Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management

Faculty

 

Research Interests

I am fascinated by the mechanisms that control the coexistence of plants and the effects of species diversity and plant community composition on ecosystem characteristics such as productivity, resource abundance, and invasibility. My past work on community assembly and restoration ecology reflects this interest. My lab’s current research includes studies of invasive plant species’ range limits, grassland invasions and restoration, and the effects of global environmental change. We strive to conduct research that tests ecological theory while addressing practical conservation and management issues.

 

Courses I Teach:

Ecology and Management of Weeds (BSPM 308) (Fall)
Invasive Plants and Weeds: Ecosystems to Molecules (BSPM 528) (Spring Odd Years)

 

Publications:

C.S. Brown and K.J. Rice. 2009. Effects of belowground resource use comlementarity on invasion of constructed grassland plant communities. Biological Invasions.

J.A. Allen, C.S. Brown, and T.J. Stohlgren. 2009. Non-native plant invasions of United States National Parks. Biological Invasions 11:2195-2207.

H.I. Rowe, and C.S. Brown. 2008. Native plant growth and seedling establishment in soils influenced by Bromus tectorum. Rangeland Ecology and Management 61:630-639.

H.R. Drucker, C.S. Brown, and T.J. Stohlgren. 2008. Developing regional invasive species watch lists: Colorado as a case study. Invasive Plant Science and Management 1:390-398.

C.S. Brown, V.J. Anderson, V.P. Claassen, M.E. Stannard, L.M. Wilson, S.Y. Atkinson, J.E. Bromberg, T.A. Grant III, and §M.D. Munis. 2009. Restoration Ecology and Invasive Plants in the Semi-Arid West. Invasive Plant Science and Management 1:399-413.