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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
Cooccurrence patterns of plants and soil bacteria in the high-alpine subnival zone track environmental harshness (vol 3, pg 347, 2012)
Publication Date: 2013-08-21
Type: Journal Article
Plant-microbe relationships determine winners and losers in response to nitrogen pollution
Publication Date: 2013-08-10
Type: Conference Proceeding
Seed endophytes associated with dominant plants in the alpine tundra in Colorado
Publication Date: 2013-08-10
Type: Conference Proceeding
Sensitivity of grassland plant community composition to spatial vs. temporal variation in precipitation
Cleland EE; Collins SL; Dickson TL; Farrer EC; Gross KL; Gherardi LA; Hallett LM; Hobbs RJ; Hsu JS; Turnbull L...
- Cleland EE
- Collins SL
- Dickson TL
- Farrer EC
- Gross KL
- Gherardi LA
- Hallett LM
- Hobbs RJ
- Hsu JS
- Turnbull L
Publication Date: 2013-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Interactive effects of temporal and spatial fire characteristics on the population dynamics of a fire-dependent Cypress species
Publication Date: 2013-08-01
Type: Journal Article
BOTANY AND A CHANGING WORLD: INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE ON GLOBAL BIOLOGICAL CHANGE
Publication Date: 2013-07-01
Type: Journal Article
NITROGEN DEPOSITION, PLANT CARBON ALLOCATION, AND SOIL MICROBES: CHANGING INTERACTIONS DUE TO ENRICHMENT
Publication Date: 2013-07-01
Type: Journal Article
Do We Practice What We Preach? Goal Setting for Ecological Restoration
Publication Date: 2013-05-01
Type: Journal Article
Strengthening Invasion Filters to Reassemble Native Plant Communities: Soil Resources and Phenological Overlap
Publication Date: 2013-05-01
Type: Journal Article
Towards a Conceptual Framework for Novel Ecosystems
HOBBS RJ; HIGGS ES; HALL CM; HALLETT LM; STANDISH RJ; HULVEY KB; GARDENER MR; SUDING KN; STARZOMSKI BM; MURPHY SD...
- HOBBS RJ
- HIGGS ES
- HALL CM
- HALLETT LM
- STANDISH RJ
- HULVEY KB
- GARDENER MR
- SUDING KN
- STARZOMSKI BM
- MURPHY SD
Type: Chapter
Incorporating novel ecosystems into management frameworks
HULVEY KB; STANDISH RJ; HALLETT LM; STARZOMSKI BM; MURPHY SD; NELSON CR; GARDENER MR; KENNEDY PL; SEASTEDT T; SUDING KN...
- HULVEY KB
- STANDISH RJ
- HALLETT LM
- STARZOMSKI BM
- MURPHY SD
- NELSON CR
- GARDENER MR
- KENNEDY PL
- SEASTEDT T
- SUDING KN
Type: Chapter
Synthesis: Are New Models for Ecosystem Dynamics Scientifically Robust and Helpful in Guiding Restoration Projects?
Type: Chapter
The dynamic nature of ecological systems: multiple states and restoration trajectories
Type: Chapter
Incorporating novel ecosystems into management frameworks
HULVEY KB; HALLETT L; STANDISH RJ; STARZOMSKI BM; SUDING KN; MURPHY SD; GARDENER MR; NELSON CR; KENNEDY P; SEASTEDT T...
- HULVEY KB
- HALLETT L
- STANDISH RJ
- STARZOMSKI BM
- SUDING KN
- MURPHY SD
- GARDENER MR
- NELSON CR
- KENNEDY P
- SEASTEDT T
Type: Chapter
Ecosystem stewardship as a framework for conservation in a directionally changing world
Type: Chapter
Plant-soil feedbacks: the past, the present and future challenges
van der Putten WH; Bardgett RD; Bever JD; Bezemer TM; Casper BB; Fukami T; Kardol P; Klironomos JN; Kulmatiski A; Schwei...
- van der Putten WH
- Bardgett RD
- Bever JD
- Bezemer TM
- Casper BB
- Fukami T
- Kardol P
- Klironomos JN
- Kulmatiski A
- Schweitzer JA
Publication Date: 2013-03-01
Type: Journal Article
Consequences of plant-soil feedbacks in invasion
Publication Date: 2013-03-01
Type: Journal Article
Ecosystem Stewardship as a framework for conservation in a directionally changing world
Type: Chapter
Single-trait functional indices outperform multi-trait indices in linking environmental gradients and ecosystem services in a complex landscape
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Bounded ranges of variation as a framework for future conservation and fire management
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Restoration Within Protected Areas: When and How to Intervene to Manage Plant Invasions?
Type: Chapter
Incorporating clonal growth form clarifies the role of plant height in response to nitrogen addition
Publication Date: 2012-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Ecological effects of experimental drought and prescribed fire in a southern California coastal grassland
Publication Date: 2012-06-01
Type: Journal Article
Shifting Baselines: Dynamics of Evolution and Community Change in a Changing World
Type: Chapter
Inferring community assembly mechanisms from functional diversity patterns: the importance of multiple assembly processes
Publication Date: 2012-05-01
Type: Journal Article
Pages
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.
Current postdocs and students
Alumni
Outreach
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