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• Research Internships in Plant Ecology

B.S., State University of New York at Binghamton, 1976
M.S., University of Wisconsin (Madison), 1979
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin (Madison), 1983

Research Interests

Plant Ecology. Current research on demography and life history of plant populations, effects of habitat fragmentation on genetic structure and ecological traits, modeling extinction probability and population viability, life history adaptations of scrub plants to fire, fire effects on plant population dynamics, restoration ecology, plant conservation, and the ecology of introductions. Study species include scrub balm (Dicerandra frutescens), wedge-leaved Eryngium (Eryngium cuneifolium), Highlands scrub hypericum (Hypericum cumulicola), Carter’s mustard (Warea carteri), and several other rare plant species. Some research projects also involve community dynamics in Florida sand pine scrub, and other upland plant communities, including the role of fire.

Selected Recent Publications, 2006-  (see STABIB, the Archbold Biological Station bibliography, for additional publications)

Menges, E.S., P.F. Quintana-Ascencio, C.W. Weekley, and O.G. Gaoue.2006. Population viability analysis and fire return intervals for an endemic Florida scrub mint. Biological Conservation 127:115-127.

Maschinski, J., J. E. Baggs, P. Quintana-Ascencio, and E.S. Menges.  2006. Using population viability analysis to predict the effects of climate change on the extinction risk of an endangered limestone endemic shrub, Arizona cliffrose.  Conservation Biology 20:218-228.

Boyce, M.S., C. V. Haridas, C. Lee, C. L. Boggs, E. M. Bruna, T. Coulson, D. Doak, J. M. Drake, J.M. Gaillard, C.C. Horvitz, S. Kalisz, B.E. Kendall, T. Knight, E.S. Menges, W.F. Morris, C.A. Pfister, and S. D. Tuljapurkar. 2006. Demography in an increasingly variable world. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 21:141-148.

Wally, A., E.S. Menges, and C.W. Weekley. 2006. Comparison of three devices for estimating fire temperatures in ecological studies.  Applied Vegetation Science 9:97-108.

Boughton, E.A., P.F. Quintana-Ascencio, E.S. Menges, and R.K. Boughton. 2006. Association of ecotones with relative elevation and fire in an upland Florida landscape. Journal of Vegetation Science 17:361-368.

Morris, W.F., S. Tuljapurkar, C. Haridas, E.S. Menges, C. Horvitz, and C. Pfister. 2006. Sensitivity of the population growth rate to demographic variability within and between phases of the disturbance cycle. Ecology Letters 9:1331-1341.

Menges, E.S., C. W. Weekley, S. I. Hamzé, and R. L. Pickert. 2007. Soil preferences for listed plants on the Lake Wales Ridge in Highlands County, Florida. Florida Scientist 70:24-39.

Quintana-Ascencio, P.F., C.W. Weekley, and E.S. Menges. 2007. Comparative demography of a rare species in Florida scrub and road habitats. Biological Conservation 137:263-270.

Menges, E.S. 2007. Integrating demography and fire management: an example from Florida scrub..Australian Journal of Botany 55:261-272.

Ellis, M.M., C.W. Weekley, and E.S. Menges.2007. Evaluating stability in Ziziphus celata, a highly endangered clonal shrub endemic to the Lake Wales Ridge, central Florida. Endangered Species Research 3:125-132.

Weekley, C.W., E.S. Menges, and P.F. Quintana-Ascencio. 2007.  Seedling recruitment and survival of Warea carteri (Brassicaceae), an endangered annual herb of the Florida scrub. Canadian Journal of Botany 85:621-628.

Weekley, C.W., D. Gagnon, D., E.S. Menges, P.F. Quintana-Ascencio, and S. Saha. 2007. Variation in soil moisture in Florida scrub..EcoScience 14:377-386.

Menges, E.S. and S. Kennedy. 2007. A successful introduction of the rare endemic Dicerandra thinicola to a protected site (Florida). Ecological Restoration 25:222-223.

Rickey, M.A., E.S. Menges, and C.W. Weekley. 2007. Effects of mechanical treatments and fire on litter reduction in Florida scrub and sandhill. Proceedings of the 23^rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: 104-108.

Evans, M.E.K., K. Holsinger, and E.S. Menges. 2008. Modeling the effect of fire on Dicerandra frutescens spp. frutescens (Lamiaceae), an endangered plant endemic to Florida scrub. Population Ecology 50:53-62.

Menges, E.S. and P.L. Marks. 2008. Fire and flood: Why are south-central Florida seasonal ponds treeless? American Midland Naturalist 159:8-20.

Morris, W.F., C. A. Pfister, S. Tuljapurkar, C. V. Haridas, C. Boggs³, M. Boyce, E. M. Bruna, D. R. Church, T. Coulson, D. F. Doak, S. Forsyth, J.-M. Gaillard, C. C. Horvitz, S. Kalisz, B. E. Kendall³, T. M. Knight, C. T. Lee, and E.S. Menges. 2008. Longevity can buffer plant and animal populations against changing climatic variability. Ecology 89:19-25.

Weekley, C.W., Menges, E.S. and Pickert, R.L. 2008. An ecological map of Florida’s Lake Wales Ridge: A new boundary delineation and an assessment of post-Columbian habitat loss. Florida Scientist 71: 45-64.

Menges, E.S., A. Wally, J. Salo, R. Zinthefer, and C.W. Weekley. 2008. Gap ecology in Florida scrub: species occurrence, diversity, and gap properties. Journal of Vegetation Science 19:503-514.

Menges, E.S. 2008. Restoration demography and genetics of plants: When is a translocation successful? Australian Journal of Botany

Tweel, A.W. and E.S. Menges. 2008. Variation in tannin activity and leaf toughness of three xeromorphic oaks in Florida scrub. Florida Scientist

Lindon, H.L. and E.S. Menges. 2008. Smoke signals: enhanced germination of some Florida species through smoke exposure. Castanea

Menges, E.S., A. Wally, J. Salo, R. Zinthefer, and C.W. Weekley. 2008. Gap ecology in Florida scrub: species occurrence, diversity, and gap properties. Journal of Vegetation Science 19:503-514.

Hewitt, R.E. and E.S. Menges. 2008. Allelopathic effects of Ceratiola ericoides (Empetraceae) on germination and survival of six Florida scrub species. Plant Ecology

Menges, E.S. 2008. Demography of the endemic mint Dicerandra frutescens in Florida scrub. Ecology (Data Paper).

Teaching Experience and Adjunct Positions
Advising to Graduate Students
Research Internships
Research Assistants and Interns
Professional Experience:  Editorial
Professional Experience: Software Development
Current Research Grants
Refereed Publications

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