{"id":44,"date":"2019-01-14T12:03:45","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T19:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2024-11-04T11:03:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T19:03:17","slug":"ewu-plant-ecology-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown Plant Ecology Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the EWU Plant Ecology Lab!\u00a0 We study plant community diversity and ecosystem function in a range of ecosystems, including riparia, Palouse Prairie, and the Channeled Scablands.\u00a0 Many of our projects involve restoration ecology and invasive species management.<\/p>\n<p>Recent research includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Restoring Palouse Prairie plant communities, including a 120 acre prairie restoration on the campus of Eastern Washington University<\/li>\n<li>Riparian vegetation response to dams and dam removal on the Elwha River, Washington, location of the largest dam removal project undertaken to date<\/li>\n<li>Assessing how beaver affect riparian ecosystem function and resistance to wildfire<\/li>\n<li>Role of hydrochory (seed dispersal by water) in riparian systems and its restoration after dam removal<\/li>\n<li>Managing invasive species in Mima Mound prairies at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge<\/li>\n<li>Assessing the relationship between invasive winter annual grasses, particularly <em>Ventenata dubia, <\/em>biological soil crust, climate, and disturbance in arid and semi-arid ecosystems like Eastern Washington<\/li>\n<li>Assessing the effect of invasive reed canary grass (<em>Phalaris arundinacea) <\/em>monocultures in riparian zones on stream flow in semi-arid ecosystems<\/li>\n<li>Assessing soil microbiome effects and plant soil feedbacks in plant communities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2019\/01\/IMG_8532.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-36 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2019\/01\/IMG_8532-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A person looking through what appears to be a telescope\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2019\/01\/DSC_0142.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2019\/01\/DSC_0142-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Someone in a a body of water with a net\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2019\/01\/DSC_0135.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2019\/01\/DSC_0135-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A man walking through a field\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2019\/01\/DSC_0051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2019\/01\/DSC_0051-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Two people stand near the edge of a river\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2019\/01\/Elwha-2017-Lake-Mills-after-dam-removal-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2019\/01\/Elwha-2017-Lake-Mills-after-dam-removal-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A river flowing through the hillside\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2019\/01\/DSC_0105.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16\" src=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2019\/01\/DSC_0105-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A person standing in a field\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2019\/01\/seed-bank-samples-ewu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-42 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/test-inside.ewu.edu\/rbrown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/243\/2019\/01\/seed-bank-samples-ewu-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of a seed bank\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the EWU Plant Ecology Lab!\u00a0 We study plant community diversity and ecosystem function in a range of ecosystems, including riparia, Palouse Prairie, and the Channeled Scablands.\u00a0 Many of our projects involve restoration ecology and invasive species management. 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