Jeannine Cavender-Bares

Jeannine Cavender-Bares is an outstanding evolutionary ecologist whose studies have discovered deep links between the evolutionary history and patterns of speciation of North America tree species and the dynamics and the functioning of forest ecosystems. Her work unifies the often-disparate disciplines of ecosystem ecology, physiology, remote sensing and evolution, and uses historical insights to provide a mechanistic basis for predicting how the forest ecosystems of North America may respond to anthropogenic forces, including climate change and habitat destruction. Her highly influential work has been widely cited in the scientific literature and popular media.