Our work focuses on improving the ways we predict plant responses to climate change and our understanding of environmental stress physiology.
We are based in the departments of Botany & Plant Pathology and Forest Ecosystems & Society at Oregon State University.
Plant ecophysiology offers an exciting chance to understand how plants function and how they cope with a changing environment. We explore the mechanisms behind a plant's tolerance to environmental stress, like drought, heat, and wind. This knowledge is critical for predicting how plant communities will adapt and survive in the face of global change. Explore the links below to learn about our work.
We conduct research in captivating ecosystems around the world, from local forests to tropical regions, all facing the challenges of climate change.
We work in Costa Rica in the largest continuous of tropical dry forest in the Central American Dry Corridor. Part of our long-term ecological monitoring project that takes place in Santa Rosa and Palo Verde national parks.
We collaborate with the International Institute of Tropical Forestry and USDA Forest Service to leverage Forest Inventory Analysis data.
We study the physiological variation of ponderosa pine & trembling aspen and its consequences on montane forests resilience to drought.
We study the physiological composition of secondary and old growth tropical wet forests