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State University of New York, College of Environmental Science & Forestry,
Syracuse, NY
Department of Environmental and Forest Biology — SUNY ESF — 1 Forestry Drive — Syracuse — NY 13210 |
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Current Lab Members
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| Martin Dovciak [web page] | 459 Illick, mdovciak@esf.edu, phone: (315) 470-6749
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| Associate Professor and Roosevelt Forest Ecologist, PhD University of Minnesota (2001) | ||||||
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Research: Main project themes are here | |||||
| Sample paper: Wason JW, Dovciak M (2017) Tree demography suggests multiple directions and drivers for species range shifts in mountains of Northeastern United States. Global Change Biology 23: 3335–3347. | ||||||
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Michael R. (Whalen) Zarfos | 423 Illick, mrwhalen@syr.edu
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| PhD Candidate (Co-advised with S. Farrell), BA Colby College (2012) | ||||||
| Research: Effects of soil acidification on forest health and biodiversity in the Adirondack Mtns. | |||||
| Sample paper: Zarfos MR, Dovciak M, Lawrence GB, McDonnell TC, Sullivan TJ (2019) Plant richness and composition in hardwood forest understories vary along an acidic deposition and soil-chemical gradient in northeastern United States. Plant and Soil 438, 461–477. | ||||||
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Joanna I. Lumbsden Pinto | 311 Illick, jlumsden@syr.edu
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| PhD Student, MPS SUNY ESF (2018), BS National University of Panama (2011) | ||||||
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Research: Vegetation dynamics of Long Island pine barrens of New York state: Recent changes and potential future trajectories of an ecosystem at the crossroads. | |||||
| Sample paper: Russavage E, Thiele J, Lumbsden-Pinto J, Schwager K, Green T, Dovciak M (2021) Characterizing canopy openness in open forests: Spherical densiometer and canopy photography are equivalent but less sensitive than direct measurements of solar radiation. Journal of Forestry 119: 130–140. | ||||||
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Mariano G. Arias | 147 Illick, mgarias@syr.edu
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| PhD Candidate, MS Maimonides University (2013), BS University of Buenos Aires (2009) | ||||||
| Research: Impacts of climate, land-use, and biotic factors on the dispersion of myrmecochorous plants through uncoupling of plant-ant interactions. | ||||||
| Sample publication: Floristic indicators applicable to conservation practices and environmental management in forest lots in northeastern Argentina. MS thesis, Maimonides University. | ||||||
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Jordon Tourville | 147 Illick, jtourvil@syr.edu
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| PhD Candidate, MS University of Michigan (2018), BA University of Vermont (2013) | ||||||
| Research: Effects of tree species responses to global environmental changes and biotic controls on tree species distributions in the northeastern United States. | ||||||
| Sample paper: Tourville J, Wason J, Dovciak M. 2022. Canopy gaps facilitate upslope shifts in montane conifers but not in temperate deciduous trees in the northeastern United States. Journal of Ecology (accepted). | ||||||
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Sam McClintic | samcclin@syr.edu
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| Undergraduate Researcher, Syracuse University Reneè Crown Honors Program |
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| Research: Characterizing tree demography, microclimate, and soil conditions of upper timberlines in the Adirondacks.
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Past Post-Doctoral Associates and Technicians |
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