Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Department of Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley
Research Interests: Global Change Biology, Ecophysiology, Photosynthesis Physiology, Insect Herbivory
Understanding how various aspects of climate change will influence the world's ecosystems is a principal goal of modern ecology. The field of global change biology provides a multitude of opportunities for ecologists to address fundamental research questions in ecosystem biology, using a variety of study systems and research tools. To predict responses of a particular ecosystem to specific global change scenarios we must understand complex ecological processes, including 1) the genetic and physiological mechanisms that control environmental responses and species distributions, and 2) the effects of environmental factors on plant interactions with competitors, microbes, and animals. My research program addresses specific questions within this general framework, with an emphasis on linking plant physiological responses to effects on species interactions, plant communities, and ecosystem function.
Education: PhD Harvard University (2007), BA UC San Diego (1999)
E-mail: sudderth at berkeley dot edu
Phone: (510) 643- 5430
Fax: (510) 643-6264
Department of Integrative Biology
3060 Valley Life Sciences Building
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-3140
