Chelsea Nagy
Program Manager/ Research Scientist
- PhD, Brown University, 2015
Research Interests
I am an ecosystem ecologist who studies drivers of global change and their consequences for ecosystem structure, function, and services. My current research explores the interactive effects of climate change, wildfire, and invasive plant species on ecosystem transformation and carbon storage in the U.S. I use open data from field inventories, monitoring stations, and satellites to understand changes in structural and functional ecosystem properties. I also work closely with a network of resource managers and other practitioners to improve ecosystem resilience and provide natural climate solutions in a changing world.
I am the Deputy Director of the Environmental Data Science Innovation and Impact Lab (ESIIL) and the founder of the North Central Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change Network (NC RISCC). I have a PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology from Brown University.
Current Research
I am the founder of the North Central Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (NC RISCC) network. The goal of the NC RISCC is to develop a network of researchers, managers, policymakers, and other stakeholders that will co-produce the priority research needed for management of invasive species in a changing climate. My current research explores ecosystem transformation due to the combined effects of invasive grass species and altered fire regimes and the impacts on carbon storage and biodiversity across the North Central U.S.
Research Categories
Biology and Ecosystems, Climate and Weatherto
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About CECA
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