Ecology &
Evolutionary Biology

I am broadly interested in how ecological processes affect population dynamics and community structure. My past research has tested the roles of environmental adaptation, species interactions, and spatial processes in promoting or reducing species diversity. I use field experiments to test predictions from ecological theory and simulation and analytic models to further explore ideas and theory. Most of my research is based in temperate or tropical plant communities, but I also work with aquatic insect and plankton communities.