James S. Clark

Postdocs Mentored   

• Jessica Metcalf   
  
• Wei Wu   
  
• Sean McMahon   
  
• Kendrick Brown   
  Duke University postdoc.
• Eric Macklin   
  Harvard University Seed dispersal in gap-dynamic forests: effects on population and community dynamics.
• John Lichter   
  Assistant Professor, Bowdoin College, ME postdoc.

Ph.D. Students Supervised   

• Emily V. Moran   
  
• Michelle H Hersh   
  
• Carl F. Salk   
  
• My current advisees   
  David Bell, Fernando Colchero, Michelle Hersh, Emily Moran, Carl Salk
• past advisees   
  Fernando Colchero (2007, postdoc, Max Planck Inst Demography): Demography and aging of Sooty terns Ines Ibanez (2006, Assist Prof, Univ Michigan): Climate change and tree recruitment. Mike Dietze (2006, Assistant Prof, Univ Illinois): Gap dynamics and forest stand response. Shannon LaDeau (2005, Assistant Professor, Cary Institute): Fecundity of trees under elevated CO2. Jason McLachlan (2003: Assistant Prof, Notre Dame). Late Quaternary molecular biogeography of forest tree populations. Jacqueline Mohan (2002: Assist Prof, Univ Georgia). Elevated CO2 and forest succession. Janneke HilleRisLambers (2001: Assist Prof, Univ Washington): Dispersal through space and time: dispersal and seed dormancy. Jason Lynch (2001: USEPA, Washington DC): Long-term trends in fire frequency, forest dynamics, and paleohydrology in the western boreal forest of Canada and Alaska Brian Beckage (2000: Assist Prof, Univ Vermont): Seedling recruitment in southern Appalachian forests: Does spatial heterogeneity maintain species diversity? Phil Camill (1999; Associate Prof, Carleton College): Succession and carbon dynamics of boreal permafrost peatlands during rapid climate warming Pete Wyckoff (1999; Associate Prof, Univ Minnesota, Morris): Life history and demography of southern Appalachian trees: growth and mortality Eric Macklin (1997; Massachusetts General Hospital): Seed dispersal in gap-dynamic forests: effects on population and community dynamics.
• current PhD committees   
  David Bell Ecology Clark Ryan Bartlett Biology Morris Gil Bohrer Engineering Avissar Avichek Chakraborty Statistics Gelfand Sukhendu Chakraborty Comp Sci Agarwal Patrick Chiyo Biology Alberts Fernando Colchero NSEES Clark Kyle Dexter Biology Cunningham Mike Dietze Biology Clark Arietta Fleming-Davies Biology Morris Taehae Hwang Geography, UNC Band Michelle Hersh Ecology Clark Inez Ibanez Biology Clark Scott Loarie NSEES Pimm Brian Lutz Biology Bernhardt Liz Matthews Ecology, UNC Peet Allen McBride Ecology Clark Emily Moran Biology Clark Joshua M. Rapp Biology, Wake Forest Silman Carl Salk Biology Clark Joe Sexton NSEES Urban Sally Thompson NSEES Katul Erica Tsai Biology Manos
• Monique Rocca   
  PhD Committee, NSOE, Advisor: Terborgh
• Matt Wallenstein   
  PhD Committee, Biology, Advisor, Schlesinger
• Mike Dietz   
  PhD Committee, Biology, Advisor: Clark
• Inez Ibanez   
  
• Shannon LaDeau   
  
• Jason McLachan   
  Late Quaternary molecular biogeography of forest tree populations.
• Jackie Mohan   
  Postdoc, Harvard University Elevated CO2 and forest succession.
• Mike Wolosin   
  
• Peter Wyckoff   
  Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota-Morris Life history and demography of southern Appalachian trees: growth and mortality.
• Brian Beckage   
  Assistant Professor, University of Vermont Seedling recruitment in southern Appalachian forests: Does spatial heterogeneity maintain species diversity?.
• Phil Camill   
  Assistant Professor, Carleton College, MN Succession and carbon dynamics of boreal permafrost peatlands during rapid climate warming.