spatial ecology lab

Bethany Bradley

Bethany is a Professor of Environmental Conservation at UMass. She is interested in what the geographical distributions of species can tell us about their ecology, biology and interactions with anthropogenic changes. Her lab focuses on basic and actionable science in invasion ecology, global change ecology, and conservation. Bethany is a co-founder of the Northeast Regional Invasive Species & Climate Change (RISCC) Network and co-director of the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (NE CASC).

email: bbradley <at> eco.umass.edu

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Jenica Allen

Jenica is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Environmental Conservation. She is broadly interested in the effects of climate change on the distribution and abundance of species, using quantitative tools to inform conservation planning, and leading stakeholder driven science. Current projects are focused on the role of the plant nursery industry in landscape-scale climate adaptation.

email: jenicaa <at> umass.edu

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Dan Buonaiuto

Dan is a postdoctoral fellow at UMass, working in both the spatial ecology lab and forest dynamics lab. From individual physiological responses to patterns of macro-ecology, he is broadly interested in the impacts of global change on plant communities. His current projects focus on understanding how invader abundance influences patterns of biodiversity across multiple spatio-temporal scales.

email: dbuonaiuto <at> umass.edu

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Matt Fertakos

Matt is a PhD Candidate in the Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program. His research interests are broadly focused on plant community responses to global change and invasion. Matt is currently working on projects investigating the role of horticulture on plant invasions, and modeling the distribution and composition of Northeastern forest communities under future climate conditions.

email: mfertakos <at> umass.edu

Thomas Nuhfer

Thomas is a PhD student in the Organismal and Evolutionary Biology program. His undergraduate research at Marlboro College focused on the conservation and classification of ash trees as well as late medieval/early modern history of scientific thought. Thomas is interested in how functional traits and phylogeographic history shape how range-shifting plants respond to climate change.

email: tnuhfer <at> umass.edu