2015 Mentors and Projects

Understanding patterns of spatial variation in the number of species co-occurring within broad geographic areas is a major issue in ecology and biogeography, with practical implications for the identification of priority areas for the conservation of biodiversity.

Regeneration niche of Ozark chinquapin (Castanea ozarkensis) in native Ozark forests. Ozark chinquapin (Castanea ozarkensis) was once a socially and ecologically important native tree species to the Ozark Mountains in Missouri and Arkansas.