Elizabeth A. Studer

Ph.D. Candidate - Ayres Lab

My current research focuses on the incipient loss of white ash (Fraxinus americana L.) due to the invasive Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis). I am interested in the ecological consequences of its expected extirpation in New England forests. Specifically, I am investigating how subcanopy plant and invertebrate communities differ by canopy tree species to better predict how these communities will be affected when ash trees disappear. 

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Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center, 108E