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Forest ecosystems

Faculty in the Ecology graduate program with research interests in this area.

Name	Email/phone	Interests include
Abrams, Marc Professor of Forest Ecology and Physiology	agl@psu.edu 814-865-4901 (University Park)	Community, historical and physiological ecology of tree species; global change biology.
Beckerman, Stephen Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology	stv@psu.edu 814-863-3869 (University Park)	Behavioral ecology; human ecology; rainforest subsistence systems; primitive warfare.
Comas, Louise Assistant Professor/Research Associate (Horticulture)	lhc105@psu.edu 814-865-0697 (University Park)	Physiological ecology, plant functional roles in communities, evolutionary ecology, comparative biology of belowground plant form and function, root and fungal co-evolution.
Drohan, Patrick Assistant Professor of Pedology	pjd7@psu.edu 814-863-4246 (University Park)	Soil formation and biogeochemistry due to land use and ecosystem change; soil and water degradation, and the remediation of soil physical and chemical properties in urban environments.
Eissenstat, David Professor of Woody Plant Physiology Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Ecology	dme9@psu.edu 814-863-3371 (University Park)	Plant physiological ecology, ecosystem ecology, climate change biology, root and soil ecology.
Finley, James (Jim) Professor of Forest Resources	fj4@psu.edu 814-863-0402 (University Park)	Ecosystem management on mixed ownerships; forest management; private forest owner issues and education; sustainable forestry; human dimensions of natural resources.
Kaye, Jason Assistant Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry	jpk12@psu.edu 814-863-1614 (University Park)	Ecosystem ecology; global change biology; biogeochemistry of nitrogen and carbon cycling in managed and unmanaged ecosystems.
Kaye, Margot Assistant Professor of Forest Ecology	mwk12@psu.edu 814-865-4841 (University Park)	Vegetation dynamics, dendrochronology, disturbance history, paleoclimatology, environmental change.
Koide, Roger Professor of Horticultural Ecology	rxk13@psu.edu 814-863-0710 (University Park)	Plant ecology; ecology of mycorrhizal symbioses; agricultural ecology; community ecology of fungi.
Lynch, Jonathan Professor of Plant Nutrition	jpl4@psu.edu 814-863-2256 (University Park)	Plant ecophysiology and agroecology; plant adaptation to nutrient stress; biogeochemistry of the Eastern deciduous forest; sustainable international development.
Myers, Wayne Professor of Forest Biometrics	wlm@psu.edu 814-863-0002 (University Park)	Forest biometrics; remote sensing; quantitative landscape ecology; spatial analysis; geographic information systems; multivariate statistics; artificial intelligence; natural resource sustainability; international forestry.
Smithwick, Erica Assistant Professor of Geography	smithwick@psu.edu 814-865-6693 (University Park)	Landscape and ecosystem ecology. Disturbance ecology & disturbance synergies. Ecosystem simulation models. Climate change and ecosystem carbon storage. Fire and soil nitrogen. Microbial community composition and function. Spatial statistics.
Steiner, Kim Professor of Forest Biology Director, The Arboretum at Penn State	steiner@psu.edu 814-865-9351 (University Park)	The ecology, genecology, and physiological ecology of forest regeneration following disturbance.
Taylor, Alan Professor of Geography	aht1@psu.edu 814-865-1509 (University Park)	Vegetation dynamics; fire and climate variation on community development; environmental conservation.
Wilf, Peter Associate Professor of Geosciences	pwilf@psu.edu 814-865-6721 (University Park)	Paleobotany; paleoecology; extinction and recovery of past ecosystems; responses of organisms to climate change.
Zenner, Eric Associate Professor of Silviculture	eric.zenner@psu.edu 814-865-4574 (University Park)	Ecology, management and regeneration of forest ecosystems; community ecology.