Areas of Research
- Hydrology, including ecosystem water flow, snowfall analysis, and long-term ice-in/ice-out measurements
- Environmental factors encouraging or restricting tree growth, and effects of deforestation on mineral flux
- Effects of environmental changes on bird behavior and insect population, especially regarding reproductive capacity
- Effects of acid rain and resultant soil mineral changes on micro-environments of plant root systems
- Cycling of Nitrogen, Sulfur, Phosphorus, Mercury, Calcium, and Carbon, and effects of pollution on flux of these and other minerals
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