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David Mortensen, Ph.D.
Professor of Weed and Applied Plant Ecology
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dmortensen@psu.edu
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814-865-1906
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Weed Ecology Lab
Weed Ecology Lab Overview
Research Topics
Research Topics
Research Topics Overview
Biodiversity and AgroEcosystem Services
Biodiversity and AgroEcosystem Services
Biodiversity and AgroEcosystem Services Overview
Landscape-Scale Patterns in Agricultural Biodiversity
Pollinators and Floral Resources
Floral Resource Provisioning
Outreach Activities
Researchers
Ecologically-based Weed Management
Ecologically-based Weed Management
Ecologically-based Weed Management Overview
Research Sites
Research Methods
Weed-crop Competition
Weed Competition Research
Emergence Phenology
Cover Crops for Weed Suppression
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Ecologically-Based Weed Management People
Invasive Species Research
Invasive Species Research
Invasive Species Research Overview
Patch Dynamics
Unexpected Variation in Recruitment Within Habitats
Variability Through Time
Habitat-Specific Control
The Fates of Seeds in the Soil
Population Modeling
Outreach
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Plant Dispersal in Heterogeneous Environments
Plant Dispersal in Heterogeneous Environments
Plant Dispersal in Heterogeneous Environments Overview
Quantifying Localized Dispersal
Quantifying Human-mediated Dispersal Along Roads
Quantifying Dispersal Distance in the Atmosphere
Using Maximum-likelihood Techniques to find Dispersal Parameters
Road maintenance moves propagules rapidly
Weekly and daily atmospheric patterns impact dispersal
Movement of Weeds Across a Landscape
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Past Personnel
Past Personnel Overview
Joseph Dauer
Nelson DeBarros
Daniel Heggenstaller
Andrew Hulting
Robert Humston
Brian Jones
Stephen Kinneer
Timothy Leslie
Steven Mirsky
Eric Nord
Nora Peskin
Emily Rauschert
Matthew Ryan
Carina Ritter
David Sandy
Richard G. Smith
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