Professor Schnurr’s research investigates responses of plants to differing environmental conditions – from the fates of seeds, to growth and reproduction of adults, and finally to uses of the plants by people, both in disturbed and undisturbed areas. These topics are well adapted to hands-on learning by students in both independent and lab settings. Her philosophy is that students learn best by doing, and even simple, short-term research projects are valuable to both the field of plant biology and a student’s education.

Education:
1994     B.S. Cornell University
2000     Ph.D. Idaho State University

Select Publications:
Tripler, C.E., Canham, C.D., Inouye, R.S., & Schnurr, J.L..
“Competitive Hierarchies of Temperate Tree Species: Interactions
between Resource Availability and White-Tailed Deer.” Ecoscience (forthcoming).

Schnurr, J.L., Canham, C.D., Ostfeld, R.S. & Inouye, R.S. "Neighborhood analyses of small mammal abundance and activity: impacts on tree seed predation and seedling establishment." Ecology 85.3 (2004): 741-55.

Schnurr, J.L., Ostfeld, R.S., & Canham, C.D. “Direct and indirect
effects of masting on rodent populations and tree seed survival.”
Oikos, 2002.

Tripler, C.E., Canham, C.D., Inouye, R.S., & Schnurr, J.L. “Soil
nitrogen availability, plant luxury consumption, and herbivory by white-tailed deer.” Oecologia, 2002.

Canham, C.D., Berkowitz, A.R., Kelly, V.R., Lovett, G.M., Ollinger, S.V. & Schnurr, J. “Biomass allocation and multiple resource limitation in tree seedlings.” Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 1996.

Courses Taught:
Plants, Medicines, and Civilization
The Biology of Organisms
Plant Diversity and Evolution
Plant Physiology
Advanced Ecology: Forest Ecology
Physical Geology

Last updated: 10/03/2005