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Jeffrey W. Matthews
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1816 S. Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820 MC–652 Phone: 217-244-2168 Fax: 217-333-4949 Email: matthews@inhs.illinois.edu Title: Wetland Plant Ecologist Office Location: I-BLDG | ||
| Activities | wetland delineation, wetland mitigation site assessment and monitoring |
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| Research |
Research interests include plant community and restoration ecology. Current research focuses on plant community responses to landscape disturbance, plant community development in ecological restorations, evaluation of wetland mitigation sites, and floristic quality assessment. |
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| Message to Students |
Please email me for information regarding my research group. |
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| Selected publications |
Matthews, J.W., A.L. Peralta, A. Soni, P. Baldwin, A.D. Kent, and A.G. Endress. Local and landscape correlates of non-native species invasion in restored wetlands. Ecography. In press. Matthews, J.W., G. Spyreas, and A.G. Endress. 2009. Trajectories of vegetation-based indicators used to assess wetland restoration progress. Ecological Applications 19:2093-2107. Matthews, J.W., A.L. Peralta, D.N. Flanagan, P.M. Baldwin, A. Soni, A.D. Kent, and A.G. Endress. 2009. Relative influence of landscape versus local factors on plant community assembly in restored wetlands. Ecological Applications 19:2108-2123. Matthews, J.W. and A.G. Endress. 2008. Performance criteria, compliance success and vegetation development in compensatory mitigation wetlands. Environmental Management 41:130-141. Spyreas, G. and J.W. Matthews. 2006. Development of second-growth forest, floristic conservation value, and nested understory floras. Ecological Applications 16:1351-1366. Matthews, J.W., P.A. Tessene, S.M. Wiesbrook, and B.W. Zercher. 2005. Effect of area and isolation on species richness and indices of floristic quality in Illinois, USA wetlands. Wetlands 25:607-615. |
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| Professional society involvement and activities |
Member of: Ecological Society of America Society of Wetland Scientists Society for Ecological Restoration International Illinois Native Plant Society Natural Areas Association |
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| Education | PhD, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2008 MA, Ecological & Evolutionary Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1999 BS, Zoology, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1997 BA, Zoology and Botany, Miami University, Oxford, OH, 1997 | ||