Faculty
Donald R. Young
Professor
Ph.D., University of Wyoming (1982)
dryoung@vcu.edu
Office room: 013
Office phone: (804) 828-0079
Lab room: 015B
Lab phone: (804) 828-0083
VCU
Coastal Plant Ecology Lab website
Research interests:
Plant physiological ecology, barrier island ecology, dynamics
of coastal plant communities
Classes currently teaching:
Ecology (BIOL 317)
Coastal Ecology
Plant Ecology
Physiology Ecology
Quantitative Ecology
Dr. Donald Young received his Ph.D. from the University of
Wyoming in 1982. Dr Young's research has focused on environmental
and
biotic factors affecting the distribution of barrier island
plants, successional
processes in coastal environments, invasive species and plant
characteristics that facilitate growth and survival in coastal
environments. Current
investigations are directed toward understanding biotic mechanisms
that facilitate the establishment of trees and shrubs in
coastal areas that were previously dominated by grasses.
In addition,
his laboratory is documenting the physiological ecology and
ecological effects of the invasive grass, Phragmites australis.
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