Stephen Murphy

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Stephen graduated from Denison University with a B.S. in Biology and from Ohio University with an M.S. in Plant Biology. In between, he worked as a forest monitoring technician at Highstead, Inc. and then for the National Park Service. He started his PhD in 2012. Stephen’s research interests are primarily concerned with the dynamics and stability of temperate forest communities. In particular, he is interested in understanding what factors influence the number of tree species that can be maintained at local scales. For his dissertation research, he is focusing on biotic and abiotic variables that influence the establishment and survival of trees at Powdermill Nature Reserve in southwestern Pennsylvania, with a focus on the ‘regeneration niche’. Ultimately, he hopes further understanding of how processes acting on the seedling life-stage influence larger-scale distribution and abundance patterns.