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JOHN
PASTOR, Professor
B.S., 1974, University of Pennsylvania, Geology
M.S., 1977, University of Wisconsin Madison, Soil Science
Ph.D., 1980, University of Wisconsin Madison, Forestry and Soil Science
jpastor@nrri.umn.edu
17 SSB, 726-7001
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Pastor received his Ph.D. in Forestry and Soil Science in 1980 from the
University of Wisconsin-Madison and did post-doctoral research in the
Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He has
been a Senior Research Associate at NRRI since 1984, Professor in Biology
since 1996, and Director of Graduate Studies in Biology since 2000. His
research and scholarly interests include the structure and function of
northern ecosystems, applications of mathematics to ecological problems,
and scientific illustration. He teaches Mathematical Ecology, Ecosystems
Ecology, Animal Behavior, The Biological Practitioner, and Biological
Illustration.
Research:
ECOSYSTEMS
ECOLOGY
Recent
Publications:
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Pastor,
J., B. Peckham, S.D. Bridgham, J.F. Weltzin, and J. Chen. 2002. Plant
community composition, nutrient cycling, and alternative stable equilibria
in peatlands. American Naturalist: 160: 553-568.
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Pastor,
J., J. Solin, S.D. Bridgham, K. Updegraff, C. Harth, P. Weishampel,
and B. Dewey. 2003. Global warming and DOC export from boreal peatlands.
Oikos 100: 380-386.
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Pastor,
J. and R. Moen. 2004. The ecology of ice-age extinctions. Nature 431:
639-640.
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Persson,
I-L., J. Pastor., K. Danell, and R. Bergström. 2005. Impact of
moose population density and forest productivity on the production
and composition of litter in boreal forests. Oikos 108: 297-306.
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Pastor,
J., Y. Cohen, and T. Hobbs. The role of large herbivores in ecosystem
nutrient cycles. Chapter 7 In: Large Mammalian Herbivores, Ecosystem
Dynamics, and Conservation, K. Danell, R. Bergström, P. Duncan,
and J. Pastor, (editors). Cambridge University Press. In press.
Teaches:
- BIOL 1093 Freshman
Seminar: Biological Illustration
- BIOL 4891 Animal
Behavior
- BIOL 5807 Mathematical
Ecology
- BIOL 8099 Biological
Practitioner
Recent
Graduate Student Projects:
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Angela
Hodgson. The influence of herbivory on spatial patterns in boreal
forest ecosystems.
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Rachel
Walker. Native-stand wild rice population dynamics and nutrient cycles.
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Nathan
DeJager, 2004, Thesis title: Interactions between
moose and the fractal geometries of birch and scots pine.
- David
VanderMeulen, M.S. Water Resources Science, 2001.
Thesis title: Decay and nutrient dynamics of litter from peatland
plant species.
Recent
National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates student
projects:
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