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Bio
Plant community ecology; restoration, invasion biology, environmental change, and conservation.
I am a plant community ecologist working at the interface of ecosystem, landscape and population biology. My goal is to apply cutting-edge “usable” science to the challenges of restoration, species invasion, and environmental change. My research group and I work with a range of conservation groups, government agencies and land managers to provide evidence-based solutions that take into account biodiversity, human well-being, and management opportunities. We employ a combination of long-term monitoring, modeling and experimental approaches in settings that range from alpine tundra to oak woodlands to grasslands. Common themes include plant-soil feedbacks, functional traits, species effects on ecosystem processes, and non-linear and threshold dynamics.
Visit the Suding Lab web site.
Education
- PhD: University of Michigan, 1999
- BS: Williams College, 1994
Awards
- Highly Cited Researcher (2016-2019), Web of Science Group, 2019
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2018
- MacArthur Award, Ecological Society of America, 2018
- BFA Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work, Boulder Faculty Assembly, 2018
- Fellow, Ecological Society of America, 2016
Research
Visit the Suding Lab web site. We are plant community ecologists working at the interface of ecosystem, landscape and population biology. Our goal is to apply cutting-edge science to the challenges of restoration, invasion, and environmental change.
Publications
Recent publications
Potential vulnerability of 348 herbaceous species to atmospheric deposition of nitrogen and sulfur in the United States
Clark CM; Simkin SM; Allen EB; Bowman WD; Belnap J; Brooks ML; Collins SL; Geiser LH; Gilliam FS; Jovan SE...
- Clark CM
- Simkin SM
- Allen EB
- Bowman WD
- Belnap J
- Brooks ML
- Collins SL
- Geiser LH
- Gilliam FS
- Jovan SE
Publication Date: 2019-07-01
Type: Journal Article
Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities (vol 3, pg 45, 2019)
Prevey JS; Rixen C; Ruger N; Hoye TT; Bjorkman AD; Myers-Smith IH; Elmendorf SC; Ashton IW; Cannone N; Chisholm CL...
- Prevey JS
- Rixen C
- Ruger N
- Hoye TT
- Bjorkman AD
- Myers-Smith IH
- Elmendorf SC
- Ashton IW
- Cannone N
- Chisholm CL
Publication Date: 2019-04-01
Type: Journal Article
The effects of nitrogen deposition and invasion on litter fuel quality and decomposition in a Stipa pulchra grassland
Publication Date: 2019-03-01
Type: Journal Article
Leaf temperatures mediate alpine plant communities' response to a simulated extended summer
Publication Date: 2019-02-01
Type: Journal Article
Warming shortens flowering seasons of tundra plant communities
Prevey JS; Rixen C; Rueger N; Hoye TT; Bjorkman AD; Myers-Smith IH; Elmendorf SC; Ashton IW; Cannone N; Chisholm CL...
- Prevey JS
- Rixen C
- Rueger N
- Hoye TT
- Bjorkman AD
- Myers-Smith IH
- Elmendorf SC
- Ashton IW
- Cannone N
- Chisholm CL
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Building Ecological Resilience in Highly Modified Landscapes
Beller EE; Spotswood EN; Robinson AH; Anderson MG; Higgs ES; Hobbs RJ; Suding KN; Zavaleta ES; Grenier JL; Grossinger RM...
- Beller EE
- Spotswood EN
- Robinson AH
- Anderson MG
- Higgs ES
- Hobbs RJ
- Suding KN
- Zavaleta ES
- Grenier JL
- Grossinger RM
Publication Date: 2019-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Patterns of root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and dark septate endophytes across a mostly-unvegetated, high-elevation landscape
de Mesquita CPB; Sartwell SA; Ordemann EV; Porazinska DL; Farrer EC; King AJ; Spasojevic MJ; Smith JG; Suding KN; Schmid...
- de Mesquita CPB
- Sartwell SA
- Ordemann EV
- Porazinska DL
- Farrer EC
- King AJ
- Spasojevic MJ
- Smith JG
- Suding KN
- Schmidt SK
Publication Date: 2018-12-01
Type: Journal Article
ASSEMBLY AND FUNCTION OF NEMATODE COMMUNITIES IN AN EARLY SUCCESSIONAL ALPINE LANDSCAPE
Publication Date: 2018-12-01
Type: Conference Proceeding
Tundra Trait Team: A database of plant traits spanning the tundra biome
Bjorkman AD; Myers-Smith IH; Elmendorf SC; Normand S; Thomas HJD; Alatalo JM; Alexander H; Anadon-Rosell A; Angers-Blond...
- Bjorkman AD
- Myers-Smith IH
- Elmendorf SC
- Normand S
- Thomas HJD
- Alatalo JM
- Alexander H
- Anadon-Rosell A
- Angers-Blondin S
- Bai Y
Publication Date: 2018-12-01
Type: Journal Article
Tradeoffs in demographic mechanisms underlie differences in species abundance and stability
Publication Date: 2018-11-28
Type: Journal Article
Alpine catena response to nitrogen deposition and its effect on the aquatic system
Publication Date: 2018-11-01
Type: Journal Article
Navigating Novelty and Risk in Resilience Management
Publication Date: 2018-11-01
Type: Journal Article
Rapid temporal changes in root colonization by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and fine root endophytes, not dark septate endophytes, track plant activity and environment in an alpine ecosystem
Publication Date: 2018-11-01
Type: Journal Article
Plant functional trait change across a warming tundra biome
Bjorkman AD; Myers-Smith IH; Elmendorf SC; Normand S; Rueger N; Beck PSA; Blach-Overgaard A; Blok D; Cornelissen JHC; Fo...
- Bjorkman AD
- Myers-Smith IH
- Elmendorf SC
- Normand S
- Rueger N
- Beck PSA
- Blach-Overgaard A
- Blok D
- Cornelissen JHC
- Forbes BC
Publication Date: 2018-10-04
Type: Journal Article
Ecological winners and losers of extreme drought in California
Publication Date: 2018-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Plant diversity and density predict belowground diversity and function in an early successional alpine ecosystem
Porazinska DL; Farrer EC; Spasojevic MJ; de Mesquita CPB; Sartwell SA; Smith JG; White CT; King AJ; Suding KN; Schmidt S...
- Porazinska DL
- Farrer EC
- Spasojevic MJ
- de Mesquita CPB
- Sartwell SA
- Smith JG
- White CT
- King AJ
- Suding KN
- Schmidt SK
Publication Date: 2018-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Animals alter precipitation legacies: Trophic and ecosystem engineering effects on plant community temporal dynamics
Publication Date: 2018-07-01
Type: Journal Article
The evolution of Society for Ecological Restoration's principles and standardscounter-response to Gann et al.
Higgs E; Harris J; Murphy S; Bowers K; Hobbs R; Jenkins W; Kidwell J; Lopoukhine N; Sollereder B; Suding K...
- Higgs E
- Harris J
- Murphy S
- Bowers K
- Hobbs R
- Jenkins W
- Kidwell J
- Lopoukhine N
- Sollereder B
- Suding K
Publication Date: 2018-05-01
Type: Journal Article
On principles and standards in ecological restoration
Higgs E; Harris J; Murphy S; Bowers K; Hobbs R; Jenkins W; Kidwell J; Lopoukhine N; Sollereder B; Suding K...
- Higgs E
- Harris J
- Murphy S
- Bowers K
- Hobbs R
- Jenkins W
- Kidwell J
- Lopoukhine N
- Sollereder B
- Suding K
Publication Date: 2018-05-01
Type: Journal Article
Keep ecological restoration open and flexible
Publication Date: 2018-04-01
Type: Journal Article
Topographic heterogeneity explains patterns of vegetation response to climate change (1972–2008) across a mountain landscape, Niwot Ridge, Colorado
Publication Date: 2018-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Seed-associated fungi in the alpine tundra: Both mutualists and pathogens could impact plant recruitment
Publication Date: 2017-12-01
Type: Journal Article
Where and how to restore in a changing world: a demographic-based assessment of resilience
Publication Date: 2017-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Plant colonization of moss-dominated soils in the alpine: Microbial and biogeochemical implications
Publication Date: 2017-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Trait Complementarity Enhances Native Plant Restoration in an I Invaded Urban Landscape
Hallett LM; Chapple DE; Bickart N; Cherbowsky A; Fernandez L; Ho CH; Alexander M; Schwab K; Suding KN...
- Hallett LM
- Chapple DE
- Bickart N
- Cherbowsky A
- Fernandez L
- Ho CH
- Alexander M
- Schwab K
- Suding KN
Publication Date: 2017-06-01
Type: Journal Article
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Teaching
Courses
- EBIO 6100: Graduate Seminar in Critical Transitions & Resilience
- It is increasingly clear that ecological systems, like many other complex systems, have critical thresholds at which they shift abruptly from one state to another--non-linear transitions that are abrupt and hard to reverse. We will explore the application of complexity theory to such issues as desertification in rangelands, dieback in coral reefs, and turbidly in lakes.
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