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Jacob Barney

Associate Professor
  • School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
  • College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  • Global Change Center Affiliated Faculty

Synopsis:

Dr. Barney works on the causes, consequences, and epidemiology of invasive species to develop innovative mitigation strategies to this element of global change.

Description:

Dr. Barney works in a variety of natural and managed ecosystems across the United States, and has projects on both emerging and longstanding invasive species. Current projects include: determining the ecological impact of invasive plant species in natural systems; interaction of propagule pressure, species traits, and receiving habitat characters determining invasion successes; evaluating the role of local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity in range expansion; and the role of epigenetics in stress tolerance.

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