Dr. Ben C***

Alpine and Subalpine Ecology Remote Sensing of Forest Canopy Ecohydrology and Plant Water Use Climate Change Ecological Impacts Global Environmental Change Ecology Restoration Ecology of Degraded Lands Dendroclimatology and Forest Growth Forest Microclimate Dynamics Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Watershed Hydrology and Water Resources Disturbance Ecology and Fire Regimes Forest Stand Dynamics and Structure Soil Carbon Stabilization Mechanisms Invasive Species Ecology and Control Conservation Biology and Genetics Biogeochemical Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling Nutrient Cycling in Temperate Forests Vegetation Classification and Mapping Ecosystem Resiliency and Adaptation Landscape Connectivity Corridors Forest Ecosystem Dynamics Landscape Ecology and Spatial Modeling Ecosystem Services Assessment Wildland Ecosystem Function Phenology Shifts in Montane Ecosystems Plant-Soil Feedback Interactions Streamflow Generation Mechanisms Ecological Niche Modeling Riparian Zone Ecosystem Management Soil Microbial Ecology and Respiration