Lorie Staver
Lorie Staver
2020 Horn's Point Road
Cambridge, MD 21613
Research Interests
submersed aquatic vegetation (SAV), conservation planning, Spartina, restoration ecology, biogeochemistry, threatened and endangered speciesEducational Background
- BS St. Lawrence University
- MS University of Maryland College Park
- PhD University of Maryland College Park and University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Biographical Sketch
Lorie Staver is an ecologist with a focus on plant nutrient interactions, and has worked extensively in restoration efforts for submersed aquatic vegetation and tidal marshes in the Chesapeake Bay, including the Poplar Island habitat restoration project. She has ongoing collaborations with scientists across a broad range of disciplines, and works regularly with resource managers. Her research is largely field-based, including monitoring and experimental work, with the goal of providing guidance for restoration of resilient habitats and management. In addition to marsh and SAV resoration, she has botanical expertise and conducts rare plant surveys.
Other Research
Lorie Staver has conducted research on the effects of eutrophication (nutrient enrichment) on submersed aquatic vegetation and tidal marsh vegetation, and the implications for restoration over a range of scales. She has worked on large- and small-scale tidal marsh restoration, including at Poplar Island and in living shorelines, respectively. She has studied nutrient dynamics within marsh systems, resilience of tidal marshes to sea-level rise, and carbon sequestration in tidal marshes (blue carbon).
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