faculty
Tara Rajaniemi, PhD
Professor
Biology
Education
2001 | University of Michigan | PhD |
1995 | Florida State University | BA |
Teaching
- Plant Biology
- Community Ecology
- Experimental Design and Analysis
Programs
Programs
Courses
The diversity, cellular biology, anatomy and morphology, physiology, and ecology of plants. In the laboratory, the major groups of plants will be studied, and students will use hypothesis-testing and experimentation to examine concepts in plant physiology and ecology.
An advanced research project in an advanced student's field of general interest conducted under the supervision of an appropriate staff member, in the form of independent research leading to the solution of a problem. (Hours will be arranged)
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Terms and hours to be arranged.
Research
Research interests
- Root growth responses to competition
- Effects of species interactions on community structure
- Plant species distributions on coastal dunes
Select publications
See curriculum vitae for more publications
- Rajaniemi, T.K., and Barrett, D.T. (2018).
Germination responses to abiotic stress shape species distributions on coastal dunes
Plant Ecology, 219, 1271-1282. - Rajaniemi, T.K., Goldberg, D.E., Turkington, R., and Dyer, A.R. (2012).
Local filters limit species diversity, but species pools determine composition
Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, 14, 373-380. - Rajaniemi, T.K. (2011).
Competition for patchy soil resources reduces community evenness
Oecologia, 165, 169-174.