Just how many plant species are threatened by land development in the Amazon? Biology Professor Miles Silman and research Ken Feeley published a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that the degree to which plant species are threatened is highly location dependent. The article in Read more »
Missing Pieces
David Malakoff | January 27, 2011 | Conservation Magazine
Sparse tropical plant collections complicate efforts to predict climate impacts
Want to know if that Amazonian orchid you love so much is likely to survive a warming climate? Don’t hold your breath. Efforts to create models that predict how distributions of tropical species Read more »
Professor of Biology
Health Professions Advisor
B.S., University of Hartford (1972)
Ph.D., Syracuse University (1977)
017 Winston Hall
(336) 758-5318
gibsoncl@wfu.edu
Area of Interest
Cell Biology
Research
In my present research, I am collaborating with Dr, Gloria Muday on a study of the localization of the the auxin transport protein PIN2 in Arabidopsis. PIN2 is a member of a family Read more »
The members of the Integrative Plant Biology focal group study the form, function, evolution, and ecology of higher plants. Research interests include the molecular biology of development, the biochemistry and physiology of growth , physiological ecology, molecular systematics, and population, community, and landscape ecology. Interest in higher plants unifies the Read more »