John C. Stella
Assistant Professor

344 Illick Hall
One Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210
(315) 470-4902
stella@esf.edu

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Highest Education:

Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley (Environmental Science, Policy and Management), 2005

Areas of Study:

Riparian and stream ecology; plant ecohydrology and dendroecology; aridland and Mediterranean ecosystems; river corridor restoration.

Courses Taught:

Watershed Ecology and Management (FOR 442/642)
Restoration Ecology (FOR 607)
Cross-disciplinary Seminar in Hydrological and Biogeochemical Processes (FOR 797)
Seminar on Climate Change Effects on Natural Resources (FOR 797)

Selected Publications:

Stella, J.C., and J.J. Battles. (in press, Oecologia) How do riparian woody seedlings survive seasonal drought?

Stella, J.C., J.J. Battles, J.R. McBride, B.K. Orr. (in press, Restoration Ecology) Riparian seedling response to experimental seasonal drought and applications to river restoration in a semi-arid ecosystem.

Rodríguez-González, P.M., J.C. Stella, F. Campelo, T, Ferreira, A. Albuquerque. (in press, Forest Ecology and Management) Subsidy or stress? Tree structure and growth in wetland forests along a hydrological gradient in southern Europe.

Stella, J.C., J.J. Battles, B.K. Orr, J.R. McBride. 2006. Synchrony of seed dispersal, hydrology and local climate in a semi-arid river reach in California. Ecosystems 9:1200-1214.

Stella, J.C., J.C. Vick, B.K. Orr. 2004. Riparian vegetation dynamics on the Merced River. The Wilderness Society Riparian Floodplains Conference Proceedings. Sacramento, CA. March 2001.

Harper, E.B., J.C. Stella, A.K. Fremier. (in review, Ecological Applications). Using ecologically meaningful sensitivity analyses to set research priorities: A case study of Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii) population dynamics

Stella, J.C., M.K. Hayden, J.J. Battles, H. Piégay, S. Dufour and A.K. Fremier. (in prep.) Riparian forest initiation in response to channel abandonment on meandering rivers.

Stella. J.C., Z.E. Diggory, B.K. Orr, J.J. Battles. (in prep.) Survival and growth of riparian trees planted on floodplain dredger spoils along the Merced River, CA.

Stella, J.C., J.J. Battles, S.E. Scanga, J.R. McBride. (in prep) Constraints on seedling establishment and survival for riparian trees along a semi-arid river reach in California.