Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

James L. Ellis
  Email: jamese@inhs.illinois.edu
  Title: Botanist

Mailing address:
1816 S. Oak Street , MC–652   
Champaign, IL 61820
  Phone: 217-244-5695              Fax: 217-244-0802

 
Activities As a field biologist for the Critical Trends Assessment Program, I conduct vegetation surveys at randomly selected forest, wetland and grassland sites across Illinois.

Research
I am interested in the application of ecological restoration techniques to degraded plant communities especially tallgrass prairie in Illinois.

Professional
affiliations
Illinois State Academy of Science
Natural Areas Association

Selected
publications
Spyreas, G., B. W. Wilm, A.E. Plocher, D.M. Ketzner, J. W. Matthews, E. J. Heske, J. Ellis. 2009. Biological consequences of invasion by reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea). Biological Invasions DOI 10.1007/s10530-009-9544-y

Phillippe, L.R., M.A. Feist, R.L. Larimore, D.T. Busemeyer, P.B. Marcum, C.J. Carroll-Cunningham, J.L. Ellis, and J.E. Ebinger. 2009. Composition and structure of the ground layer vegetation at Iroquois County Conservation Area, northeastern Illinois. Phytologia 91(3):401-438.

Phillippe, L. R., J. Ellis, D. T. Busemeyer, W. E. McClain, and J. E. Ebinger. 2009. Vegetation Survey of Tomlin Timber Nature Preserve, Mason County, IL. Erigenia 22:36-44.

Phillippe, L. R., D. T. Busemeyer, P. B. Marcum, J. L. Ellis, M. A. Feist, R. L. Larimore, and J. E. Ebinger. 2006. Vegetation inventory of the Emiquon Preserve, Fulton County, Illinois. Erigenia 21:10-21.

Spyreas, G., B. Molano-Flores, C. Carroll, J. Ellis. 2004. Non-native plant commonness and dominance in Illinois’ forests, wetlands, and grasslands. Natural Areas Journal 24(4):290-299.

Brandon, A., G. Spyreas, B. Molano-Flores, C. Carroll, J. Ellis. 2003. Can volunteers provide reliable data for forest vegetation surveys? Natural Areas Journal 23(3):254-262.


Education MS, Natural Resource Ecology & Management, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, 1998

BS, Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1995

AAS, Biology, Illinois Central College, East Peoria, 1992





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