I am a plant ecologist interested in temporal and spatial patterns of biodiversity change and its implications. I am particularly fascinated by the role of biodiversity in driving the capacity of ecosystems to resist and recover from global change drivers, such as land-use change, biological invasions, and fertilization. I examine these topics using experimental and observational studies and synthesis, focusing on the following questions:
i) How do biodiversity and biodiversity-dependent ecosystem functions vary across temporal and spatial scales? ii) How does biodiversity buffer ecosystem responses to global change drivers? iii) To what extent do global change drivers affect mechanisms underlying biodiversity patterns? I recently started as an associate professor at the Centre for Ecosystem Modeling and Monitoring at Universidad Mayor, located in Santiago, Chile. I am just getting settled in, and will have more information soon about my research group, and how to join. Please contact me via e-mail: dylan.craven[at]aya.yale.edu I'll be slowly migrating this site over to my new one (made using blogdown): www.dylancraven.com |