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Aaron Shiels
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Aaron Shiels |
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Ph.D
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Ecology Track
Mentor: Don Drake
Incoming class of 2005
Contact Information
Phone:(808) 956-3938
Fax: (808) 956-3923
Email: ashiels@hawaii.edu
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
3190 Maile Way, Room 101
Honolulu, HI 96822
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Botany; Ecology, evolution, and conservation biology (EECB)
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Dissertation
Title:
Impacts of non-native rodents on Hawaiian plant
communities
Statement
I am a plant ecologist with research interests spanning
theoretical and applied ecology. Most of my studies have been in
tropical ecosystems, and my research has focused on understanding
community and ecosystem recovery following both natural and anthropogenic
disturbance. Studies of both landslides and hurricanes in Puerto
Rico have accounted for the majority of my recent research. Currently,
I am expanding my research interests to include how plants and animals
(both exotic and native) interact to shape tropical forests.
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Publications
- Pérez, H.E., A.B. Shiels, H.M. Zaleski, and D.R. Drake. Germination after simulated rat damage in
seeds of two endemic Hawaiian palm species. Journal of Tropical Ecology, in press.
- Walker, L.R., and A.B. Shiels. Post-disturbance erosion impacts carbon fluxes and plant succession
on recent tropical landslides. Plant and Soil, in press.
- Shiels, A.B., C.A. West, L. Weiss, P.D. Klawinski, and L.R. Walker. 2008.
Soil factors predict initial plant colonization on Puerto Rican landslides. Plant Ecology 195: 165-178.
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- Shiels, A.B. 2006. Leaf litter decomposition and substrate chemistry
of early successional species on landslides in Puerto Rico. Biotropica
38: 348-353.pdf
- Shiels, A.B, L.R. Walker, and D.B. Thompson. 2006. Organic matter
inputs create variable resource patches on Puerto Rican landslides.
Plant Ecology 184: 223-236.pdf
- Weiss, L., A.B. Shiels, and L.R. Walker. 2005. Soil impacts
of bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) tree islands on alpine tundra,
Charleston Peak, Nevada. Western North American Naturalist 65:
536-540.pdf
- Shiels, A.B. and L.R. Walker. 2003. Bird perches increase forest
seeds on Puerto Rican landslides. Restoration Ecology 11: 457-465.
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- Shiels, A.B. and L.R. Walker. 2001. Accelerating plant colonization
on landslides in Puerto Rico by additions of bird perches and
organic matter. In: Ganeshaiah, K.N., Uma, R., and Bawa, K.S.
(Editors) Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity, & Human
Welfare. Oxford & IBH Publishing, New Delhi, India, pp. 661-664.
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- Shiels, A.B. and R.L. Sanford, Jr. 2001. Soil nutrient differences
between two krummholz-form tree species and adjacent alpine tundra.
Geoderma, 102: 205-217.
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