Laurel J. Anderson

Associate Professor
of Botany/Microbiology

Ph.D. University of Colorado

 

Office: Rm. 243, CWSC

Phone: (740) 368- 3501

e-mail address: ljanders@owu.edu

Courses Taught and Related Links:

Environmental Plant Biology

Ecology and the Human Future

Biology of the Fungi

Plant Communities and Ecosystems

Aquatic and Paleoecology

Dr. Anderson teaches introductory courses in ecology and botany, and upper level courses in plant ecology. Her primary reseach interest is plant physiological ecology, the study of how physiological processes affect species interactions, community patterns, and ecosystem fluxes. She has published research papers on a broad range of topics, including seed germination in subalpine forest trees, species interactions and water relations in oak savannas and plant responses to past and possible future changes in atmospheric CO₂.