Jeannine Cavender-Bares
Director
Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University and Director of the Harvard University Herbaria; Adjunct Professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, USA
Jeannine’s work focuses on the physiological and evolutionary dimensions of plant ecology that influence community assembly and ecosystem function. She is particularly interested in the genetic and evolutionary basis of variation in plant phenotypes and spectral properties that can advance remote sensing of biodiversity, particularly detecting change through time and its consequences for ecosystems. She is committed to advancing international efforts for global monitoring and assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services to aid management efforts towards sustainability. She is the Vice President for Finance of the Ecological Society of America and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
