I am interested in predicting how terrestrial ecosystems will respond to anthropogenic disturbance and climate change. I focus primarily on non-native invasive plants, with a goal of better understanding the biogeography of invasion risk.
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Global change, global trade, and the next wave of plant invasions (with D. M. Blumenthal, R. Early, E. D. Grosholz, J. J. Lawler, L. P. Miller, C. J.B Sorte, C. M. D'Antonio, J. M. Diez, J. S. Dukes, I. Ibanez, and J. D. Olden), Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (2012)
Many non-native plants in the US have become problematic invaders of native and managed ecosystems,...
Will extreme climatic events facilitate biological invasions? (with J. M. Diez, C. M. D'Antonio, J. S. Dukes, E. D. Grosholz, J. D. Olden, C. J.B Sorte, D. M. Blumenthal, L. P. Miller, R. Early, I. Ibanez, S. Jones, and J. J. Lawler), Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (2012)
Extreme climatic events (ECEs) – such as unusual heat waves, hurricanes, floods, and droughts –...
Characterizing The Landscape Dynamics Of An Invasive Plant And Risk Of Invasion Using Remote Sensing (with J. F. Mustard), Ecological Applications (2005)
Improved understanding of the spatial dynamics of invasive plant species may lead to more effective...
Medusae Fossae Formation: New perspectives from Mars Global Surveyor (with S. E.H Sakimoto, H. Frey, and J. R. Zimbelman), Journal of Geophysical Research (2002)
The nature and origin of the Medusae Fossae Formation (MFF) on Mars has been debated...