Department of Botany, 3165
1000 E.
University Ave.
University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY
82071
Ph. 1-307-766-2380
FAX: 1-307-766-2851
Specialization: Plant Physiological Ecology
Office: Aven Nelson 120
Phone: 307-766-2625
E-mail: beewers@uwyo.edu
Education
B.S., Colorado State University,
1995
M.S., Duke University, 1997
Ph.D., Duke University, 1999
Post-Doctoral Fellow. University of Wisconsin-Madison. 1999-2002.
Assistant Professor of Botany, University of Wyoming, 2002
Courses
General Biology, Plant Physiological Ecology, Plant Adaptation and Acclimation, Plant Water Relations from Cells to Ecosystems, Ecological Chronosequences
Research Emphasis
The main question driving the research of Dr. Ewers is how does plant physiology control ecosystem cycles of mass and energy in time and space. Ongoing projects work on a wide range of nonvascular, woody and herbaceous plants inhabiting near-pristine to heavily managed areas.
Research projects in the Ewers lab use numerous types of observations, experiments, measurements, scaling, remote sensing, spatial analysis and modeling to answer the main question. Results of these research projects have direct implications for evolution and organismal biology of plants, physiological and ecosystem ecology, hydrology, carbon and nutrient cycling, and global change phenomena.