About Us
The Ecohydrology Laboratory focuses on understanding the interactions and feedbacks that occur at the interface between ecological and hydrological systems, with an emphasis on the water cycle and the linkages between coupled water, nutrient and carbon cycles. We work primarily in forest ecosystems, from the New World Tropics to New England, and we apply a range of techniques from direct measurements of water use and carbon exchange, to retrospective analyses of water relations using tree-rings and stable isotope measurements, to remote sensing of tree canopies.
A particular emphasis of our research is to explore the role of vegetation in controlling water fluxes and flowpaths from individual leaves and whole plants to ecosystems, watersheds, and landscapes, as well as how these processes are affected by land use change and forest management, as well as by climate change and other global change drivers. Ultimately, results from this research contribute to improving the management of ecosystems for diverse services to society, including water quality, regulation of water supply, provisioning, carbon sequestration and storage, and biodiversity.
Principal Investigators:
Heidi Asbjornsen
Matt Vadeboncoeur
Graduate Students:
Emily Anders
Tanner Frost
Aaron Guman
Gigi Lish
David Moore
Khanh Ton
Holly Wajenberg
Sam Zuckerman
