Moore's research is focused on understanding the processes by which natural-based engineered systems contribute to the production of ecosystem services (defined as the benefits people obtain from ecosystems). Water quality and quantity regulation are her primary services of interest, but she has also examined complementary ecological services provided by these systems, including climate regulation through carbon sequestration, biodiversity maintenance, stream baseflow regulation, and increased resiliency to extreme climate events. Moore is interested in the function of these systems at a variety of scales, including site-scale mechanisms through which services are produced in-situ and the watershed-scale at which hydrologic and other benefits from these systems are intended to accrue.
