Hanover College, B.A.
Indiana State University, M.S.
Ohio University, Ph.D. (1989)
Research Interests
General:
Plant ecology and conservation biology
Specific:
- Applications of GIS technology to conservation biology
- Examination of factors controlling the distribution of rare and endangered plant species
- Reproductive biology of rare plants
- Assessment of the roles of competition, environmental stress, disturbance, and seed banks in determining the species composition and abundance in plant communities
Recent Publications:Ruch, D.G., B.G. Torke, C.R. Reidy, P.E. Rothrock, R. Waltz, E.A. Urly, J.L. Chance, L. Click, and K.S. Badger. 2007. The Vascular Flora and Vegetational Communities of Hayes Arboretum, Wayne County, Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science In Press