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Benjamin Beas, Ph.D. student. Major advisor: Loren Smith. Wetland Ecosystem Services, Restoration Ecology.
M.S. Biology, Austin Peay State University (2007) Email: Beas@okstate.edu |
Specific Interests
I am interested in how wetland restoration activities influence ecosystem processes. My current project takes place in the Rainwater Basin Region of south-central Nebraska and looks at the effects of sediment removal on wetland vegetation and seed bank communities. I am also examing differences in soil phosphorus species between land use treatments to determine if phosphorus speciation can be used as a measure of wetland restoration success.
Selected publications
- Beas, B.J., L.M. Smith, T. LaGrange, R. Stutheit. In Review. Effects of sediment removal on vegetation communities in playa wetlands. (Restoration Ecology)
- O’Connell, J.L., L.A. Johnson, B.J. Beas, L.M. Smith, S.T. McMurry, D.A. Haukos. In Review. When is self-design wetland plant community restoration appropriate? Implications from two case studies in isolated wetlands with previous agricultural history. (Journal of Applied Ecology)