Van-Bloem, Skip J.
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Agroforestry in the tropics ,
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University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras 2011
Are fires and hurricanes catastrophes for tropical dry forests of Puerto Rico? ,
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North Carolina Museum of Natural Science 2011
Trees, Grass, Fire, and Guanica Forest ,
Speaker,
US Fish & Wildlife Service, Ecosystem Services 2009
Lessons from ecology for the future of Puerto Rico: Implications for land and resource use Simposio de Eco-Conciencia ,
Speaker 2008
Linking Ecological Research in India with the International Community: Focus on Graduate Education ,
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HNB Garhwal University 2008
NEON and NeoNEON Overview ,
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19th annual Luquillo LTER annual meeting 2008
Dynamics of Caribbean Dry Forest Growth and Structure over a 25-yr Period ,
Speaker 2007
Hurricane winds in dry forest ecosystems ,
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12mo Simposio Ecologia Tropical, Biodiversidad y conservacion de ecosistemas de Puerto Rico 2005
Spatial patterns in growth and structure of tropical dry forests ,
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West Virginia University 2005
Internet GIS resources: Kellogg Biological Station K-12 Partnership ,
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Michigan State University 2002
Using Vernier labpros for ecological activities in K-12 classrooms ,
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Michigan State University 2002
Population growth and structure: Introduction to Biology 110 ,
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Michigan State University 2001
Practicing ecology in tropical dry forests: Tropical Biology 485 ,
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Michigan State University 2000
Forest ecology: Ecology 355 ,
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Michigan State University 1998
Imprints of natural and anthropogenic disturbances on dry forests in the Caribbean ,
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North Carolina State University
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Biomass allocation and leaf phenology of native and non-native grasses in a subtropical dry forest in Puerto Rico ,
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Ecological Society of America 2012
Aplicaciones de modelos lineales generalizados mixtos para modelar recuentos de semillas en un estudio ecologico con un diseno complejo ,
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XIII Reunion Argentina de Biometria, Trelew, Argentina
Barriers to post-fire regeneration in a Caribbean dry forest ,
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Ecological Society of America. Albuquerque, NM
Biodiversity Assessment of Coastal Marine and Tropical Dry Forest Ecosystems using Hyperspectral Data ,
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NASA Biodiversity and Ecological Forecasting Team Meeting, Seattle, WA
Characteristics and mechanisms producing alternate stable states in tropical dry forests of Puerto Rico. ,
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Ecological Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA.
Dreissena patch mosaics on hard and soft substrates in the western basin of Lake Erie ,
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5th International Zebra Mussel Conference, Toronto, Canada
Ecosystem effects of removing non-native trees from early successional subtropical dry forests ,
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Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX
Effects of CO2 and drought on N2 fixation in field-grown soybean plants ,
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Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada
Effects of elevated ozone and CO2 on N2 fixation in field-grown soybean plants ,
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Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, OR
Effects of exotic canopy in understory species composition in degraded dry forest lands ,
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International Symposium on Caribbean Fire Ecology and Management. USDA Forest Service. San Juan, PR
Effects of exotic canopy on tropical dry forest regeneration ,
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International Society for Tropical Ecology Congress. Dehradun, India
Estimating biodiversity of dry forests and coral reefs with hyperspectral data: A NASA EPSCOR project At UPRM ,
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Septima Reunion Nacional de Percepción Remota y Sistemas de Informacion Geografica de Puerto Rico. Mayaguez, PR
Ethylene production following simulated hurricane stresses in tropical dry forest trees ,
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Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, WI
Fijacion Biologica de Nitrogeno en Hojarasca En Agrosistemas de Cafe (Coffea arabica L) ,
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Puerto Rican Society of Agricultural Sciences. Aguadilla, PR
Fire intensity and plant response to controlled burns in Guanica Forest, Puerto Rico ,
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International Symposium on Caribbean Fire Ecology and Management. USDA Forest Service. San Juan, PR
Flammability of grass dominated sites in Guanica dry forest, Puerto Rico ,
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XI Sigma Student Research Forum
Flammability of native and exotic grass dominated sites in subtropical dry forest in Puerto Rico ,
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Ecological Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA.
Gap dynamic modeling of a dry tropical forest: Monitoring forest change and succession in Puerto Rico with changing environments ,
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Ecological Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA.
Hurricane disturbance as an explanation for the unique structure of West Indian dry forest ,
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Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Madison, WI
Hyperspectral Imaging for Biodiversity Assessment of Coastal and Terrestrial Ecosystems ,
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NASA Biodiversity and Ecological Forecasting Team Meeting, Washington, DC
Hyperspectral Imaging for Biodiversity Assessment of Coastal and Terrestrial Ecosystems ,
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NASA Glenn Research Center Science Collaboration Symposium for Historically Black and Other Minority Institutions, Cleveland, OH
Late Neogene Antarctic glacial fluctuations: Prospect Mesa stratigraphy in Wright Valley revisited ,
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Pliocene Antarctic Glaciation Workshop, Woods Hole, MA
Limits to canopy height and stem density in dry tropical forests of the West Indies ,
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International Canopy Conference. Leipzig, Germany
Long term structural dynamics of mature Puerto Rican dry forest ,
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Ecological Society of America. Albuquerque, NM
Managing invasive species in Puerto Rico: What do interceptions tell us? ,
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Caribbean Food Crops Society
Modeling Sea-Ice Meltwater Effects on O18 Concentrations in Arctic Surface Waters ,
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American Geophysical Union Meeting Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
No orchard is an island: Fruit fly dynamics inside and outside orchards ,
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Southeastern Branch Entomological Society of America. San Juan, PR.
Patterns of seed dispersal in disturbed Antillean dry forest ,
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Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Paramaribo, Suriname
Photosynthetic capacity of young and old leaves of sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua L.) grown in elevated CO2 ,
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Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada
Post-hurricane sprouting on undamaged tree stems ,
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Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ
Rates and patterns of tree growth in a Caribbean subtropical dry forest over an 18-Year period ,
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Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Memphis, TN
Restoring tropical dry forests in southwestern Puerto Rico: Effects of planting management on native trees ,
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Ecological Society of America. Albuquerque, NM
The role of nurse trees in ameliorating the effects of fire in reforestation projects ,
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International Symposium on Caribbean Fire Ecology and Management. USDA Forest Service. San Juan, PR
Trees, Grass, Fire, and Guanica Forest: A case of alternative stable states ,
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International Symposium on Caribbean Fire Ecology and Management. USDA Forest Service. San Juan, PR
Variability of leaf morphology across a light gradient: Implications for reforestation success ,
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Second Undergraduate Research Symposium. College of Agricultural Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Wind and the structure of tropical dry forest. International Conference on Tropical Savannas and Seasonally Dry Forests ,
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Edinburgh Center for Tropical Forests. Edinburgh, Scotland
Zebra Mussel Habitat Expansion by Soft Substrate Modification ,
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American Society of Zoologists, Annual Meeting
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Pauleus, Ose ,
M.S.
candidate,
- 2012
Martinez Rodriguez, Jose G. ,
M.S.
candidate,
- 2012
Santiago Garcia, Ricardo J. ,
M.S.
candidate,
- 2010
Wolfe, Brett T. ,
- 2009
Perez Martinez, Freddie O. ,
M.S.
candidate,
- 2007
undergraduate advising relationship
Jaime, Xavier
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Background
education and training
Ph.D.
in Botany and Plant Pathology Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior,
Michigan State University
,
Dissertation: Multiple scale patterns in growth and structure of subtropical dry forests: Soils, trees, and hurricanes 2004
M.S.
in Environmental Science,
The Ohio State University
,
Masters Thesis: Exploring the Biomass-Productivity Paradox: The Case of the Longlived Antarctic Scallop 1996
B.A.
in Biology and Environmental Studies,
Western Michigan University
1991
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