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Dr. Peter Petraitis Lead PI Professor of Biology University of Pennsylvania Research interests: Theoretical and community ecology with interests in the ecological processes reponsible for the origin and maintenance of natural communities Petraitis Lab |
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Dr. Brenda Casper Professor of Biology University of Pennsylvania Research interests: Effects of soil resources on the size structure of plant populations, and how soil microbes (e.g., arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi) alter performance of co-occurring plant species. Casper Lab |
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Dr. Clyde Goulden Director - Asia Center Institute for Mongolian Biodiversity and Ecological Studies Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Research interests: Development of research and educational interests that will stimulate and help coordinate biodiversity and ecological research in Mongolia. ANSP Hövsgöl Studies |
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Dr. Brent Helliker Assistant Professor of Biology University of Pennsylvania Research interests: Plant physiological and ecosystem ecology - use of stable isotopes to examine ecological processes in response to global change from sub-celluar to regional scales. Helliker Lab |
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Dr. Paul Sniegowski Associate Professor of Biology University of Pennsylvania Research interests: Evolution of genetic systems, microbial experimental evolution, and microbial biogeography and speciation Sniegowski Lab |
Research Collaborators
University of Pennsylvania
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Dr. Alain Plante Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Science University of Pennsylvania Research interests: Characterization of the quantity, quality and function of organic matter in surface soils from various ecosystems, including soil organic matter dynamics, soil aggregation, and organo-mineral interactions at the mechanism and process levels. Plante Lab |
| Dr. Pierre Liancourt Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Biology University of Pennsylvania Research interests: Long walks along ecotones, community ecology, baguettes. plia AT sas.upenn.edu |
| Dr. Laura A. Spence Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Biology University of Pennsylvania Research interests: Plant community ecology, native and exotic plant dynamics, plant-mycorrhizal fungi interactions, botany, and mushrooms! spencel AT sas.upenn.edu Before Mongolia |
National University of Mongolia
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Dr. Bazartseren Boldgiv Assistant Professor of Ecology and Environmental Science National University of Mongolia Research interests: Population biology with interests in the ecological and evolutionary processes responsible for spatial and temporal dynamics of populations and communities. |
| Dr. Badamdorj Bayartogtokh Professor of Zoology National University of Mongolia Research interests: Systematic and ecology of arthropods, and biodiversity and conservation issues in Mongolia. |
University of Wyoming
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Lkhagva Ariuntsetseg PhD Student, former lecturer at NUM, Researcher Botany Department University of Wyoming Research interests: Plant ecology of steppe grasslands and the impacts of grazing and variable precipitation. |
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