Andrea Kramer
Conservation Scientist, Restoration Ecology
Chicago Botanic Garden
My research uses the tools of ecological genetics to answer questions aimed at making ecological restoration practices as economically feasible and successful as possible.
Understanding Trait Variation in Wild and Commercial Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) (2024)
Ecology, Plant Traits, Natural Areas Management, Restoration
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal community responses to shifting soil moisture levels and functional consequences for a conservative plant species in restored prairies (2022)
Ecology, Genetics, Soil & Fungal Biology, Fieldwork, Labwork, Plant Traits
CBG Summer Intern (2022)
Ecology, Economic Botany, Genetics, GIS, Paleobotany, Plant Systematics & Florisitic, Population Biology, Reproductive Biology, Soil & Fungal Biology
Could former steel industry sites provide habitat for threatened dolomite prairie species? (2022)
Ecology, Reproductive Biology, Fieldwork, Labwork, Plant Traits
Disentangling a Penstemon complex: Phylogenetic analysis of Penstemon pachyphyllus (2022)
Genetics, Labwork, Plant Systematics
Is there variation in plant root and shoot traits among populations of three tallgrass prairie species? (2022)
Ecology, Genetics, Soil & Fungal Biology, Labwork, Plant Traits
Restoration and Ecology of Garden's Natural Area (2021)
Ecology, Natural Areas Management
Seed trait analysis and germination requirements of native violet species (2021)
Ecology, Reproductive Biology, Labwork
Understanding variation in an aggressive native species to inform prairie restoration and management (2021)
Ecology, Fieldwork, Labwork, Natural Areas Management
Reproductive success of the plants of concern in the Chicago area (2020)
Ecology, Population Biology, Reproductive Biology, Labwork
Seed and seedling traits of common restoration species (2020)
Ecology, Reproductive Biology, Fieldwork, Labwork, Plant Traits
Soil analysis to inform native violet reintroduction (2020)
Ecology, Soil & Fungal Biology, Labwork
x (COVID-19 Cancelled) x Seed trait analysis and germination requirements of native violet species (2020)
Ecology, Reproductive Biology, Labwork
x (COVID-19 Cancelled) x Understanding variation in an aggressive native species to inform prairie restoration and management (2020)
Ecology, Fieldwork, Labwork, Plant Traits, Natural Areas Management
Assessing soil salinity throughout the Garden grounds (2019)
Soil & Fungal Biology, Fieldwork, Labwork
Understanding Seed Germination and Survivorship of Prairie Violets to Inform Restoration (2019)
Ecology, Reproductive Biology
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Understanding soil seed banks of woodland vernal pools to inform their restoration (2019)
Ecology, Soil & Fungal Biology, Fieldwork, Labwork
How much and what types of genetic diversity matter when restoring habitat? (2018)
Ecology, Population Biology
Predictive provenancing: can southern-sourced seeds be used in Midwest restoration efforts? (2017)
Genetics, Population Biology, Reproductive Biology
Smoke and Parasites... and other triggers to break seed dormancy (2016)
Ecology, Reproductive Biology
Summer Intern Experience (2016)
Ecology, Economic Botany, Genetics, GIS, Paleobotany, Plant Systematics & Florisitic, Population Biology, Reproductive Biology, Soil & Fungal Biology
Developing genetically appropriate seed mixes of vulnerable plant species for restoration (2015)
Ecology, Genetics, GIS, Population Biology, Reproductive Biology
Care for Rare (2013)
Genetics, Population Biology