David Gibson

Plant Biology
Southern Illinois University

The Gibson Lab

Current Lab Members

	Michael Delong. PhD. candidate, ABD. Applying metapopulation and metacommunity concepts to dry forest openings in Southern Illinois: an examination of patchy populations. Mike is currently teaching at my alma mater the University of Oklahoma while taking as long as possible to make corrections to his dissertation having successfully defended earlier this past summer. mdelong13@yahoo.com.
	Juliette Donatelli. MS student. jdonatelli@siu.edu
	Karla Gage. PhD candidate. Growth and reproducation of glyphosate resistant (GR) and susceptible (GS) biotypes of Conyza canadensis. kgage@siu.edu.
	Jason Inczauskis. MS student (co-advisee with Loretta Battaglia). Jason is writing up his thesis on the effects of abandoned roads on invasive species in the Cache River NWR while working for the IDNR as an intern. Jason.Inczauskis@Illinois.gov
	Misty McElyea.Undergraduate Assistant.Misty is a Plant Biology major and is working in the lab this year on competition between Reed bentgrass (Calamagrostis poerteri ssp. insperata) and Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), an experiment to look at gene expression under intraspecific competition in switch grass (Panicum virgatum), and an experiment to assess the effects of automotive brake dust on plant....among other things! m.mcelyea88@gmail.com
	Lewis Reed. MS student (co-advisee with Sara Baer) lewiskreed@hotmail.com
	Guy Schmale. MS student (co-advisee with Loretta Battaglia). Guy has a BS in Forestry from SIUC, and is working on invasive species in the Shawnee National Forest for his Master's thesis. guyschmale@gmail.com
	Lauren Schwartz. MS student.Lauren graduated with her BS from Sweet Brair College, and has just started working in the lab. She is developing a project to assess the importance of intraspecific differences among populations of switch grass (Panicum virgatum). lschwartz@siu.edu
	Jared Urban. MS student. Niche versus propagule limitation in a southern Illinois old-field. Jared has just about completed corrections to his thesis and will soon move to the alumni section of this page. urbanj@siu.edu
	Jason Willand. PhD student. clifflives@hotmail.com

Lab Alumni (send me updates, photos, etc., to post)

• Adams, Eric. 1999. MS. Vegetative analysis and examination of beta diversity in two Research Natural Areas with the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois. E-mail: eric@montanaflyguide.com Photo: Eric fishing
• Beyerl, Tammie. 2001. MS. Ecology of Dioscorea batatas, an invasive exotic vine in southern Illinois. E-mail: rbeyerl@aol.com
• Bittner, Robert Todd. 1995. MS. The demography and distribution of a rare grass: Calamagrostis porteri ssp. insperata in Southern Illinois. E-mail: tbittner@dnrmail.state.il.us
• Brandon, Alice. 2000. MS. The effects of Lespedeza cuneata, an introduced species, on a old-field plant community. E-mail: alicebrandon72@hotmail.com Photo: Alice at work?
• Campbell, Jonathan E. 1996. MS. Effect of exotic seeds transported via horse dung on the vegetative composition of trails in southern Illinois. E-mail: jcampbel@ucla.edu Photos: TUFFLIFE & Mardi Gras
• Chandy, Shibi. 2007. PhD. Relationship between spatial and temporal scales in the Shawnee National Forest. schandy@ualberta.ca
• Ely, Joseph S. 2001. PhD. The life history strategies of core and satellite species in selected forest openings, southern Illinois. E-mail: ely@cmsu1.cmsu.edu
• Gustafson, Danny. 2000. PhD. Investigation of the genetic and ecological consequences of habitat reduction and fragmentation of remnant and restored tallgrass prairies. Co-chair with D.Nickrent. E-mail: danny.gustafson@citadel.edu See: http://www.citadel.edu/biology/Faculty/Gustafson.htm
• Hansen, Michael. 2009. MS. Is ecological restoration successful? An assessment of a prairie restoration project in northern Illinois. E-mail: mjhansen4@uwarb.wisc.edu.
• Hickam, Erin. 1998. MS., Biological Sciences. Effects of plant age and soil nutrients on endophyte abundance in Festuca arundinacea. M.S.,(co-chair with J.A.Newman).
• Honu, Yohanes. 2004. PhD. Resistance of forest edges to invasion by exotic species in the Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, USA. yakhonu@hotmail.com.
• Erik Hoyer. 2005. PhD A functional assessment of restored and reference wetlands along the Cache river, Illinois. (co-advise with Beth Middleton). ewhoyer@hotmail.com
• Kurttural, Sahap Kaan. 2005. Balanced cropping of 'Chambourcin' grapevines and a spatial decision support system for vineyard site selection in southern Illinois. PhD SIUC. Co-advisee with B. Taylor (PLSS) & I. Dami.
• Lambert, Allison. 2008. M.S. Physiology of dominant grasses in prairie restoration: the effect of population seed source on plant performance, community structure, and ecosystem function. M.S. SIUC.Co-advisee with Sara Baer. lamberta@uoguelph.ca
• Martin, Elaine Luna. 1992. M.S., UWF, Patterns of genetic diversity in the rare mint Conradina glabra and its nearest relative C. canescens. .E-mail: moonmartin@worldnet.att.net
• McCall, Robin K. 1995. MS. Microclimatic influence on spatial heterogeneity and photosynthesis in Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash. and Helianthus divaricatus L. on southern Illinois loess hill prairies. E-mail: mac@seahorse.ims.usm.edu Photo: Navy Reserve
• Millar, Kathy. 2008. Physiological and nutritional studies of oilseed crops in response to competition and manganese supply. PhD SIUC. Co-advisee with Andrew Wood.
• Skeel, Virginia A. 1995. M.S. Environmental effects on competition: Leaf gas exchange and production of Sorghastrum nutans (L.) Nash. on two reclaimed strip mines and a railroad prairie. E-mail: skeelv@hotmail.com.
• Spyreas, Greg. 2000. MS. Community diversity and endophyte infection levels in the genus Festuca. E-mail: spyreas@inhs.uiuc.edu Photo: Yes, I'm working!
• Thomas, Jennifer (Jif). 2004. MS Dispersal of Dioscorea oppositifolia, an invasive exotic vine in southern Illinois. Co-advisee with Beth Middleton. Jennifer.Thomas@mobot.org
• West, Natalie. 2005. MS. Microhabitat analysis of exotic species on Illinois shale barrens. natmwest@yahoo.com.

Non-thesis students (title of practicum shown)

• Aymond, Neil. 1991. M.S. Coastal Zone Studies, UWF. Pensacola Naval Air Station nature trail.
• Athnos, Diana L. 1992. M.S. Coastal Zone Studies, UWF.Compensatory mitigation in the Gulf Coast States: Can we achieve "no net loss" of wetlands?
• Hardy, Philips B. 1992. M.S. Coastal Zone Studies, UWF. A characterization of East Pond, a barrier island dune pond within the Fort Pickens unit of the Gulf Islands National Seashore.
• Looney, Paul B. 1992. M.S. Coastal Zone Studies, UWF The Perdido Key beach renourishment project. E-mail: pblooney@tecinc.com

Interns

• Goossens, Hélène. Spring-Summer 2009. University of Bordeaux. lngoossens@wanadoo.fr Photo: Look at these!