From left to right: Amy Zanne, Jon Sweeney, Oyomoare Eriogu, Vania Torrez.
Amy Zanne
S448 Stadler, email: aezanne "at" gmail.com, phone: (314) 516-6672
I am
interested in determining suites of plant functional traits
(ecological, morphological, and physiological) and how these suites
allow species to grow in different environments.
Graduate Students
Oyomoare Eruogun
S123e Stadler, email: oyomoare@yahoo.com
My
interest is broadly on soil carbon sequestration in tropical
ecosystems, focusing on how traits of woody species influence rates of
decomposition. Beginning next summer, I plan to measure traits of woody
species along an environmental gradient in an African ecosystem.
Jon Sweeney
S123 Stadler, email: sweenejo "at" gmail.com
I am
interested in the evolutionary and ecological mechanisms that structure
floristic communities. Many of the questions I research have emerged
from my observations and experiences in the tropical forests of
Indonesia. These include the following: (1) What are the rules of
community assembly and co-existence in tropical rain forests? (2) How
can the study of continuous functional traits and environmental
gradients be used to determine community structure? (3) How can
ecological models be applied to the restoration and management of
tropical rain forests?
Vania Torrez
S123 Stadler, email: torflorvania "at" gmail.com
I am
interested in plant ecology and taxonomy. For my undergraduate thesis,
I studied plant diversity in relation to the soil properties and the
topography in a dry forest in the Madidi National Park of Bolivia. Now
as a graduate student, I will be examining how plant traits differ
along environmental gradients in the Madidi National Park of Bolivia.
Adjunct Graduate Students
Eliot Miller
R224 Research, email: eliotmiller "at" umsl.edu, website: http://www.umsl.edu/~emmq7
I am
broadly interested in ecology and evolution. Topics of particular
interest to me are the evolution of lek breeding systems, community
phylogenetic signals, the relationship of morphology to species'
ecology, and seed dispersal.
Gonzalo Rivas
My research interests ranges from comparative ecology of plant invasive species to conservation biology and environmental policies. I am interested to investigate how some ecological features like regeneration niches, seed dispersal, important traits for colonization and releasing from enemies act between native and novel habitats of invasive plant species. I want to incorporate this information with spatial models to generate maps of potential distribution of plant invaders in new habitats.
I am also interested in learning how to apply scientific results in ecology to take accurate management decisions in conservation that can influence present and future environmental policies in the New World Tropics, with emphasis in my home country Ecuador.
Undergraduate Students
Mike Boyher
Bryan Cordes
Payal Patel
Shannon Shanafelt
Oyomoare Eruogun
S123e Stadler, email: oyomoare@yahoo.com
My interest is broadly on soil carbon sequestration in tropical ecosystems, focusing on how traits of woody species influence rates of decomposition. Beginning next summer, I plan to measure traits of woody species along an environmental gradient in an African ecosystem.
Jon Sweeney
S123 Stadler, email: sweenejo "at" gmail.com
I am interested in the evolutionary and ecological mechanisms that structure floristic communities. Many of the questions I research have emerged from my observations and experiences in the tropical forests of Indonesia. These include the following: (1) What are the rules of community assembly and co-existence in tropical rain forests? (2) How can the study of continuous functional traits and environmental gradients be used to determine community structure? (3) How can ecological models be applied to the restoration and management of tropical rain forests?
Vania Torrez
S123 Stadler, email: torflorvania "at" gmail.com
I am interested in plant ecology and taxonomy. For my undergraduate thesis, I studied plant diversity in relation to the soil properties and the topography in a dry forest in the Madidi National Park of Bolivia. Now as a graduate student, I will be examining how plant traits differ along environmental gradients in the Madidi National Park of Bolivia.
Eliot Miller
R224 Research, email: eliotmiller "at" umsl.edu, website: http://www.umsl.edu/~emmq7
I am broadly interested in ecology and evolution. Topics of particular interest to me are the evolution of lek breeding systems, community phylogenetic signals, the relationship of morphology to species' ecology, and seed dispersal.
Gonzalo Rivas
My research interests ranges from comparative ecology of plant invasive species to conservation biology and environmental policies. I am interested to investigate how some ecological features like regeneration niches, seed dispersal, important traits for colonization and releasing from enemies act between native and novel habitats of invasive plant species. I want to incorporate this information with spatial models to generate maps of potential distribution of plant invaders in new habitats.
I am also interested in learning how to apply scientific results in ecology to take accurate management decisions in conservation that can influence present and future environmental policies in the New World Tropics, with emphasis in my home country Ecuador.
Bryan Cordes
Payal Patel
Shannon Shanafelt