|
|
||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
 |
|
||||
 |
|
||||
| The Cottonwood Ecology
Group is an interdisciplinary research team composed of scientists from
Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona and The University of
Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Wisconsin. Emphasizing the need to understand
how genetic variation in primary producers structures communities, affects
species distribution, and alters ecosystem-level processes, current research
focuses on the interactive effect of genetics and hybrid fitness in cottonwoods,
arthropod diversity and community structure, plant defensive chemistry,
and evolution.
As dominant trees, cottonwoods are central to the structure and ecosystem functioning of riparian forests of North America Rivers. Common gardens located at The Nature Center in Ogden, Utah and The Arboretum at Flagstaff, as well as riparian field sites ranging from Arizona to British Columbia provide the opportunity for our group of investigators, collaborators, graduate students, and undergraduate students to investigate the significant ecological interactions of a genus with great ecological, conservation, economic, and restoration value. This site is designed to provide information about
The Cottonwood Ecology Group's current NSF Grant, relevant contact information,
and maps and pictures of study sites as well as access to publications
and other related links. |
|||
|
|
||
