The Global Change Biogeography Lab
Our group sits in the Center for Conservation and Restoration Ecology at the New York Botanical Garden. We think spatially about the drivers and impacts of global change.
Eve Beaury
Assistant Curator/PI
I am an invasion ecologist and biogeographer with a background in plant community ecology and evolutionary biology. My research focuses on the biogeography of global change, namely characterizing the spatial patterns and processes related to the spread of invasive species, climate change, and land-use change. How do these aspects of global change individually and interactively affect biodiversity? How do their impacts differ across time and space? Can we be more proactive in addressing and mitigating their role in global biodiversity loss? I primarily use geographic methods and spatial data products to address these questions (ie, I make and analyze maps).
Lab Members
Postdoc
Matt Fertakos
Matt is studying how centuries of ornamental plant sales have shaped present-day patterns of biological invasions. His research interests lie at the intersection of biogeography, plant conservation, forest ecology, and invasion ecology.
PhD Student
Meredith Preve
Meredith is a PhD student at Florida International University, supported by the fellowship between NYBG and the FIU International Center for Tropical Botany. Meredith studies the conservation status and agroforestry potential of hemi-epiphytic aroids in the neotropics.
PhD Student
Thomas Huebler
Thomas is a PhD student at the City University of New York, supported by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. His research investigates how land-use decisions for climate mitigation jointly impact people, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity.
Masters Student
Susana Torres Gnecco
Susana is a Masters student at Columbia University interested in research related to invasion ecology, sensory ecology and plant-insect dynamics. She is particularly interested in how global change affects biodiversity and how research can inform community-based conservation strategies.
SCINet Intern
Yanet Tavarez
Yanet is a Biology major at The City College of New York. Yanet is researching the introduction risk of ornamental plants that are grown in the contiguous U.S. but are considered invasive in Hawai'i.
SCINet Intern
Zara Kadir
Zara is an undergraduate student at NYU. Zara is conducting a biodiversity survey across different garden types at NYBG to assess the effect of food, backyard, and lawn gardens on urban biodiversity.
Lab Alumni
Anna Pierson - NYU Undergraduate Student
Aleena Chowdhury - Bronx High School of Science
Sebastian Maldonado - White Plains High School
If you are interested in working on these or related research themes, please contact me at ebeaury@nybg.org. Prospective group members should expect to 1) use spatial and computational tools to conduct research, 2) share an interest in learning about and conserving biodiversity, and 3) contribute to an inclusive work environment.