I am recruiting graduate students into my lab at Texas Tech University to work on fire ecology and plant community ecology. There is great leeway for individual graduate projects, but the themes of my lab's research are described at www.schwilk.org. Possible areas of research include burning season effects on the physiology of resprouting plants, the role of hydraulic traits in post-fire communities, and community composition effects on flammability. Additionally, pending funding, we will be beginning research on trait evolution within California pines. Research and teaching assistantships are available to support students. For more information or to apply, please attach a letter of interest and resume (including contact information for 3 references) to Dr. Dylan Schwilk.
Contact information is available at http://www.schwilk.org
