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Author:

Mccormack, Michael Luke

Title:

Measuring and modeling fine root dynamics in temperate forests

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

root turnover lifespan
minirhizotron
ecosystem model
functional traits
scaling
carbon cycle
DISTRIB
MC1
CENTURY
ED2

File:

Download McCormack_dissertation-Measuring_and_modeling_fine_root_dynamics_in_temperate_forests.pdf

Committee Members:

David Eissenstat, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Eissenstat, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Erica A H Smithwick, Committee Member
Roger Tai Koide, Committee Member
Kenneth James Davis, Committee Member

Author:

Fernandez, Christopher William

Title:

Biochemistry of ectomycorrhizal fungi: from functional traits to ecosystem processes

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

carbon cycling
chitin
decomposition
drought tolerance
ectomycorrhizal fungi
functional traits
melanin
nutrient cycling

File:

Download CWF_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Roger Tai Koide, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Eissenstat, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member
Erica A H Smithwick, Committee Member
Roger Tai Koide, Special Member

Author:

Chen, Xin

Title:

IMPROVING SPECIES DISTRIBUTION MODELS TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF TREE RANGE SHIFTS UNDER CLIMATE CHANGE

Graduate Program:

Forest Resources

Keywords:

Species distribution models
Land-use legacies
Early-successional species
Mid-successional species
Late-successional species
Temporal transferability
Climate change

File:

Download PhD_Dissertation_Chen_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Laura P Leites, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Laura P Leites, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Duane R Diefenbach, Committee Member
Ephraim Mont Hanks, Outside Member
Anantha Prasad, Special Member
Erica A H Smithwick, Committee Member
David Eissenstat, Program Head/Chair