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Bio
Plant community ecology; restoration, invasion biology, environmental change, and conservation.
I am a plant community ecologist working at the interface of ecosystem, landscape and population biology. My goal is to apply cutting-edge “usable” science to the challenges of restoration, species invasion, and environmental change. My research group and I work with a range of conservation groups, government agencies and land managers to provide evidence-based solutions that take into account biodiversity, human well-being, and management opportunities. We employ a combination of long-term monitoring, modeling and experimental approaches in settings that range from alpine tundra to oak woodlands to grasslands. Common themes include plant-soil feedbacks, functional traits, species effects on ecosystem processes, and non-linear and threshold dynamics.
Visit the Suding Lab web site.
Education
- PhD: University of Michigan, 1999
- BS: Williams College, 1994
Awards
- Highly Cited Researcher (2016-2019), Web of Science Group, 2019
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2018
- MacArthur Award, Ecological Society of America, 2018
- BFA Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work, Boulder Faculty Assembly, 2018
- Fellow, Ecological Society of America, 2016
Research
Visit the Suding Lab web site. We are plant community ecologists working at the interface of ecosystem, landscape and population biology. Our goal is to apply cutting-edge science to the challenges of restoration, invasion, and environmental change.
Publications
Recent publications
Trophic group specific responses of alpine nematode communities to 18 years of N addition and codominant plant removal
Shepherd RM; Brigham LM; de Mesquita CPB; Gattoni KM; Gendron EM; Hahn PG; Schmidt SK; Smith JG; Suding KN; Porazinska D...
- Shepherd RM
- Brigham LM
- de Mesquita CPB
- Gattoni KM
- Gendron EM
- Hahn PG
- Schmidt SK
- Smith JG
- Suding KN
- Porazinska DL
Publication Date: 2024-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Divergent community trajectories with climate change across a fine-scale gradient in snow depth
Oldfather MF; Elmendorf SC; Van Cleemput E; Henn JJ; Huxley JD; White CT; Humphries HC; Spasojevic MJ; Suding KN; Emery ...
- Oldfather MF
- Elmendorf SC
- Van Cleemput E
- Henn JJ
- Huxley JD
- White CT
- Humphries HC
- Spasojevic MJ
- Suding KN
- Emery NC
Publication Date: 2024-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Making remote sense of biodiversity: What grassland characteristics make spectral diversity a good proxy for taxonomic diversity?
Publication Date: 2023-12-01
Type: Journal Article
Cross-scale facilitation: a framework for microclimate moderation of climate change
Publication Date: 2023-11-22
Type: Journal Article
Topographic Heterogeneity and Aspect Moderate Exposure to Climate Change Across an Alpine Tundra Hillslope
Publication Date: 2023-11-01
Type: Journal Article
Managing multi-species plant invasions when interactions influence their impact
Brandt AJ; Png GK; Jo I; McGrannachan C; Allen K; Peltzer DA; D'Antonio C; Dickie IA; French K; Leishman MR...
- Brandt AJ
- Png GK
- Jo I
- McGrannachan C
- Allen K
- Peltzer DA
- D'Antonio C
- Dickie IA
- French K
- Leishman MR
Publication Date: 2023-10-01
Type: Journal Article
A recruitment niche framework for improving seed-based restoration
Publication Date: 2023-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Functional diversity buffers biomass production across variable rainfall conditions through different processes above- versus below-ground
Publication Date: 2023-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Adverse impacts of Roundup on soil bacteria, soil chemistry and mycorrhizal fungi during restoration of a Colorado grassland
de Mesquita CPB; Solon AJ; Barfield A; Mastrangelo CF; Tubman AJ; Vincent K; Porazinska DL; Hufft RA; Shackelford N; Sud...
- de Mesquita CPB
- Solon AJ
- Barfield A
- Mastrangelo CF
- Tubman AJ
- Vincent K
- Porazinska DL
- Hufft RA
- Shackelford N
- Suding KN
Publication Date: 2023-05-01
Type: Journal Article
Drivers of bacterial and fungal root endophyte communities: understanding the relative influence of host plant, environment, and space
Brigham LM; de Mesquita CPB; Spasojevic MJ; Farrer EC; Porazinska DL; Smith JG; Schmidt SK; Suding KN...
- Brigham LM
- de Mesquita CPB
- Spasojevic MJ
- Farrer EC
- Porazinska DL
- Smith JG
- Schmidt SK
- Suding KN
Publication Date: 2023-04-07
Type: Journal Article
Four reasons why functional traits are not being used in restoration practice
Publication Date: 2023-03-01
Type: Journal Article
Climate disequilibrium dominates uncertainty in long-term projections of primary productivity
Publication Date: 2022-12-01
Type: Journal Article
Causes and consequences of differences in soil and seed microbiomes for two alpine plants
Publication Date: 2022-12-01
Type: Journal Article
The tundra phenology database: more than two decades of tundra phenology responses to climate change1
Prevey JS; Elmendorf SC; Bjorkman A; Alatalo JM; Ashton I; Assmann JJ; Bjork RG; Bjorkman MP; Cannone N; Carbognani M...
- Prevey JS
- Elmendorf SC
- Bjorkman A
- Alatalo JM
- Ashton I
- Assmann JJ
- Bjork RG
- Bjorkman MP
- Cannone N
- Carbognani M
Publication Date: 2022-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems1
Rixen C; Hoye TT; Macek P; Aerts R; Alatalo JM; Anderson JT; Arnold PA; Barrio IC; Bjerke JW; Bjorkman MP...
- Rixen C
- Hoye TT
- Macek P
- Aerts R
- Alatalo JM
- Anderson JT
- Arnold PA
- Barrio IC
- Bjerke JW
- Bjorkman MP
Publication Date: 2022-09-01
Type: Journal Article
Forest and Freshwater Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change and Variability at US LTER Sites
Campbell JL; Driscoll CT; Jones JA; Boose ER; Dugan HA; Groffman PM; Jackson CR; Jones JB; Juday GP; Lottig NR...
- Campbell JL
- Driscoll CT
- Jones JA
- Boose ER
- Dugan HA
- Groffman PM
- Jackson CR
- Jones JB
- Juday GP
- Lottig NR
Publication Date: 2022-08-29
Type: Journal Article
Ancient grasslands guide ambitious goals in grassland restoration
Publication Date: 2022-08-05
Type: Journal Article
Global change re-structures alpine plant communities through interacting abiotic and biotic effects
Publication Date: 2022-08-01
Type: Journal Article
Do trade-offs govern plant species' responses to different global change treatments?
Langley JA; Grman E; Wilcox KR; Avolio ML; Komatsu KJ; Collins SL; Koerner SE; Smith MD; Baldwin AH; Bowman W...
- Langley JA
- Grman E
- Wilcox KR
- Avolio ML
- Komatsu KJ
- Collins SL
- Koerner SE
- Smith MD
- Baldwin AH
- Bowman W
Publication Date: 2022-04-17
Type: Journal Article
The long and the short of it: Mechanisms of synchronous and compensatory dynamics across temporal scales
Shoemaker LG; Hallett LM; Zhao L; Reuman DC; Wang S; Cottingham KL; Hobbs RJ; Castorani MCN; Downing AL; Dudney JC...
- Shoemaker LG
- Hallett LM
- Zhao L
- Reuman DC
- Wang S
- Cottingham KL
- Hobbs RJ
- Castorani MCN
- Downing AL
- Dudney JC
Publication Date: 2022-04-01
Type: Journal Article
Seed bank bias: Differential tracking of functional traits in the seed bank and vegetation across a gradient
Publication Date: 2022-03-08
Type: Journal Article
Capacity for change: three core attributes of adaptive capacity that bolster restoration efficacy
Publication Date: 2022-03-04
Type: Journal Article
Do plant-soil interactions influence how the microbial community responds to environmental change?
Publication Date: 2022-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Intra-annual precipitation effects on annual grassland productivity and phenology are moderated by community responses
Publication Date: 2022-01-01
Type: Journal Article
Knowledge sharing for shared success in the decade on ecosystem restoration
Ladouceur E; Shackelford N; Bouazza K; Brudvig L; Bucharova A; Conradi T; Erickson TE; Garbowski M; Garvy K; Harpole WS...
- Ladouceur E
- Shackelford N
- Bouazza K
- Brudvig L
- Bucharova A
- Conradi T
- Erickson TE
- Garbowski M
- Garvy K
- Harpole WS
Publication Date: 2022-01-01
Type: Journal Article
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Teaching
Courses
- EBIO 6100: Graduate Seminar in Critical Transitions & Resilience
- It is increasingly clear that ecological systems, like many other complex systems, have critical thresholds at which they shift abruptly from one state to another--non-linear transitions that are abrupt and hard to reverse. We will explore the application of complexity theory to such issues as desertification in rangelands, dieback in coral reefs, and turbidly in lakes.
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