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Image of a dung beetle, one of many species that roll the dung of white rhinos, enhances nutrient cycling in a South African savanna.
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My research program explores how grazing animals modify ecosystems, how different environmental factors control biodiversity, and how human-caused modifications of carbon dioxide and nitrogen in the air affect terrestrial ecosystems. Over the past few years, my students (both graduate and undergraduate) and I have worked with large grazing mammals, grasshoppers, leafhoppers, spiders, lizards, salamanders, grasses and trees at several interesting places, including southwestern and northern Utah, Minnesota, and South Africa.

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Undergraduate students: Please click here for information about research opportunities in my lab.

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