ecohydrology

I am ecosystem scientist who works at the interface of ecology, earth system science and land use planning studying the processes shaping watersheds and their responses to anthropogenic changes. From this foundation, I tackle the challenges and complexities of sustainability and global change science.

The main objective of my research group is to characterize key aspects of vegetation that govern water, energy, and carbon cycling in water-limited ecosystems, and vice versa. Understanding these cycles is critical to the sustainability of our native ecosystems as we anticipate gradual and abrupt climatic and anthropogenic change. This understanding is fundamental as changes in our native ecosystems will undoubtedly have effects on the health of our watersheds and rivers. We use state of the art field, lab, and modeling techniques to

Dr. Dave Breshears, in the School of Natural Resources and the Environment, documented massive pinyon pine die-off due to extended drought. He and his colleagues had collected a wealth of data on the woodlands for more than a decade before the massive die-off.

Biosphere 2 in nearby Oracle, Arizona is managed by The University of Arizona, and serves as a laboratory for controlled scientific studies, an arena for scientific discovery and discussion, and a far-reaching public education center.