| Name | Howard Cornell |
| Email | hvcornell@ucdavis.edu |
| Office | 2126 Wickson Hall |
| Phone | 530-754-7249 |
| Department | Environmental Science and Policy |
| Website | Web Link |
| Education | BA, 1969 Tufts University, Medford, MA
Ph.D: Ph.D. 1975 Cornell University, Ithica, NY
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| Research Interests | Community ecology, especially the factors that affect species diversity at different spatial scales, plant/insect interactions, meta-analysis and macroecology |
| Areas of Emphasis | Integrative Ecology |
| | Agricultural Ecology |
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| Research Abstract | I have worked in several systems and on a variety of problems over the years. My motivation has been to search for the underlying principles that drive the functioning of ecological systems and my interests have not been confined to any specific habitat or group of organisms. Over the past several years, I have been investigating the effects of processes operating at different spatial scales on the number of species occupying local habitats. My most important discovery is that regional scale pro |
| Recent Publications | Cornell, H. V. and R. H. Karlson. 2000. Coral species richness: ecological vs. biogeographic influences. Coral Reefs 19:37-49. |
| | Cornell, H. V. and B. A. Hawkins. 2003. Herbivore responses to plant secondary compounds: a test of phytochemical coevolution theory. American Naturalist 161: 507-522. |
| | Karlson, R. H., H. V. Cornell, and T. P. Hughes. 2004. Coral communities are regionally enriched along an oceanic biodiversity gradient. Nature 429: 867-870. |
| Examination Topics | population ecology, community ecology, plant and insect ecology, marine ecology |
| Accepting Students | No |