Department of Biology, University of Utah

Advisor: Prof. James Ehleringer

phone number: 1-801-587-3405

fax number: 1-801-581-4665

Education

BA, Liberal Arts (2003). St. John's College, Santa Fe

Interests
My interests range from soil ecology to to forest ecology to plant ecophysiology, all under the wide umbrella of plant-centered responses to climate change. Right now I am working on a project looking at the effects of climate on conifer growth and the isotopic composition of the wood.

Publications

Swanston, C.W., M.S. Torn, P.J. Hanson, J.R. Southon, C.T. Garten, E.M. Hanlon, and L. Ganio. 2005. Initial characterization of processes of soil carbon stabilization using forest stand-level radiocarbon enrichment. Geoderma 128:52-62. (pdf download)

submitted
W.N. Post, E.M. Hanlon, and C.T. Garten. Elevated CO2 Effects on Soil C Dynamics in a Sweetgum Plantation. Global Change Biology