Ecology
Research related to distributions, abundances, and interactions of organisms; dynamics of populations and their responses to factors such as climate, nutrients, and disease.
Faculty expertise in area
William Adams - photosynthesis; plant ecology and physiology; photoprotection; biofuels
Nichole Barger - aridlands ecology; restoration; biogeochemical cycling
Deane Bowers - plant-insect interactions; chemical ecology
Kendi Davies - extinction; invasion; fragmented and disturbed landscapes
Laura Dee - conservation; biodiversity; ecosystem services; global change ecology
Barbara Demmig Adams - photosynthesis; plant ecology and physiology; photoprotection; biofuels
Nancy Emery - phenology; dispersal; local adaptation; plasticity
Noah Fierer - environmental microbiology; human microbiome
Mike Gil - marine ecology; behavior; environmental change
Eve-Lyn Hinckley - biogeochemistry; environmental change; managed ecosystems
Pieter Johnson - disease ecology; aquatic community ecology; conservation biology
Andrew Martin - ecology; population genetics; conservation genetics
Andrew McAdam - behavioral ecology, evolutionary ecology, plant-animal interactions, physiological ecology, pulsed resources
Christy McCain - distributions of biodiversity; biodiversity and climate change
Valerie McKenzie - parasitology; disease ecology; conservation; herpetology
Brett Melbourne - extinction; invasion; climate change; conservation
Isabella Oleksy - limnology, biogeochemistry, freshwater, lakes, rivers, remote sensing
Sammy Ramsey - entomology; biology of bees; parasites and symbiosis; science communication
Julian Resasco - landscape connectivity/fragmentation, ecological networks, insects, and conservation biology
Steven Schmidt - microbial ecology; biogeochemical cycles; plant-microbe interactions
Katherine Suding - restoration; species invasion; environmental change; conservation
Merritt Turetsky - ecosystem ecology, disturbance ecology including wildfire, carbon and nutrient biogeochemistry