Caroline Havrilla

Caroline Havrilla

Caroline is a a plant and soil ecologist working at the interface of community and ecosystem ecology. Her research program broadly seeks to understand the ecology of terrestrial ecosystems and their responses to global change. She is currently a postdoc at the US...
Shelby Byerly

Shelby Byerly

Shelby is interested in characterizing the regeneration niches of pinyon and juniper by determining the functional differences between pinyon and juniper seedlings and how these relate to their ecophysiology and the environmental conditions required for their...
Tatia Bauer

Tatia Bauer

Tatia is researching inter- and intraspecific variation in Southwest forb species, and how these variations impact native pollinator communities in a restoration context.  She hopes the results of her thesis project can inform regional restoration specialists about...
Caitlin Winterbottom

Caitlin Winterbottom

Caitlin’s research addresses how saguaro cacti’s (Carnegiea gigantea) pollination biology is influenced by shifts in climate. In looking at saguaro’s physiological responses coupled with changes in their pollination ecology she hopes to better...