Suding Group

Research Description

This project builds off of a novel effort to screen native plant species based on functional traits so as to improve the effectiveness of riparian restoration projects. Specifically, the project described here aims to enhance…[read more]

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Climate change will cause warmer temperatures and have uncertain effects on precipitation in Northern California during the 21st century. Exotic annual forbs and grasses that inhabit grasslands in Northern California may be impacted by these…[read more]

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Habitat Restoration, Disturbed Ecosystems, Tidal Marsh Upland Ecotones

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I am broadly interested in plant-soil feedbacks, specifically in reference to exotic plant invasion and wildland restoration.

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My background is in plant and soil ecology, biogeochemical cycling in reference to ecosystem functions, and fire ecology. Currently, I am testing how land management practices, land use history and environmental conditions interact to influence…[read more]

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Global change biology, plant-soil microbe interactions, alpine tundra, plant invasion

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My research is broadly aimed at understanding the interactions that structure plant communities in space and time. These range from competition, facilitation, interactions with soil microbes, and climatic and environmental pressures. My research also focuses…[read more]

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Strawberry Creek Restoration Program is a joint campus project with the purpose of promoting native biodiversity, habitat value, ecosystem function and community use in the designated Natural Areas on UC Berkeley Campus. As invasive species…[read more]

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Global change involves simultaneous changes in many environmental factors, and these factors may have non-additive effects on ecosystems. For example, the effect of warming and nitrogen deposition together on ecosystem processes may not be predicted…[read more]

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My interests in exploring the intersections between the environment and society have been fostered by recent research projects involving ecosystem responses to both climate change and anthropogenic activities that consequently alter ecosystems. As an undergraduate…[read more]

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plant community ecology, restoration ecology

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I am an ecologist interested in how temporal variability shapes plant communities. I care about this in relation to species conservation, and am studying whether precipitation variability drives transient invasion patterns in serpentine prairies….[read more]

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Community diversity, plant population dynamics, alpine tundra

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I am interested in understanding the interactions between native and exotic species and how these dynamics may affect ecosystem functioning and inform successful restoration practices. My dissertation research in California grasslands has explored several processes…[read more]

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I am a community ecologist broadly interested in above and belowground linkages and ecosystem functioning. My research aimed at understanding the role of plant-soil interactions and feedbacks on ecosystem functioning in grasslands, specifically in reference to species invasion, climate and land-use changes.

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Growing up in Vietnam, a developing country, where the status of the environment issue is still a big concern, especially the middle region of my country has influenced my interests in environmental science. The soil…[read more]

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I am currently a postdoctoral scholar in Katharine Suding’s lab at the University of California, Berkeley. I am an ecologist interested in how species interactions structure plant communities. Much of my research has focused on…[read more]

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I am a plant ecologist broadly interested in the patterns, causes, and consequences of diversity with an emphasis on grassland ecosystems. My main research interests are directed towards understanding the influence of species interactions, especially…[read more]

Research Interests

Plant Community Ecology; Restoration, Invasion biology, Environmental change, Conservation

Research Description

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…[read more]