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People
Marko J. Spasojevic - Assistant Professor
He/Him/His
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Email: markos@ucr.edu
Educational Background:
Ph.D. 2010 University of California Irvine, Irvine CA. School of Biological Sciences.
Dissertation: “Species, trait, and phylogenetic associations in the alpine tundra: insights into the processes that affect community composition”.
Advisor: Dr. Katharine N. Suding
B.S. 2004 University of Washington, Seattle WA. Major: Biology (Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation)
A.S. 2002 Shoreline Community College, Seattle WA.
Research Interests:
Community assembly, Plant functional traits, Biogeography, Global change, Plant-Soil interactions, Plant hemiparasites.
Lab Members
postdoctoral researchers
graduate students
undergraduates
lab manager
alumni
Jared Huxley (PhD, 2017-2023), Program Evaluator, Office of the Secretary, Department of Interior
Jon Henn (Postdoc, 2021-2023), Postdoc at CU-Boulder
Advyth Ramachandran (Undergraduate, 2020-2023), Grad Student CU-Boulder
Sena Sardi (Undergraduate, Field Tech,2020-2022)
Kristen Prattipati (Undergraduate, 2020-2022)
Melissa Salguero (Undergraduate, 2020-2021)
Michel Au (Undergraduate, 2019-2021)
Dani Logan (Undergraduate, 2019-2020)
Hina Varachhia (Undergraduate 2018-2019)
Lisa Schauer (Lab Manager, Technician 2018-2019)
Shane McFaul (Technician 2018-2019)
Martin Arceo (Undergraduate 2016-2017), in Med School
Soren Weber (Lab Manager 2016-2018), Post Doc at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Our Projects
Partners
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UC Natural Reserve System
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LTER NETWORK
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