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Paul CaraDonna

Conservation Scientist
Chicago Botanic Garden
My research aims to understand the structure and function of ecological communities and species interactions, mostly with plants and pollinators. In doing so, my lab explores the interplay among biotic context, abiotic variation, and species’ phenologies. We ask how these factors influence plant and animal populations, their interactions, and community structure from a basic ecological perspective and under rapid climate change scenarios.
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Urban pollinators on community farms (2024)
Fieldwork, Entomology, Pollinator Networks, Insect Identification, Urban Agriculture, Community Outreach, Pollinators
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Effects of urbanization on plant-pollinator interactions (2021)
Ecology, Economic Botany, Reproductive Biology, Fieldwork
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Effects of pollination levels on demographic vital rates in plants (2019)
Ecology, Population Biology, Reproductive Biology