Hello! I’m recruiting three graduate students (MS or PhD) to start in summer or fall 2026 . Projects are broadly focused on the ecology, restoration, and management of rangelands, deserts, and forests. Please share!

Lab website: functionalrestoration.nmsu.edu

Unlike many of us, these roots really seem to be holding it together during these tumultuous times.

The swings in temperature desert plants cope with never cease to amaze me.

It’s fun to see old restoration projects still out on the landscape. This stone line near Hatch, NM was likely installed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. It may not look like it “worked” but the only green grasses we saw were growing among the stones. #ecorestore #restoration

Maybe folks remember my botanically inspired baked goods…?

Working with data from 75,000+ plots we find that introduced species shift community level traits: Invaded communities have fast leaf and root traits, are shorter, shallower, and less reliant on mycorrhizae. These shifts may drive changes in ecosystem functions www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Working with some of my favorite ppl, we outline considerations involved with seedling functional research and highlight the who, what, where and how of measuring seedling traits @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social

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