Pacific Southwest Research Station
800 Buchanan Street
West Annex Building
Albany, CA 94710-0011
(510) 559-6300
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Susan Cordell
Plant Physiological Ecologist
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Phone: (808) 933-8121 ex 17
Pacific Southwest Research Station
Intstitute of Pacific Islands Forestry
60 Nowelo Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Ph: (808) 933-8121
Fx: (808) 933-8120
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Education
B.A. Aquatic Biology, 1987, University of California, Santa Barbara
M.S. Botany, 1996, University of Hawaii, Manoa
Ph.D. Botany, 1999, University of Hawaii, Manoa
Research Interests/Duties
Ecophysiology, Restoration Ecology, Functional Ecology, Tropical Dry Ecosystems, Grass Invasions, Hawaiian Ecosystems
Current Emphases, Studies, Projects
Ecosystem level impacts of invasive grasses on Hawaiian dry forest ecosystems.
Mechanisms by which fountain grass limits Hawaiian dry forest native plant establishment and growth by manipulating fountain grass, available water, and available light separately and in concert.
Functional ecology and phenology of dry forest canopy trees
Investigating the role that native plant reforestation plays in reducing fine fuel load hazards and reversing the cumulative adverse ecosystem level effects of monotypic stands of invasive grasses in leeward Hawaii
Impacts of invasive species on lowland forest ecosystem processes, specifically, rainfall interception, plant water use and acquisition, light availability and plant productivity.
Selected Publications
Cordell, S.,R. J. Cabin, and L. J. Hadway. 2002. Physiological ecology of native and alien
dry forest shrubs in Hawaii. Biological
Invasions 4:387-396
Cabin, R. J., S. G. Weller, D. H. Lorence, S. Cordell,
L. J. Hadway, R. Montgomery, D. Goo, and A. Urakami. 2002. Effects of light
availability, alien grass control, and native species additions on the
restoration of a degraded tropical dry forest in Hawai`i. Ecological
Applications 12:1595-1610
Cordell, S. 2002. Outplanting at
Ka’upulehu; Restoring Native Hawaiian Dry Forests. Hawaii Landscape: 6: 12-13
Cordell, S., R.J. Cabin, S.G. Weller,
D.H Lorence. 2002 Simple and Cost-Effective Methods Control Fountain Grass in
Dry Forests (Hawaii). Ecological
Restoration: 20: 139-140
Cabin, R.J., S.G.
Weller, D.H. Lorence, S. Cordell,
and L.J Hadway. 2002 Effects of microsite, water, weeding and direct seeding on
the regeneration of native and alien species within a Hawaiian dry forest
preserve. Biological Conservation: 104: 181-190
Cordell, S., G. Goldstein, F.C
Meinzer, and P.M Vitousek. 2001 Regulation of leaf life-span and nutrient-use
efficiency of Metrosideros polymorpha
in N and P limited Hawaiian forests. Oecologia: 127: 198-206
Cordell, S., G. Goldstein, F.C
Meinzer, and P.M Vitousek. 2001 Morphological versus physiological adjustment
to N and P fertilization in Metrosideros
polymorpha canopy trees in Hawaii.Tree Physiology: 21:
43-50
Cordell, S., G. Goldstein, F.C
Meinzer, and L.L Handley. 1999 Allocation of nitrogen and carbon in leaves of Metrosideros polymorpha regulates
carboxylation capacity and d13C
along an altitudinal gradient. Functional Ecology: 13: 811-818
Cordell, S., G. Goldstein. 1999 Light
distribution and photosynthesis of Metrosideros
polymorpha dominated forests at both ends of a nutrient and substrate age
gradient in Hawaii. Selbyana
20: 350-356
Cordell, S., G. Goldstein, D.
Mueller-Dombois, D. Webb, and P.M. Vitousek. 1998 Physiological and
morphological variation in Metrosideros
polymorpha, a dominant Hawaiian tree species: The role of phenotypic
plasticity. Oecologia 113: 188-196
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