We are plant ecologists interested in explaining population and
community dynamics in space and time. We study coexistence and
patterns of diversity, climate change impacts on plant
populations and communities, and plant-animal interactions. Much
of our field work is in arid and semiarid ecosystems, but we
also rely on statistical and simulation modeling techniques that
apply to many ecosystems. Here are some of the questions we are
excited about: Coexistence and diversity - What is the relative
importance of niche and neutral coexistence mechanisms? - Does
climate variability promote species diversity? - How do species
richness and turnover scale in space and time? - How will
species interactions mediate the impact of climate change on
plant communities? - Can plant functional traits help us predict
population and community dynamics? - How will biological
invasions interact with climate change? - Can we apply
population models at scales relevant to management? - How can
researchers and land managers collabor