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Affiliated Researchers
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Belnap, Dr. Jayne
(Canyonlands Research Station, USDA)
PhD. Brigham Young University, 1991
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Brenner, Dr. John S
(Natural Resource Conservation Service , USDA)
M.S. Colorado State University, 2002
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Burke, Dr. Ingrid (Indy) C.
(FRWS, Colorado State University)
Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1987
Ecosystem ecology
Biogeochemistry
Soil organic matter dynamics
Regional modeling of ecosystem processes
Fire ecology
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Chong, Dr. Geneva W.
(U.S. Geological Survey, NREL)
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2002
Landscape Ecology
Sampling Design
Invasive species
Fire ecology
Biological diversity
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Cole, Dr. C. Vern
(NREL, Colorado State University)
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1950
Soil agriculture
Carbon sequestration
Phosphorous cycling in the tropics
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Covich, Dr. Alan P.
(Fish & Wildlife Biology, Colorado State University)
Ph.D., Yale University, 1970
Stream ecology
Foodweb dynamics
Detrital processing
Woody debris
Aquatic food webs
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DelGrosso, Dr. Stephen J.
(NREL, Colorado State University)
PhD. Colorado State University, 2002
Trace gas modelling
biogeochemistry
C and N cycling
Greenhouse gas accounting
Regional modeling
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Denef, Dr. Karolien
(NREL, Colorado State University)
PhD. Colorado State University, 2005
Soil aggregate and associated organic matter dynamics
Agricultural management options for enhanced carbon sequestration
Fire-induced soil structural and nutrient losses
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Gibson, Dr. James H.
(USDA UVB Radiation Monitoring Program, Colorado State University)
Ph.D., Cornell University, 1957
Measurement and monitoring of ultraviolet radiation as related to biological effects.
Precipitation chemistry monitoring and effects of acidic deposition.
Program planning and management of large-scale, integrated, interdisciplinary research. Chemistry; Ecology; Measurement of atmospheric deposition (acid rain); Terrestrial and aquatic effects of acid rain; Measurement of solar ultraviolet radiation (UVB).
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Gross, Dr. John E.
(Inventory and Monitoring Program, National Park Service)
Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 1990
Ecological monitoring, especially at landscape scales
Population Ecology
Ecological Modeling
Animal ecology / Infectious diseases
Grazing systems
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Holland, Dr. Elisabeth (Beth) A.
(Atmospheric Chemistry Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research)
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1988
Trace gas biogeochemistry
Interactions between terrestrial carbon and nitrogen cycling
Biosphere-atmosphere exchange
Global atmospheric and terrestrial carbon and nitrogen cycles
Oxidized N soil and canopy exchange
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Kelly, Dr. Eugene F
(Soil and Crop Sciences Department , Colorado State University
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Ph.D. University of California-Berkeley, 1989
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Kittel, Dr. Timothy
(INSTAAR, University of Colorado)
Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 1986
Global change impacts on ecosystems and regional climate
Biosphere-climate interactions
Terrestrial biosphere response to climate change
Climate system (Climate-Ecosystem-Hydrologic) response to altered forcing
Vegetation geography
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Knapp, Dr. Alan
(Department of Biology, Colorado State University)
Ph.D., University of Wyoming
Plant Physiological Ecology
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Lauenroth, Dr. William K.
(Department of Rangeland Ecosystem Science, Colorado State University)
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1973
Systems ecology
Grassland ecology
Plant population and community responses to disturbances/succession
Ecological modeling
Response of ecosystems to global change
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Merritt, Dr. David M.
(National Watershed, Fish, Wildlife, Air and Rare Plants Program, USFS )
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1999
Riparian plant ecology
Plant species diversity
Water dispersal of riparian plants
Invasive species
Riverine and riparian ecosystems: effects of dams, water diversion, and land use on ecosystem processes
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Milchunas, Dr. Daniel G.
(FRWS, Colorado State University)
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1991
Plant-animal interactions
Grazing ecology, herbivory
Disturbance succession
Ruminant nutrition
Climate change/CO2
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Milne, Dr. Eleanor
(NREL, Colorado State University)
Ph.D., University of Wolverhampton
GEFSOC Modelling System project
Co-moderator for the MASpace Listserve
Soil organic carbon stocks with emphasis on developing countries
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Mosier, Dr. Arvin R.
(Soil-Plant-Nutrient, USDA-ARS)
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1974
Nitrogen cycling
Global change
Ecosystem effects of elevated CO2
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Nydick, Dr. Koren R
(, Mountain Studies Institute )
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 2002
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Pagani, Dr. Mark
(Department of Geology and Geophysics, Yale University)
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1998
Carbon cycling
Paleoclimatology
Paleoceanography
Organic geochemistry
Stable isotope chemistry
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Parsons, Dr. Andrew N.
(Services and Facilities Management Team, Natural Environment Research Council)
Ph.D., University of Manchester, UK, 1991
Soil ecology and biodiversity
Carbon cycling
Polar ecology
Climate change
Experienced using gas exchange systems to measure photosynthesis and soil respiration
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Peters (Coffin), Dr. Debra
(Jornada Experimental Range, USDA-ARS)
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1988
Grassland-Shrubland ecotones
Biodiversity
Global change biology
Plant community dynamics
Spatially-explicit ecosystems modeling
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Plante, Dr. Alain F.
(Department of Earth & Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania)
Ph.D., University of Alberta, 2001
Soil biogeochemistry
Soil organic matter dynamics
Soil organic matter - mineral interactions
Ecosystem modeling
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Porazinska, Dr. Dorota L.
(Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center
, University of Florida)
Ph.D. University of Florida, 1998
Soil Ecology
Nematode Community Ecology
Soil Biodiversity
Soil invertebrate ecology
Soil foodwebs and ecosystem processes
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Reid, Dr. Robin
(Nairobi, Kenya, International Livestock Research Institute)
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1992
Systems landscape ecology and socio-ecology
Land use and global change
Global pastoralism, savanna ecosystems
Human-ecosystem interactions, particluarly biodiversity
GIS, remote sensing, systems modelling
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Sanford, Dr. Robert (Buck) L.
( Department of Biological Sciences, University of Denver)
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1985
Forest and savanna ecosystems
Fire ecology
Biogeochemistry
Tropical ecology and forest management
Land use history
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Schimel, Dr. David S.
(Terrestrial Sciences Section, National Center for Atmospheric Research)
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1982
Ecosystem ecology
Remote sensing
Soil science
Trace gas exchange
Global change
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Six, Dr. Johan
(Department of Agronomy
& Range Science, University of California, Davis)
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1998
Agroecology
Soil science
Soil ecology
Soil organic matter dynamics in agro-, grassland, and forest ecosystems
Aggregate - soil organic matter-soil microorganisms-soil properties interactions
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Togtohyn, Dr. Chuluun
(NUM-ITC-UNESCO Environmental
RS/GIS Laboratory and Ecology, National University of Mongolia)
Ph.D., Moscow State University, 1991
Ecosystem Ecology
Biodiversity
Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation
Social-Environmental Land Systems
Biosphere - Atmosphere Interaction
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Welker, Dr. Jeffrey M.
(Environment and Natural Resources Institute
, University of Alaska Anchorage)
Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1985
Physiological plant ecology
Stable isotopes applications to ecological processes
Plant/Animal interactions
Tundra ecosystem responses to climate change
Biocomplexity in the High Arctic
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Woodmansee, Dr. Robert G.
(Department of Rangeland Ecosystem Science, Colorado State University)
Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1972
Collaborative ecosystem management
Ecosystem Science/Grassland ecology
Nutrient/Nitrogen cycling in terrestrial ecosystems
Systems ecology
Global change
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