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The Plant Physiological Ecology Laboratory is housed in the Biology Department at Buffalo State University. We investigate how plants interact with, and influence, their environment from the scale of leaves to ecosystems. We are driven by questions related to anthropogenic global change such as nonnative plant invasions, urbanization, land-use intensification, and changing patterns of precipitation variability associated with climate change.
The Plant Physiological Ecology Laboratory is housed in the Biology Department at Buffalo State University. We investigate how plants interact with, and influence, their environment from the scale of leaves to ecosystems. We are driven by questions related to anthropogenic global change such as nonnative plant invasions, urbanization, land-use intensification, and changing patterns of precipitation variability associated with climate change.
To address these questions, we combine traditional methods in community and physiological ecology with approaches adopted from soil science, hydrology, and micrometeorology. Opportunities for student research are described here and updated lists of the lab's publications are available from Google Scholar and ResearchGate.
To address these questions, we combine traditional methods in community and physiological ecology with approaches adopted from soil science, hydrology, and micrometeorology. Opportunities for student research are described here and updated lists of the lab's publications are available from Google Scholar and ResearchGate.
Recent Publications
Temporal repackaging of rainfall and the influence of vapor pressure deficit on semiarid ecosystem productivity in New Phytologist.
Plant phenology response to rainfall redistribution in a semi-arid grassland in Plant and Soil.
Direct and legacy effects of cool-season precipitation on grassland ecosystem function in Plant, Cell & Environment.
Thermal imaging quantifies the differential sensitivity of plant functional types to rainfall redistribution in New Phytologist.
For more information, please contact:
1300 Elmwood Ave.
Buffalo, New York 14222
(716) 878-5007
pottsdl at buffalostate dot edu
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