Research Area
- Community Ecology & Evolution
His research is focused on how species interact with each other and with their environment to shape population structures and the evolution of communities. Communities of special interest include sandhills, wet pine flatwoods (e.g., long leaf pine savannas), pitcher plant bogs and those greatly affected by climate change and invasive species. Specific topics of ongoing work include gopher tortoise ecology, orchid pollination, host-plant selection by swallowtail butterflies, and the consequences of insect-vectored tree diseases.
Projects
- Conservation of an Ecosystem Engineer
- Coevolution & Biodiversity
- Invasive Species and Community Ecology
