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How do the environment and spatial processes interact to determine
community composition? How are humans changing these interactions and
what does this mean for global biodiversity? The Damschen Lab asks how
and when space matters for the diversity and composition of communities,
especially under the ever increasing impact of humans on the globe. Our
research lies at the intersection of providing empirical tests of
ecological theory and providing scientific information to conservation
managers. Current projects in the lab include:
- How corridors and edge effects affect plant communities
- Using species traits to predict landscape responses
- How climate change affects edaphic endemic plants
- How connectivity varies across ecosystems
Our study sites include the Savannah River Site near Aiken, SC; the
Klamath-Siskiyou Mountains in southwestern Oregon; and the kelp forests of
the Santa Barbara Channel. New local field sites are also being explored
at Tyson Research Center and the Missouri glades.
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Clockwise from the left: The Klamath-Siskiyou mountains near Selma, Oregon, a kelp forest in the Santa Barbara Channel, and The Corridor Project at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, South Carolina. Photo Credits: PISCO and E. Damschen.
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