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Posy Busby |
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busby at stanford dot edu |
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Research Interests
I study how plant populations and communities respond to natural and anthropogenic disturbances and environmental change. I use records of past change, such as tree rings, population genetic structure, historical records, and field observations to interpret present dynamics and predict future trends. I have studied temperate forests in the Pacific Northwest, New England, and southern Chile, and tropical forests in Hawaii and Mexico.
I am currently studying how geographic variation in tree regeneration mode, seeding versus sprouting, influences species response to disease and climate change.
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Education |
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| 2006 – current |
Stanford University, PhD candidate in the Department of Biology |
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| 2004 – 2006 |
Harvard University, Masters in Forest Science |
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| 2003 |
Universidad Austral de Chile, Rotary Graduate Fellowship |
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| 1998 – 2002 |
Harvard University, BA History and Science, Magna Cum Laude. Spanish Proficiency Citation
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Publications
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- Busby, P.E., Adler, P., Warren, T.L., and Swanson, F.J. 2007. Fates of live trees retained in forest cutting units, western Cascade Range, Oregon. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 36: 2550-2560.
- Busby, P.E., Motzkin, G., and Foster, D.R. 2008. Multiple and interacting disturbances lead to Fagus grandifolia dominance in coastal New England. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 135: 346-359.
- Busby, P.E., Motzkin, G., and Boose, E.R. Landscape-scale variation in forest response to hurricane disturbance across a storm track. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. In press.
- Busby, P.E., Mozkin, G., and Hall, B.R. Distribution and dynamics of American beech in coastal southern New England. Northeastern Naturalist. In press.
- Busby, P.E. and Motzkin, G. Dwarf beech forests in coastal New England: topographic and edaphic controls on variation in forest structure. American Midland Naturalist. In review.
- Busby, P.E., Canham, C.D., Motzkin, G., and Foster, D.R. Forest response to chronic hurricane disturbance in coastal New England. In review.
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