We need field help! Our lab is starting up a project investigating the genetic basis of drought mortality in quaking aspen. We are going to be growing aspen genotypes in a greenhouse, and measuring their ecophysiological properties before and after experimental drought. As a foundation for the work, we are collecting root samples for propagation…

How does genetics affect mortality and recruitment in quaking aspen forests? I’m excited to share several years of work with numerous students and collaborators that has just come out in Ecological Applications. You can read the paper at the journal or get a PDF. The study asks how cytotype (# of chromosome copies), genotype, and…

(guest post by Juliette Franzman, recent UC Berkeley graduate) – read her paper in Ecosphere! Macroecological models often rely on the assumption that the system under study is static or changing slowly enough to be considered static. However, most real systems, especially those under some kind of stress, change over time as they respond to…