LeRoy, Carri |
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Work Phone: (360) 867-5483
Email: leroyc@evergreen.edu
Homepage: http://academic.evergreen.edu/l/leroyc
Affiliation: The Evergreen State College
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Research Interests: I am a freshwater ecologist with research experience in both streams and lakes. My research focuses on how riparian forests interact with streams and provide energy through leaf litterfall. My research has shown that both the species diversity and genetic diversity of these litter inputs can affect in-stream leaf litter decomposition rates, aquatic fungi and aquatic macroinvertebrates. I am continuing this research at Evergreen, focusing on global patterns in leaf litter decomposition, genetic variation in Populus trichocarpa (black cottonwood), Alnus rubra (red alder) and Gaultheria shallon (salal) and on the effects of genetically modified (or transgenic) Populus hybrids on ecosystems and aquatic communities. Other topics I am interested in include: landscape scale patterns & processes, trophic dynamics in lake ecosystems, invertebrate community ecology, long-term monitoring of ecosystem function, and issues of aesthetics in science.
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2008
- Schweitzer, J. A.; J. K. Bailey; D. G. Fischer; C. J. LeRoy; E. V. Lonsdorf; T. G. Whitham and S. C. Hart 2008. Soil microorganism-plant interactions: A heritable relationship between plant genotype and associated soil microorganisms. Ecology 89(3):773-781.abstract.fulltext PDF.
2007
- Fischer, D. G.; S. C. Hart; C. J. LeRoy and T. G. Whitham 2007. Variation in belowground carbon fluxes along a Populus hybridization gradient. New Phytologist 176:415-425.abstract.fulltext PDF.
- LeRoy, C. J.; T. G. Whitham; S. C. Wooley and J. C. Marks 2007. Within-species variation in foliar chemistry influences aquatic leaf litter decomposition. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 26(3):426-438.abstract.fulltext PDF.
2006
- Whitham, T. G.; J. K. Bailey; J. A. Schweitzer; S. M. Shuster; R. K. Bangert; C. J. LeRoy; E. V. Lonsdorf; G. J. Allan; S. P. DiFazio; B. M. Potts; D. G. Fischer; C. A. Gehring; R. L. Lindroth; J. C. Marks; S. C. Hart; G. M. Wimp and S. C. Wooley 2006. A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: from genes to ecosystems. Nature Reviews Genetics 7:510 - 523.abstract.fulltext PDF.
- LeRoy, C.J. and J. C. Marks 2006. Litter quality, stream characteristics and litter diversity influence decomposition rates and macroinvertebrates. Freshwater Biology 51:605-617.abstract.fulltext PDF.
- LeRoy, C. J.; T. G. Whitham; P. Keim and J. C. Marks 2006. Plant genes link forests and streams. Ecology 87:255-261.abstract.fulltext PDF.
- Kovacs, Z. I.; C. J. LeRoy; D. G. Fischer; S. Lubarsky; and W. Burke 2006. How do aesthetics affect our ecology?. Journal of Ecological Anthropology 10:61-65.abstract.fulltext PDF.
2005
- Whitham, T. G.; E. Lonsdorf; J. A. Schweitzer; J. K. Bailey; D. G. Fischer; S. M. Shuster; R. L. Lindroth; S. C. Hart; G. J. Allan; C. A. Gehring; P. Keim; B. M. Potts; J. Marks; B. J. Rehill; S. P. DiFazio; C. J. LeRoy; G. M. Wimp; and S. Woolbright 2005. "All effects of a gene on the world": extended phenotypes, feedbacks, and multi-level selection. Ecoscience 12:5-7.abstract.fulltext PDF.
2004
- Flaccus, K.; J. Vlieg; J. C. Marks and C. J. LeRoy 2004. Restoring Fossil Creek. The Science Teacher 71:36-40.fulltext PDF.
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