Publications
My research addressed critical questions in ecology and environmental science across multiple scales and systems. I studied how climate change transformed freshwater lake ecosystems through altered ice dynamics and water quality patterns. My work in plant ecology examined facilitation mechanisms and species interactions in harsh environments, with direct applications for restoration and conservation. Through quantitative synthesis and meta-analysis, I investigated biodiversity patterns, urban green infrastructure effectiveness, and multi-trophic responses to environmental change.
I am dedicated to advancing ecological data science by strengthening reproducibility, improving code quality, and creating robust workflow practices. These efforts are part of my broader commitment to building a more reliable and transparent foundation for ecological research. While I am publishing less in my current data science role, I continue to support the scientific community by creating tools and software that lower barriers to participation and make ecological research more accessible to everyone.
Climate Change & Lake Ecosystems
Examining how climate change affects lake ice dynamics, water quality, and ecosystem functioning across the Northern Hemisphere.
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Forecasting the permanent loss of lake ice within the 21st
century
Geophysical Research Letters (2021)
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Climate change drives increases in extreme events for lake ice
in the Northern Hemisphere
Geophysical Research Letters (2020)
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Relationships of total phosphorus and chlorophyll in lakes
worldwide
Limnology and Oceanography (2020)
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A database of chlorophyll and water chemistry in freshwater
lakes
Nature Scientific Data (2020)
Plant Ecology & Facilitation
Understanding how plants interact and facilitate each other in harsh environments, with implications for restoration and conservation.
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A systematic review and conceptual framework for the
mechanistic pathways of nurse plants
Global Ecology and Biogeography (2014)
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The effect of consumer pressure and abiotic stress on positive
plant interactions are mediated by extreme climatic events
New Phytologist (2018)
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Species-specificity challenges the predictability of
facilitation along a regional desert gradient
Journal of Vegetation Science (2020)
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Shrubs indirectly increase desert seedbanks through
facilitation of the plant community
PLoS ONE (2019)
Ecological Data Science & Methods
Advancing reproducibility, code quality, and methodological rigor in ecological research through better data management and analytical practices.
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A call for clean code to effectively communicate science
Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2022)
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Replication in field ecology: identifying challenges and
proposing solutions
Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2021)
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A checklist for choosing between R packages in ecology and
evolution
Ecology and Evolution (2020)
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Improving ecological data science with workflow management
software
Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2023)
Biodiversity & Conservation
Quantifying biodiversity patterns across ecosystems and understanding how human activities and climate change affect species interactions and conservation outcomes.
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The contribution of constructed green infrastructure to urban
biodiversity: A synthesis and meta-analysis
Journal of Applied Ecology (2019)
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Grazing effects on biodiversity is multi-trophic: a
meta-analysis
Ecology Letters (2020)
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Inclusion of trophic interactions increases the vulnerability
of an alpine butterfly species to climate change
Global Change Biology (2020)
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Using smartphone-GPS data to quantify human activity in green
spaces
PLoS Computational Biology (2022)