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Liza Comita is the Davis-Denkmann Professor of Tropical Forest Ecology and Co-Director of the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture at Yale University's School of the Environment. She holds a BA in Biology (University of Pennsylvania, 1999), MA in Conservation Biology (University of Pennsylvania, 1999), and PhD in Plant Biology (University of Georgia, 2006). Prior to Yale, she was an Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University (2011–2014). Her research focuses on ecological mechanisms shaping tropical forest diversity, dynamics, and species distributions in pristine and human-altered ecosystems. Combining field studies with statistical techniques, her work explores tropical forest regeneration and community structuring, with recent emphasis on climate change impacts and restoration ecology.
Education:
- PhD in Plant Biology, University of Georgia (2006)
- MA in Conservation Biology, University of Pennsylvania (1999)
- BA in Biology, University of Pennsylvania (1999)
Research Interests: Tropical forest ecology, biodiversity conservation, plant-soil interactions, climate change impacts, and community dynamics. Her work integrates field experiments and large-scale datasets to address how abiotic and biotic factors influence forest resilience and species coexistence.
Affiliations: Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture. Active in the ForestGEO global observatory network and collaborative projects on tropical forest dynamics.
Labs/Teams: Leads research groups studying tropical forest ecology and coexistence mechanisms, with field sites in Panama, Africa, and Asia. Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams on global environmental challenges.
