My
research focus is on riparian processes, including aspects of plants, soil,
nutrients and hydrology. The work is conducted in both urban and wildland watersheds.
Urban
Riparian Research. Investigations include
examination of:
- the
sources of nutrient contributions to streams (Sonoda et al.,
2001, 2002),
- the
effect of regulatory strategies on riparian buffer protection (Ozawa et al.,
2000)
- the
effects of urbanization on the distribution of non-native and native plants
in riparian areas (O'Neill and Yeakley, 2000),
Wildland
Riparian Research. Investigations are
primarily centered at the
Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, a site
in the
Long Term Ecological Research (LTER)
network. Projects include
- determining
effects of vegetation disturbance in riparian areas on nutrient transport
between hillslope and stream (Yeakley et al.,
1994a,
2003),
- predicting
and modeling soil moisture from landscape and soil attributes (Yeakley et
al.,
1998, 2000).
Other
Research Areas. Further investigations
include
- the
effect of climate variation on terrestrial ecosystems (Yeakley et al.,
1994b),
- biogeographic
relationships in plant dispersal (Yeakley and Weishampel,
2000; O'Neill and Yeakley, 2000).
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