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Visitors: SERC will close to the public at 4:00pm on Friday, June 13, 2025 for a special event.

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Terrestrial Ecology
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Principal Investigator
John Parker collecting mangroves in Panama
John Parker
Senior Scientist
parkerj@si.edu
443-482-2221
Specialty
Community Ecologist
PDF icon John Parker 2025 CV

Terrestrial Ecology Projects

  • Two women sit on ground examining tree seedlings

    Forest ecosystems directly support the livelihoods of millions of people across the globe, and provide key ecosystem services like carbon sequestration, timber production, soil stabilization, and watershed protection.

    BiodiversiTREE

  • Young, mid-age, and old forests of SERC

     Forest chronosequences allow scientists to study how forests have developed over time.

    Chronosequence

  • Researcher working in the BiodiversiTREE study plot

    The project goal is to assess the degree to which leaf endophytes (fungi and bacteria that live in leaf tissues) mediate the effects of tree diversity on leaf chemistry (metabolome), herbivore communities, and tree productivity.

    Impacts of tree diversity on leaf endophytes

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Edgewater, MD 21037-0028
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