“We are what we imagine ourselves to be” Kurt Vonnegut, Jr

My research areas focus on wetland ecosystem science, ecohydrology and wetland restoration. My main goal is to develop ecosystem knowledge of wetlands and use that knowledge to: 1) understand how they will be affected by climate change and other perturbations, 2) improve management and conservation of wetlands and 3) restore disturbed wetlands. I am also interested in some basic wetland science questions, such as, how do tropical peatlands form and function in comparison with cooler climate peatlands? Some current projects that I am working on include two EPA funded projects that use mapping, vegetation surveys, hydrology and ecosystem carbon cycling to develop a regional assessment and the restoration needs of mountain fens in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado. Some of my research projects include restoring fens near Silverton, Colorado and exploring the hydro-ecological conditions of wetlands in the Andes Mountains.

Specific Interests:

Applied wetland ecology
Riparian and wetland restoration
Peatlands
Mountain wetlands
Tropical peatlands
Ecosystem carbon cycling
Wetland ecohydrology

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