PI Evan Siemann of the Population and Community Ecology at Rice PI Evan Siemann

Evan Siemann

Research areas:

Population and community ecology, forests, grasslands, plant ecology, insect ecology, plant/herbivore interactions, biodiversity, conservation

Education:

Ph D - University of Minnesota
AB - Cornell University
Oxford University

Teaching:

BIOS 202 Introductory Biology
BIOS 310 Independent Undergraduate Research
BIOS 316 Field Ecology Lab
BIOS 323 Conservation Biology
BIOS 563 Topics in Ecology
BIOS 568 Topics in Biological Diversity
BIOS 591 Supervision of Graduate Teaching

Rice University Affiliations:

Professional Affiliations:

Ecological Society of America

Recent Publications: (* indicates undergraduate under my supervision)

Zou, J., Rogers, W.E., and Siemann, E. . 2008. Increased competitive ability and herbivory tolerance of the invasive plant Sapium sebiferum. Biological Invasions Online First
Nijjer, S., Rogers, W.E., Lee,C.A., and Siemann, E.. 2008. The effects of soil biota and fertilization on the success of Sapium sebiferum Applied Soil Ecology 38:1-11.
Siemann, E, Rogers, W.E., and Grace, J.B. 2007. Effects of nutrient loading and extreme rainfall events on coastal tallgrass prairies: invasion intensity, vegetation responses, and carbon and nitrogen distribution. Global Change Biol 13:2184-2192
Nijjer, S., Rogers, W.E., and Siemann, E. 2007 Negative plant-soil feedbacks reduce the long-term success of an invasive tree. Proc R Soc B 274:2621-2627.
\Siemann, E and Rogers, W. E. 2007. The role of soil resources in an exotic tree invasion in Texas coastal prairie. J Ecol 95:689-697
Zou, J., Rogers, W. E., and Siemann, E. 2007 Differences in morphological and physiological traits between native and invasive populations of Sapium sebiferum. Functional Ecology 21:721-730
Hartley, M.K., Rogers, W.E., Siemann, E., and Grace, J. 2007. Responses of prairie arthropod communities to fire and fertilizer: balancing plant and arthropod conservation. Am. Midl. Nat. 157:92–105
Siemann E, Rogers WE, and Dewalt SJ. 2006. Rapid adaptation of insect herbivores to an invasive plant. Proc R Soc B 273:2763-2769.
Zou J, Rogers WE, Dewalt SJ, Siemann E. 2006. The effect of Chinese tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum) ecotype on soil-plant system carbon and nitrogen processes. Oecologia. 150: 272-281.
Dewalt SJ, Siemann E, and Rogers WE. 2006. PRIMER NOTE: Microsatellite markers for an invasive tetraploid tree, Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera). Molecular Ecology Notes 6: 505-507
Donahue, C, Rogers WE and Siemann E . 2006. Restoring an invaded prairie by mulching live Sapium sebiferum (chinese tallow trees): Effects of mulch on sapium seed germination. Natural Areas J 26:244-253.
Rogers WE and Siemann E . 2006. Recruitment Limitation, Seedling Performance and Persistence of Exotic Tree Monocultures. Biological Invasions 8:979-991.