Israel Borokini, Ph.D
Biodiversity scientist investigating the ecological and evolutionary drivers of plant diversification, diversity, and distributions across multiple spatial and temporal scales and their persistence under environmental changes, to advance science and inform conservation policy and management
Plant & Animal Phenology
Our work often leverages natural history collections data and community science data to address how plants and animals respond phenologically to global change. We develop methods and best practices and utilize those to address key questions about phenology responds across trophic levels. We have special interests in how urbanization impacts phenology, how extreme weather events shape phenology responses and in phenological mismatches between plants and insects.
Spatial Biodiversity
Our work often leverages natural history collections data and community science data to address how plants and animals respond phenologically to global change. We develop methods and best practices and utilize those to address key questions about phenology responds across trophic levels. We have special interests in how urbanization impacts phenology, how extreme weather events shape phenology responses and in phenological mismatches between plants and insects.
Global Change
Our work often leverages natural history collections data and community science data to address how plants and animals respond phenologically to global change. We develop methods and best practices and utilize those to address key questions about phenology responds across trophic levels. We have special interests in how urbanization impacts phenology, how extreme weather events shape phenology responses and in phenological mismatches between plants and insects.
Israel Borokini, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology,
Montana State University,
Bozeman MT 59717
Director, Public Library of Science (PLOS)
Guest Editor – Spatial phylogenetics special issue, Systematic Botany
The Ackerly Lab is located in the Department of Integrative Biology, and also affiliated with the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, at UC Berkeley. Research in the lab focuses on ecology, evolution, climate change and conservation, with a focus on native plants of California. We work closely with the Jepson Herbarium and Pepperwood Preserve in Sonoma County, where we conduct much of our current field work.
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