Ecosystem Dynamics

The Ecosystem Dynamics Research Program is designed to improve knowledge and predictive methods to understand the internal ecosystem dynamics and external influences of tropical landscapes. We study ecosystem processes from the plot to the watershed scale and investigate the biogeochemical mechanisms that affect processes and functions at higher scales. Much of this research is focused on the impacts and recovery of ecosystem processes and structure following natural and anthropogenic disturbances such as hurricanes, drought, fire, and development on above and belowground ecosystems.

Active Projects

Title	Staff
Soil microarthropods along an elevational gradient in eastern Puerto Rico	Grizelle Gonzalez
Caribbean Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program The Caribbean Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) Program produces traditional forest inventories and conducts research in all of the IITF research areas: ecosystems, stand and landscape dynamics, and wildlife biodiversity. The Program is jointly managed by the USFS Southern Research Station and IITF. ...	Eileen Helmer
International Polar Year (IPY): Collaborative Research: Study of arctic ecosystem changes in the IPY using the International Tundra Experiment	William Gould

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