Joshua Leffler
Assistant Department Head & Associate Professor
Education
- B.S. in biology | University of Utah | 1994
- Ph.D. in biology | University of New Mexico | 1999
Academic and Professional Experience
Academic Responsibilities
Teaching Contributions
- EES275 Introduction to Environmental Science
- RANG321 Wildland Ecosystems
- NRM464/564 Ecosystem Ecology
Committees and Professional Memberships
- Ecological Society of America
- Society for Range Management
- American Geophysical Union
- Associate Editor, Plant Ecology
- Associate Editor, Bioscience
Research and Scholar Work
Areas of Research
My background is in plant physiological ecology and ecosystem ecology with a research focus on arid lands, grasslands and arctic systems. In my work, I pay special attention to the impacts of climate change and land management on plant communities and greenhouse gas emissions. My research currently addresses two broad questions:
- Do interacting components of climate change such as warming and altered precipitation patterns amplify or dampen the consequences of climate change?
- What are the consequences of different grazing technologies and schemes for carbon and nitrogen processes on rangelands?
Associated Areas
