Patrick H Martin

Patrick H Martin is a Professor and holder of the Kurtz Chair at the University of Denver, affiliated with the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and the Biological Sciences department. His work focuses on plant community ecology and the impacts of global change on ecosystems.

• Undergraduate: St. Andrews University, Scotland
• Graduate: Yale University and Cornell University
• PhD: Ecology, Cornell University (2005)

His research explores how climate change, exotic species invasions, urbanization, and anthropogenic landscape transformation affect plant communities and ecosystem functioning. He also investigates the interplay between disturbance regimes and ecological resilience.

Patrick maintains a research lab at the F.W. Olin Hall and provides contact details via email and phone (303-871-4294). Further information about his work can be found on the lab’s website: duforestecology.weebly.com.