Stephen Porder
Stephen Porder
Acacia Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology and Environment and Society
Overview
My work is focused on the interdisciplinary investigation of terrestrial ecosystems. I combine ecology, biogeochemistry, and geology to ask how our living planet works, what humans are doing to alter those functions, and what the consequences will be for us, and for the ecosystems upon which we depend.
To learn more about specific projects please follow the link to my website:
www.porderlab.org
Brown Affiliations
On the Web
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| Becknell, Justin M., Porder, Stephen, Hancock, Steven, Chazdon, Robin L., Hofton, Michelle A., Blair, James B., Kellner, James R. "Chronosequence predictions are robust in a Neotropical secondary forest, but plots miss the mark." Global Change Biology, vol. 24, no. 3, 2018, pp. 933-943. |
| Becknell, Justin M., Keller, Michael, Piotto, Daniel, Longo, Marcos, Nara dos-Santos, Maiza, Scaranello, Marcos A., Bruno de Oliveira Cavalcante, Rodrigo, Porder, Stephen. "Landscape-scale lidar analysis of aboveground biomass distribution in secondary Brazilian Atlantic Forest." Biotropica, vol. 50, no. 3, 2018, pp. 520-530. |
| Winbourne, Joy B., Feng, Aida, Reynolds, Lovinia, Piotto, Daniel, Hastings, Meredith G., Porder, Stephen. "Nitrogen cycling during secondary succession in Atlantic Forest of Bahia, Brazil." Scientific Reports, vol. 8, no. 1, 2018. |
| Nagy, R. Chelsea, Porder, Stephen, Brando, Paulo, Davidson, Eric A., Figueira, Adelaine Michela e Silva, Neill, Christopher, Riskin, Shelby, Trumbore, Susan. "Soil Carbon Dynamics in Soybean Cropland and Forests in Mato Grosso, Brazil." Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, vol. 123, no. 1, 2018, pp. 18-31. |
| Osborne, Brooke B., Nasto, Megan K., Asner, Gregory P., Balzotti, Christopher S., Cleveland, Cory C., Sullivan, Benjamin W., Taylor, Philip G., Townsend, Alan R., Porder, Stephen. "Climate, Topography, and Canopy Chemistry Exert Hierarchical Control Over Soil N Cycling in a Neotropical Lowland Forest." Ecosystems, vol. 20, no. 6, 2017, pp. 1089-1103. |
| Nasto, Megan K., Osborne, Brooke B., Lekberg, Ylva, Asner, Gregory P., Balzotti, Christopher S., Porder, Stephen, Taylor, Philip G., Townsend, Alan R., Cleveland, Cory C. "Nutrient acquisition, soil phosphorus partitioning and competition among trees in a lowland tropical rain forest." New Phytologist, vol. 214, no. 4, 2017, pp. 1506-1517. |
| Roy, Eric D., Willig, Edwin, Richards, Peter D., Martinelli, Luiz A., Vazquez, Felipe Ferraz, Pegorini, Lindomar, Spera, Stephanie A., Porder, Stephen. "Soil phosphorus sorption capacity after three decades of intensive fertilization in Mato Grosso, Brazil." Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 249, 2017, pp. 206-214. |
| Riskin, Shelby H., Neill, Christopher, Jankowski, KathiJo, Krusche, Alex V., McHorney, Richard, Elsenbeer, Helmut, Macedo, Marcia N., Nunes, Darlisson, Porder, Stephen. "Solute and sediment export from Amazon forest and soybean headwater streams." Ecological Applications, vol. 27, no. 1, 2017, pp. 193-207. |
| Neill, Christopher, Jankowski, KathiJo, Brando, Paulo M., Coe, Michael T., Deegan, Linda A., Macedo, Marcia N., Riskin, Shelby H., Porder, Stephen, Elsenbeer, Helmut, Krusche, Alex V. "Surprisingly Modest Water Quality Impacts From Expansion and Intensification of Large-Sscale Commercial Agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon-Cerrado Region." Tropical Conservation Science, vol. 10, 2017, pp. 194008291772066. |
| Bhaskar, Radika, Porder, Stephen, Balvanera, Patricia, Edwards, Erika J. "Ecological and evolutionary variation in community nitrogen use traits during tropical dry forest secondary succession." Ecology, vol. 97, no. 5, 2016, pp. 1194-1206. |
| Nagy, R. Chelsea, Rastetter, Edward B., Neill, Christopher, Porder, Stephen. "Nutrient limitation in tropical secondary forests following different management practices." Ecological Applications, 2016. |
| Roy, Eric D., Richards, Peter D., Martinelli, Luiz A., Coletta, Luciana Della, Lins, Silvia Rafaela Machado, Vazquez, Felipe Ferraz, Willig, Edwin, Spera, Stephanie A., VanWey, Leah K., Porder, Stephen. "The phosphorus cost of agricultural intensification in the tropics." NPLANTS, vol. 2, no. 5, 2016, pp. 16043. |
| Balzotti, Christopher S., Asner, Gregory P., Taylor, Philip G., Cole, Rebecca, Osborne, Brooke B., Cleveland, Cory C., Porder, Stephen, Townsend, Alan R. "Topographic distributions of emergent trees in tropical forests of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica." Ecography, vol. 40, no. 7, 2016, pp. 829-839. |
| Porder, Stephen, Johnson, Arthur.H., Xing, Hao Xing, Brocard, Gilles, Goldsmith, Steven, Pett-Ridge, Julie. "Linking geomorphology, weathering and cation availability in the Luquillo Mountains of Puerto Rico." Geoderma, vol. 249-250, 2015, pp. 100-110. |
| Martins, Susian Christian, Sousa Neto, Eráclito, Piccolo, Marisa de Cássia, Almeida, Diego Q.A., Camargo, Plínio Barbosa de, do Carmo, Janaína Braga, Porder, Stephen, Lins, Silvia Rafaela Machado, Martinelli, Luiz Antonio. "Soil texture and chemical characteristics along an elevation range in the coastal Atlantic Forest of Southeast Brazil." Geoderma Regional, vol. 5, 2015, pp. 106-116. |
| Weintraub, Samantha R., Taylor, Philip G., Porder, Stephen, Cleveland, Cory C., Asner, Gregory P., Townsend, Alan R. "Topographic controls on soil nitrogen availability in a lowland tropical forest." Ecology, vol. 96, no. 6, 2015, pp. 1561-1574. |
| Porder, Stephen. "Coevolution of life and landscapes: Fig. 1." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 111, no. 9, 2014, pp. 3207-3208. |
| Schreeg, Laura A., Porder, Stephen. "Weak exchange resins add nutrients with minimal direct impact on other soil elements – A new method for small scale fertilization studies." Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 71, 2014, pp. 113-116. |
| Schreeg, Laura A., Porder, Stephen. "Weak exchange resins add nutrients with minimal direct impact on other soil elements – A new method for small scale fertilization studies." Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 71, 2014, pp. 113-116. |
Research
Research Overview
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Research Statement
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Background
Education and Training
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | PhD | Stanford University |
| 1997 | MS | University of Montana |
| 1994 | BA | Amherst College |
Honors and Awards
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Affiliations
Affiliations
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Teaching
Teaching
| BIOL 0420 - Principles of Ecology |
| BIOL 1480 - Terrestrial Biogeochemistry and the Functioning of Ecosystems |
| BIOL 2430 - Topics in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| BIOL 2430 - Topics in Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology |
| BIOL 2440 - Topics in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
| ENGN 2002 - Climate Solutions: Science and Society |
| ENVS 0465 - Climate Solutions - A multidisciplinary perspective |
| ENVS 0490 - Environmental Science in a Changing World |
| ENVS 1553 - Feeding Ten Billion - The past, present and future of food |