Daniel L. Potts
Research Interests:
I trained as a plant physiological and ecosystem ecologist at the University of Arizona. My current research interests include examining rainfall responses of plants and soils in semi-arid ecosystems, understanding the effects of fire, nitrogen deposition and rainfall on carbon cycling in California grasslands and most recently, exploring the carbon and water cycle consequences of non-native plant invasions. More information about plant ecology research at Buffalo State College is available from my laboratory web site.
Courses Taught:
BIO 212 - Introduction to Organismal Function & Diversity
BIO 213 - Ecology and Evolution
BIO 405W - Organic Evolution
BIO 408 - Plant Physiology
BIO 602 - Foundations of Environmental Physiology
BIO 617 - Research Seminar
Recent Publications:
D.L. Potts, R.L. Scott, S. Bayram and J. Carbonara. 2010. Woody plants modulate the dynamics of soil moisture in a semi-arid mesquite savanna. Ecohydrology 3: 20-27
R.L. Scott, G.D. Jenerette, D.L. Potts, and T.E. Huxman. 2009. Effects of seasonal drought on net carbon dioxide exchange from a woody-plant-encroached semiarid grassland. Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, G04004, doi:10.1029/2008JG000900
A.V. Rocha, D.L. Potts and M.L. Goulden. 2008. Standing litter as an intrinsic factor controlling interannual carbon uptake variability. Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences. Vol. 113, G04020, doi:10.1029/2008JG000713
D.L. Potts, R.L. Scott, J.M. Cable, T.E. Huxman and D.G. Williams. 2008. Sensitivity of mesquite shrubland carbon exchange to precipitation in contrasting physiographic settings. Ecology 89: 2900-2910
D.L. Potts, W.S. Harpole, K.N. Suding, M.L. Goulden. 2008. The impacts of invasion and subsequent removal of an exotic thistle, Cynara cardunculus (L.) on carbon and water cycling in a coastal California grassland. Biological Invasions 10: 1073-1084
