Table 8. Scientists associated with the Luquillo LTER program. These scientists contribute to the program with complementary research studies. These individuals are not funded from the core grant, except for seed funds (see Site Management).

Participant

Present Affiliation

Specialty

C. Canham

Institute for Ecosystem Studies

Forest ecology, modeling

Ned Fetcher

Scranton University

Light dynamics, carbon gain

R. Edwards

Retired

Spider systematics and ecology

M. Gannon

Penn State - Altoona

Ecology of bats

B. Haines

University of Georgia

Nutrient cycling in plants

P. Klawinski

University of Puerto Rico

Insect population ecology

H.T. Odum

University of Florida

Ecosystem studies, modeling

B. Richardson

Retired

Insect systematics and ecology

J. Sharpe

No present affiliation

Fern ecology

Tim Schowalter

Oregon State University

Plant-insect interactions

J. Wunderle

Int. Inst. Tropical Forestry, USDA FS

Avian ecology