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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:
Schnurr, J.L.
and B.S. Collins. 2007. Influences on Oak and Pine Establishment with time-since-fire
in Sandhills Pinus palustris (Longleaf pine) forests. Southeastern
Naturalist 6(3): 523-534.
Schnurr, J.L.
June 2007 posting date. Evaluating the impact of TIEE activitieson
student learning: lessons for the instructor, Teaching issues and Experiments
in Ecology, Vol. 5: Research #5[online]. http://tiee.ecoed.net/vol/v5/research/schnurr/abstract.html
Tripler, E.E.,
Canham, C.D., Inouye, R.S., & Schnurr, J.L. 2005. Competitive
hierarchies of temperate tree species: interactions between resource availability
and white-tailed deer. Ecoscience 12(4): 494-505.
Schnurr, J.L.,
Canham, C.D., Ostfeld, R.S. & Inouye, R.S. 2004. Neighborhood
analyses of small mammal abundance and activity: impacts on tree seed predation
and seedling extablishment. Ecology 85(3): 741-55.
Schnurr, J.L.,
Ostfeld, R.S., & Canham, C.D. 2002. Direct and indirect effects
of masting on rodent populations and tree seed survival. Oikos 96(3):
402-410.
Courses Taught:
Plants, Medicines,
and Civilization
The Biology
of Organisms
Plant Diversity
and Evolution
Plant Physiology
Advanced Ecology:
Forest Ecology
Physical Geology
Last updated:
10/23/2008 |