Phoebe L. Zarnetske
American community ecologist and associate professor
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Phoebe L. Zarnetske is a community ecologist and associate professor at Michigan State University.[1] She is a core faculty member in the Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior (EEB) Program there.[2] Her work focuses on the ecological and evolutionary mechanisms that shape natural communities across multiple spatial scales.[3]
Utah State University (MSc.)
Colby College (B.A.)
Phoebe Lehmann Zarnetske | |
|---|---|
| Education | Oregon State University (Ph.D.) Utah State University (MSc.) Colby College (B.A.) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Michigan State University |
| Thesis | The influence of biophysical feedbacks and species interactions on grass invasions and coastal dune morphology in the Pacific Northwest, USA (2011) |
| Website | https://www.communityecologylab.com/ |
Education and career
Zarnetske received her B.A. in biology with a concentration in environmental science from Colby College in 2001. She received her M.S. in ecology at Utah State University in 2006.[1] In 2011, she earned a Ph.D. from Oregon State University.[4] She was a Graduate Fellow National State Foundation's Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) Ecosystem Informatics.[5][1] She also was a Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale Climate and Energy Institute at Yale University from 2011-2013.[1][6] In 2013, Zarnetske joined Michigan State University, and was promoted to associate professor in the Department of Integrative Biology in 2020.[1]
Research
Zarnetske research interests center on examining how ecological communities respond to climate change and invasive species. Her Ph.D. research examined feedbacks between grass invasions and the shape of dunes.[7] She has contributed to our understanding of how climate change impacts species and communities[8] and described the biotic multipliers of climate change by considering which species are most likely to be under threat.[9] Zarnetske has contributed to the field of spatial and community ecology by examining the effect of biotic interactions and environmental conditions on the spread of non-native species and their impact on resident communities.[10][11] Zarnetske and Jessica Gurevitch lead the Climate Intervention Biology Working Group which gathers scientists working at the intersection of climate research and ecology, and in 2021 Zarnetske led a publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences presenting knowledge gaps on the ecological impacts of Stratospheric aerosol injection on the natural world.[12][13]
Selected publications
- Zarnetske, Phoebe L.; Hacker, Sally D.; Seabloom, Eric W.; Ruggiero, Peter; Killian, Jason R.; Maddux, Timothy B.; Cox, Daniel (2012). "Biophysical feedback mediates effects of invasive grasses on coastal dune shape". Ecology. 93 (6): 1439–1450. doi:10.1890/11-1112.1. ISSN 1939-9170. PMID 22834384.
- Blois, J. L.; Zarnetske, P. L.; Fitzpatrick, M. C.; Finnegan, S. (2 August 2013). "Climate Change and the Past, Present, and Future of Biotic Interactions". Science. 341 (6145): 499–504. Bibcode:2013Sci...341..499B. doi:10.1126/science.1237184. PMID 23908227. S2CID 5819828.
- Zarnetske, Phoebe L.; Gouhier, Tarik C.; Hacker, Sally D.; Seabloom, Eric W.; Bokil, Vrushali A. (2013). "Indirect effects and facilitation among native and non-native species promote invasion success along an environmental stress gradient". Journal of Ecology. 101 (4): 905–915. doi:10.1111/1365-2745.12093. ISSN 1365-2745. S2CID 53480164.
- Schliep, Erin M.; Lany, Nina K.; Zarnetske, Phoebe L.; Schaeffer, Robert N.; Orians, Colin M.; Orwig, David A.; Preisser, Evan L. (2018). "Joint species distribution modelling for spatio-temporal occurrence and ordinal abundance data". Global Ecology and Biogeography. 27 (1): 142–155. doi:10.1111/geb.12666. ISSN 1466-8238.
- Zarnetske, Phoebe L.; Gurevitch, Jessica; Franklin, Janet; Groffman, Peter M.; Harrison, Cheryl S.; Hellmann, Jessica J.; Hoffman, Forrest M.; Kothari, Shan; Robock, Alan; Tilmes, Simone; Visioni, Daniele (2021-04-13). "Potential ecological impacts of climate intervention by reflecting sunlight to cool Earth". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118 (15) e1921854118. Bibcode:2021PNAS..11821854Z. doi:10.1073/pnas.1921854118. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 8053992. PMID 33876741.
Awards and honors
- Harper Prize, Journal of Ecology (2014)[14] for Zarnetske et al. (2013) paper[15]
- Hatfield Marine Science Center, Best Poster at Markham Research Symposium (2007)[citation needed]
- The Wildlife Society, Utah Chapter Best Poster Award (2006)[16]
- Ecological Society of America (ESA), E. Lucy Braun Award (2005)[17]
- Maine Water Conference, Best Student Research Poster (2001)[citation needed]