University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. 1983-1989

   Ph.D., Biology

 

 

  University of Windsor, Windsor, ONT, Canada. 1980‑1983

    M.Sc., Biology,

 

 

  McGill University, Montreal, QUE, Canada. 1976‑1980

    B.Sc. Biology

 

 

  University of Michigan Biological Station, Pellston, MI (Summers). 1979,80

   

 

 

My primary research interests are in the impact of hurricanes and humans, and their interaction, on the dynamics of tropical plant communities.  I also conduct research on tropical tree life histories and restoration ecology.  I also have interests in orchid reproductive ecology and the ecology of ants

 

 
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Angulo-Sandoval, P., H. Fernández-Marín , J. K. Zimmerman and T. M. Aide. 2004. Changes in patterns of understory leaf phenology and herbivory following hurricane damage. Biotropica 36:(1).

 

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Grau H.R., T. M. Aide, J. K. Zimmerman, J.R. Thomlinson, E. Helmer, and X. Zou. 2003. The ecological consequences of socioeconomic and land use changes in postagriculture Puerto Rico. BioScience 53:1159-1168.

 

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Lugo, A.E. and J.K. Zimmerman. 2003. Ecological life histories of tropical trees with emphasis on disturbance effects. Pages 191 – 213 in: J. Vosso (Ed.), Tropical tree seed manual. USDA Forest Service.

 

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Thompson, J., N. Brokaw, J. K. Zimmerman, R.B. Waide, E.M. Everham III, D.J. Lodge, C.M. Taylor, D. Garcia-Montiel, and M. Fluet. 2002 Land use history, environment, and tree composition in a tropical forest. Ecological Applications 12:1344-1363.

 

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Zimmerman, J.K., J.B. Pascarella, and T.M. Aide. 2000. Barriers to forest regeneration in an abandoned pasture in Puerto Rico. Restoration Ecology 8:350-360.

 

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  BIOL 6745. Biometry.

Introduction to probability and probability distributions, parameter estimation and hypothesis testing.  Analysis of variance, regression, and analysis of discrete data.  Introduction to circular statistics and topics in multivariate analyses.

 

  Hermogenes Fernandez Marin
    hermogenes_f@hotmail.com

 

Project:

Life histories of fungus-tending ants, in particular the mechanisms of nest establishment and garden hygiene.
 

  Ana B. Portugal Loayza
    portugalana@hotmail.com

 

Project:

Human land use as determinant of the composition of tropical fern communities
 

  Maria del Pilar Angulo Sandoval
    manilkara1@hotmail.com

 

Project:

Influence of herbivory on sex allocation in Aeclepias curassavica

 

 

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Additional contact information:

jesskz2000@yahoo.com