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Telephone: 828.524.2128 x127; Fax: 828.369.6768
Email: kloeppel@uga.edu

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Position at Coweeta LTER:  Principle Investigator
Specialty:  Forest Processes
Habitat:  Forest
Organism:  Plants
Core Area(s):  Primary Production (1)

Education:
B.S., University of Wisconsin - Madison, Forest Science, 1989
M.S., Pennsylvania State University, Tree Physiology, 1992
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Madison, Forest Ecology, 1998

Appointments:
Assistant Research Scientist, University of Georgia, 2000-present  
Program Coordinator, University of Georgia, 1995-2000
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin -Madison, 1992-1995
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Pennsylvania State University, 1990-1991
Associate Research Specialist, University of Wisconsin – Madison, 1989-1990

Publications (Five as examples of research foci):
Kloeppel, B.D., S.T. Gower, J.G. Vogel, and P.B. Reich. 2000. Diurnal, seasonal, and edaphic limitations on the foliar gas exchange of Larix occidentalis and sympatric evergreen conifers in western Montana. Functional Ecology 14:281-292.

Kloeppel, B.D., S.T. Gower, I.W. Treichel, and S. Kharuk. 1998. Foliar carbon isotope discrimination in Larix species and sympatric evergreen conifers: a global comparison. Oecologia 114:153-159.

Martin, J.G., B.D. Kloeppel, T.L. Schaefer, D.L. Kimbler, and S.G. McNulty. 1998. Aboveground biomass and nitrogen allocation of ten deciduous southern Appalachian tree species. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 28:1648-1659.

Kloeppel, B.D. and M.D. Abrams. 1995. Ecophysiological attributes of the native Acer saccharum and the exotic Acer platanoides in urban oak forests in Pennsylvania, USA. Tree Physiology 15:739-746.

Reich, P.B, B.D. Kloeppel, D.S. Ellsworth, and M.B. Walters. 1995. Unique photosynthesis-nitrogen relations in different hardwood and evergreen coniferous tree species. Oecologia 104:24-30.

Synergistic Activities:
Besides my research and administrative responsibilities, I have led the Coweeta LTER Schoolyard Education Initiative over the last four years that links scholarly research with outreach and education at the 6th grade, high school, and community college levels. These students learn about the research techniques and our research findings while participating in group research data collection and summary.
I have also served as Coweeta's representative to the Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS) since 1997. This organization seeks to link field stations, researchers, and students with opportunities for collaboration and further field study. In addition, it helps to link research sites with similar administrative challenges to provide creative solutions for infrastructure, research, and educational development.