Jonathan A. Myers, PhD
We are broadly interested in understanding the ecological forces that shape both below- and above-ground biotic communities.
- Email: jamyers@nospam.wustl.edu
Associate Professor
Biology
Evolution, Ecology and Population Biology Program
Biodiversity; biogeography; community assembly; environmental change; forest dynamics; plant community ecology; plant functional ecology; species diversity; species interactions; tropical ecology
We are broadly interested in understanding the ecological forces that shape both below- and above-ground biotic communities. One major goal of our group is to understand the ecological and evolutionary importance of interactions between plants and their soil-borne symbionts. Soil communities are incredibly diverse, containing a suite of taxa (e.g. pathogenic and mutualistic fungi, bacteria, viruses) that significantly influence plant growth, survival, and distribution.