Douglas A. Frank . Associate Professor dafrank@syr.edu Office: 502 Biological Research Labs (BRL) Phone: 315-443-4529 / fax: 315-443-2012 Education: • Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1990 • Postdoc, Idaho State University, 1991-1993 Courses: • BIO 451: General Ecology • BIO 453: Ecology Field/Laboratory • BIO 688: Mechanisms of Biodiversity Interdisciplinary Programs: • Director, Environment Science Program at SU

RESEARCH

Structure and function of terrestrial ecosystems, top-down vs bottom-up control of ecosystem dynamics, effects of grazing mammals on grasslands, relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem function

Frank Lab at Syracuse University: http://biology.syr.edu/frankresearch.html

Funding: National Science Foundation "The catalysis of belowground processes in grazing ecosystems", 2003-2008.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Frank, D.A. 2005. The interactive effects of grazing ungulates and aboveground production on grassland diversity. Oecologia 143: 629-634.

Frank, D.A., R. D. Evans, and B. F. Tracy. 2004. Control of natural 15N abundance in a grazing ecosystem. Biogeochemistry, 68: 169-178.

Frank, D.A., C.A. Gehring, L. Machut, and M. Phillips. 2003. Soil community composition and the regulation of a grazed temperate grassland. Oecologia 442: 603-609.

Frank, D.A., M.M. Kuns, D.R. Guido. 2002. Consumer control of grassland plant production. Ecology 83: 602-606.

Hamilton, E.W. and D.A. Frank. 2001. Can plants stimulate soil microbes and their own nutrient supply? Evidence from a grazing tolerant grass. Ecology 82: 2397-2402.

Augustine, D.J. and D.A. Frank. 2001. Effects of migratory grazers on spatial heterogeneity of soil nitrogen properties in a grassland ecosystem. Ecology 82: 3149-3162.

Frank, D.A., P.M. Groffman, R.D. Evans, and B.F. Tracy. 2000. Ungulate stimulation of nitrogen cycling and retention in Yellowstone Park grasslands. Oecologia 123: 116-121. [PDF] .