Ecology, Ecosystems, and Evolution

Alfalfa and forage crop systems, cellulosic biofuels, crop ecology, new/alternative crops and cropping systems. Strong interest in irrigation, salinity, forage quality, genetics & varieties.

Plant systematics; taxonomy, evolution, and phylogenetic relationships of fruit crops and their wild relatives; molecular approaches to phylogeny reconstruction; ethnobotany

Weedy and invasive plants in agricultural and natural systems.

Plant population and community ecology; climate, drought, and fire effects on forests and rangelands; statistical modeling

Foraging behavior, range management, spatial heterogenicity, and geostatistical applications. Agricultural ecologist.

biofuels, bio-energy, sugar and oil crops, salinity management, sustainable agriculture

Population genetics, molecular ecology, and evolution of agricultural weeds and invasive plants

Using a mechanistic understanding of plant-soil interactions to increase our understanding and effective management of: ecosystem services, plant invasions, restoration, plant community composition, biogeochemical cycling, global change, grazing systems, ecosystem response to wildfire, and resilience of ecosystem structure and function

Urban and Landscape Ecology. Linking landscape pattern to ecosystem function and understanding how human activities alter that link