MARTIN J. LECHOWICZ
Professor of Biology and
Director, Gault Nature Reserve
PEOPLE

CURRENT & RECENT GRADUATE STUDENTS

Peter White, PhD., "Investigating the forces that shape habitat dynamics and community composition in temperate Monteregian forst fragments"
Monica Radovski, MSc, “Trait-based assembly of fern communities”
Julie Messier, MSc, “Trait variation across ecological scales” – co-supervised with Brian McGill
Peter White, PhD, “Disturbance impacts on forest diversity” – co-supervised with Brian McGill
Laura Plourde, M.Sc. 2007 "Habitat affinities of riparian sedges in southern Quebec"
Christian Marks, Ph.D. 2005. "Alternative designs in forest trees"
Benjamin Gilbert, M.Sc. 2003 "Community ecology of forest sedges"
Ken Arii, Ph.D. 2002 "Functional basis of competitive interactions between beech and sugar maple"
Justine Karst, M.Sc. 2001 "Distributional ecology of ferns"
Michael Hooper, M.Sc. 1999 "Architecture and the impact of ice loading on trees"
Kae Miyazawa, M.Sc. 1999 "Comparative ecology of stress responses in spruce"
Mark Vellend, M.Sc. 1998. (co-supervised with Marcia Waterway, Plant Science) "Distributional ecology of common and rare forest sedges"
Alison Bond, M.Sc. 1998. (co-supervised with M. Waterway, Plant Science) "Germination ecology in the genus Carex"
Fabiola Reygadas, M.Sc. 1998 "Responses of forest sedges to fertility"

VISITING SCHOLARS & POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS (CURRENT & RECENT)

Xavier Morin (PhD Montpellier), Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship, European Commission 2007-2010: "Modeling tree range expansion."
Kathryn M. Flinn (PhD Cornell) – 2007-2009, NSF International Postdoctoral Fellow and Tomlinson Postdoctoral Fellow: "Community ecology of sedges."
Juan Posada (University of Florida - Gainesville), 2008,  PBEEE Postdoctoral Fellow: "Light interception in plant canopies."
Emad Farahat (PhD Helwan University, Cairo) - 2007, Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Postdoctoral Fellow: "Ecology of Forest Diversity."
Amy Kimball (Yale University), Fullbright Fellow: "Forest conservation in urban regions."
Wenli Ji, Visiting Professor, Northwest University of Science & Technology, China: "Ecology and evolution of sedges."
Koichi Takahashi, Visiting Professor, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Japan: "Ecology of forest regeneration."
Tapio Linkosalo (Ph.D. Helsinki University), Finnish Cultural Fund: "Mechanisms controlling the timing of budburst."