Shannon
Kelly
CP-LUHNA
Researcher, Writer, and Web Editor.
Education:
B.S., Environmental Science, Biology emphasis, Northern Arizona University,
Flagstaff, 1999.
Research Interests:
»Butterfly abundance and distribution in ponderosa pine forests:
predicting responses to forest restoration--a two year study of butterfly
ecology. Presented in poster format at the 1999 Society for Conservation
Biology meetings, won the "Best Student Poster" award.
»Land use history of the Colorado Plateau--as a writer for this incredible web site, I have thoroughly enjoyed myself and expanded my knowledge base considerably (Go ahead, just ask me about the Jurassic wonders of the Shinarump conglomerate or the world of paleoinformation to be found in preserved proboscidean boluses).
»Ecological toxicology--I am starting my Ph.D. in the fall of 2000 at the University of Maryland, studying population and community level effects of environmental contaminants.