I conduct floras that include invasive vascular plants and am keenly interested in the ecology of early invasion. My students and I have studied the demographics of spread and developed risk maps for newly invaded Cirsium palustre, Syringa reticulata, and examined gender expresession in Fallopia hybrid swarms.
Research Areas: Extension and education, Impacts (ecological), Mapping/modelling, Management techniques (mechanical/manual), Risk assessment, Species demography
NY Regions: Finger Lakes, St. Lawrence/E. Lake Ontario, Capital Mohawk, Catskills