URBAN PLANT & FOREST ECOLOGY

A fundamental objective of my research is to advance mechanistic understanding within urban ecology. Recent research suggests that plant community diversity shifts across urban-rural gradients, however there is limited understanding of the key ecological processes and urban drivers, such as heat island, biotic invasion, pollution, and human activity, behind these observations. To address this knowledge gap I have developed an urban plant recruitment limitation framework (pictured) and am leading a long-term study comparing plant recruitment dynamics, including seed production, seed dispersal and seed predation through to early-establishment, in urban forest natural areas and rural forests, located in New York City and the New York Highlands.

ARTICLE: URBAN SILVICULTURE AND DESIGN

ARTicle: THE URBAN SILVICULTURE FRAMEWORK

ARTICLE: NORTHEAST URBAN SILVICULTURE WORKSHOP

URBAN SILVICULTURE PRIMER & CASE STUDIES