Katie Flinn – Plant Ecology

Katie Flinn

PhD Cornell University – Plant and Forest Ecology

As a plant ecologist, I am broadly interested in patterns of species diversity and distribution and the processes that create them.  My research seeks to understand how biological traits, environmental conditions, and historical factors such as disturbance and dispersal history interact to influence plant distributions.  While addressing fundamental questions in ecology, this work can also deal with conservation concerns such as the protection of rare species, the restoration of disturbed communities, the spread of invasive species, and the environmental impacts of agriculture.  For example, I have a longstanding interest in the recovery of forests on former farmlands.  At Bates, I am teaching Plants and Human Affairs and courses focused on ecology.

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