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Jeremy Lichstein – Professor

I am interested in the ecology of communities and ecosystems, particularly forests. Specific interests include species coexistence mechanisms, the carbon cycle, and the response of forests to global change. My research involves field campaigns, analyzing data from large observational networks, and mathematical and computer simulation modeling. I have worked in tropical, temperate, and boreal ecosystems. Several ongoing research projects are described here. Opportunities to join the lab are described here. Download CV. E-mail jlichstein@ufl.edu.

I am interested in how ecosystem and community processes are influenced by natural and anthropogenic factors. Particular areas of interest include forest and wetland dynamics, and ways in which succession and life cycles are altered by changes in nutrient cycling and other disturbances. My previous research has involved nutrient uptake in wetland plants, effects of invasive plants on native fauna, and soil metal enrichment from energy production. E-mail sethrobinson@ufl.edu.

My research falls within community and ecosystem ecology where I am interested in the interactions between nutrient cycling, soils, and plant communities. Currently, I am researching the role forests play as a carbon sink by examining biomass trends in US forests using data from the USDA’s Forest Inventory and Analysis program and modeling forest dynamics using SORTIE-ND. My previous research explored the interactions between invasive plant species and soil nutrients and the role that soils play in early successional forests. E-mail woods.mj@ufl.edu.