Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Paul B. Marcum
  Email: marcum@illinois.edu
  Title: Wetland Plant Ecologist

Mailing address:
1816 S. Oak Street , MC–652   
Champaign, IL 61820
  Phone: 217-333-8459              Fax: 217-244-0802

 
Activities Botanist/Wetland Plant Ecologist, Illinois Natural History Survey/Illinois Department of Transportation Wetlands Science Program

Research
My research interests include studying the plant communities and floristic composition of natural areas throughout Illinois. I am also interested in studying closely related species complexes (especially in the genus Carex) using macro and micro morphological characters.

Recognition 1996 Outstanding Science graduate, B.S. Natural Science, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio.
1996 Graduated Magna Cum Laude, B.S. Natural Science, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, Ohio.
1998 Hemlepp Foundation Graduate Research Award, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia.
1999 Passed oral comprehensive examination and thesis defense for M.S. Biological Sciences with Distinction (highest level of performance), Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia.
2012 to 2014 Illinois Endangered Species Protection Board, Technical Expert Consultant (Plants).

Professional
affiliations
Illinois Native Plant Society, at large board member

Selected
publications
Ebinger, J.E., L.R. Phillippe, M.J.C. Murphy, G.C. Tucker, and P.B. Marcum. 2010. Vascular plant species extirpated or not vouchered as occurring in Illinois. Erigenia 23:3-23.

Marcum, Paul B., Loy R. Phillippe, Daniel T. Busemeyer and John E. Ebinger. 2010. Vascular Flora and Woody Structure and Composition at Gooseberry Island Nature Preserve, Kankakee County, Illinois. Castanea 75(3):341-352.

Busemeyer, Daniel T., Loy R. Phillippe, Paul B. Marcum and John E. Ebinger. 2010. Vascular Flora of Iroquois Woods Nature Preserve, Kankakee County, Illinois. Castanea 75(3):330-340.

Phillippe, Loy R., Paul B. Marcum, Daniel T. Busemeyer and John E. Ebinger. 2010. Vascular Flora of Short Pioneer Cemetery Prairie Nature Preserve, Grundy County, Illinois: composition and change since 1977. Erigenia 24:5-11.

Phillippe, Loy R., Mary Ann Feist, Richard L. Larimore, Daniel T. Busemeyer, Paul B. Marcum, Connie J. Carroll-Cunningham, James L. Ellis and John E. Ebinger. 2010. Vegetation of Hooper Branch Nature Preserve, Iroquois County, Illinois. Northeastern Naturalist 17(2):261-272.

Phillippe, Loy R., Mary Ann Feist, Daniel T. Busemeyer, Paul B. Marcum, Connie J. Carroll, Greg R. Spyreas and John E. Ebinger.2011. Vegetation of forest and savanna communities on glacial sand deposits in northeastern Illinois. Southeastern Naturalist 56(1):54-60.

Ebinger, J.E., L.R. Phillippe, and P.B. Marcum. 2011. Vegetation of Wilmington Shrub Prairie Nature Preserve, Will County, Illinois. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science 104(1&2):1-16.

L.R. Phillippe, Brenda Molano-Flores, M.J.C. Murphy, P.B. Marcum, and J.E. Ebinger. 2011. Status of Endangered and Threatened Sand Area Species of the Illinois Flora. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 39(4):259-296.

Phillippe, Loy R., Paul B. Marcum, and John E. Ebinger. 2012. Vegetation of Sand Ridge Savanna Nature Preserve, Will County, Illinois. Erigenia 25:23-35.

Marcum, P.B. and D.M. Ketzner. 2012. Lythrum hyssopifolia L. (hyssop loosestrife or grass poly; Lythraceae), a new species in the Illinois flora. Castanea 77(3):270-272.


Professional
society
involvement
and activities
Member of the Natural Areas Association
Member of the Society of Wetland Scientists
Member of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society
Member of the New England Botanical Club
Member of the Grand Prairie Friends

Education MS, Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 1999

BS, Natural Science, Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, OH, 1996





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