center-SERC
REU Site: Global Change Ecology at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Urban Consortium For Technology Initiatives
Community Technology Initiatives Program
Operation of the Urban Technology System
Community Technology Initiatives Program
Federal Laboratory Consortium Project (Ctip)