Ranjan Muthukrishnan, Postdoctoral Research Associate
Education
- B.A., University of California, Berkeley
- Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
AIS Area of Interest
Dr. Muthukrishnan’s interest is in the basic ecology of invasions including factors that make a community susceptible to invasions and the ecological consequences of invasions. He also uses a combination of field studies and computational approaches to study complex ecological systems. His currently research includes:
- The relationship between diversity and invasibility and whether biodiversity can increase resilience to invasions,
- The community level consequences of an incipient invasion of a seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) in the Caribbean that could displace other foundation species
- Predicting the risk and understanding the dynamics of invasion by Starry Stonewort (Nitellopsis obtusa) in upper Midwest lakes.
- Evaluating the role of landscape characteristics and invader traits on patterns of invasive spread
