I am recruiting graduate students into my lab at Texas Tech University to work on fire ecology and community assembly processes in Texas savannas and semi-arid woodlands. There is great leeway for individual graduate projects, but the themes of my lab's research are described at www.schwilk.org. One potential area of research is understanding the effect of burning season on the water status of woody plant resprouts and the effect of hydraulic traits on the fire response of rangeland trees and shrubs. Funding for research and teaching assistantships is available to help support students. For more information or to apply, please attach a letter of interest and resume (including contact information for 3 references) to Dr. Dylan Schwilk.
Contact information is available at www.schwilk.org
