Johanna A. Martínez-Villa, PhD Université du Québec à Montréal
joamartinezvi@unal.edu.co
I am from Colombia. I obtained her undergraduate degree in Forestry Engineering and my master in Forest and Environmental conservation at the National University of Colombia-Medellín. I earned my PhD in Biology at the Université du Québec at Montréal. My PhD research focused on the effect of climate change and environmental variation on the structure, functioning, and diversity of hyper-diverse tropical forests. I used a trait-based ecology framework to test prominent questions on how tree species will respond to climate changes and anthropogenic disturbances.
Kendall Iida, undergraduate student, Rangeland and Forest Management, Colorado State University kendall.iida@colostate.edu
I was born in Hawaii and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. Exposure to these extreme representations of vegetative structure founded my interest in plant adaptations to harsh environments. I seek to develop my understanding of the physiological capacity of plant communities to adapt to Earth’s harshest ecosystems and anthropogenic pressures. I hope to synthesize this knowledge with remote sensing analysis to support effective restoration programs. Kendall conducted an independent study assessing functional trait variation among plant functional types in the Arctic Tundra.
Traits and Ecosystems Lab 