David M. Rosenthal
Assistant Professor
PhD. University of Georgia, 2004
Physiological Ecology, GlobalChange, Invasion Biology,
Ecological Genetics. 740 593 0792
Faculty Research Focus Areas
Eastern Deciduous Forest Ecology; Plant Physiology
Courses
Physiological Ecology
Plant Ecology
TBD
Research Program Summary
The overarching goal in my research is to assess how plant ecophysiological responses to environmental stressors affect plant performance or fitness. I use observational, experimental and modeling approaches to address key biological questions about ecophysiological, genetic, and evolutionary mechanisms that drive individuals and population level processes. I address questions at scales ranging from biochemical to population and community level processes. Within this framework, my research has evaluated (1) the roles that plant hybridization and evolution play in ecophysiological divergence and speciation, (2) the genotypic and phenotypic responses of invasive plant populations to founding events, and (3) how the response of C3 photosynthesis to climate change alters plant productivity and fitness.
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