Donald Leopold

Expertise: forest and freshwater wetland ecology, conservation, and restoration, peatland ecology and conservation, local and regional controls of species richness and rarity, dynamics of plant communities as affected by man and environment, management for unique communities and rare species, dendrology, native plants, restoration ecology, rare species conservation

My general research interests are in trying to understand drivers of diversity and causes of varity in terrestrial and wetland ecosystems. Knowing such information, how can ecosystems be managed or restored for unique communities and rare species, and what can be done at the landscape level to enhance regional biodiversity?