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Home > People > Emeritus, Staff & Researchers > Molly Cavaleri
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Molly Cavaleri Post Doctoral Fellow Ph.D, Colorado State University Contact Information |
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Affiliations My primary expertise is in forest ecophysiology: the study of physiological processes in order to answer ecological questions. For my dissertation, I investigated the relationship between forest canopy structure and physiological function in a tropical rain forest in Costa Rica. I am currently managing the EPSCoR Ecohydrology Project for my post doctoral position here at the University of Hawaii. Ecohydrology is an emerging discipline that explores the interface between plant ecology and hydrology. I am interested in the cycling of both carbon and water through trees, at the leaf scale, whole-tree scale, and canopy scale. Personal Statement: The key question of the Hawaiian Ecohydrology Project is whether vegetation composition affects water balance processes in Hawaiian forests. With sap flow, meteorological, and soil moisture measurements, we will determine whether native forests show different ecohydrological behavior than alien-dominated forests. Since moving to Hawaii, I have been finding out how incredibly important this issue is, in terms of conservation, culture, and economics. This project is a hugely collaborative effort, and I look forward to interacting with scientists from a wide range of different backgrounds here at UH Manoa, UH Hilo, and the Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Publications:
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