Justin Prouty Wright
Associate Professor of Biology
Education
Ph.D., Cornell University 2002
B.A., Williams College 1996
Guerrero-Ramírez, N. R., L. Mommer, G. T. Freschet, C. M. Iversen, M. L. McCormack, J. Kattge, H. Poorter, et al. “Global root traits (GRooT) database.” Global Ecology and Biogeography 30, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 25–37. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13179. Full Text
Mitchell, Rachel M., Greg M. Ames, and Justin P. Wright. “Intraspecific trait variability shapes leaf trait response to altered fire regimes.” Annals of Botany, October 10, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaa179. Full Text
Koltz, Amanda M., and Justin P. Wright. “Impacts of female body size on cannibalism and juvenile abundance in a dominant arctic spider.” The Journal of Animal Ecology 89, no. 8 (August 2020): 1788–98. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13230. Full Text
Kuppler, J., C. H. Albert, G. M. Ames, W. S. Armbruster, G. Boenisch, F. C. Boucher, D. R. Campbell, et al. “Global gradients in intraspecific variation in vegetative and floral traits are partially associated with climate and species richness.” Global Ecology and Biogeography 29, no. 6 (June 1, 2020): 992–1007. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13077. Full Text
Firn, Jennifer, James M. McGree, Eric Harvey, Habacuc Flores-Moreno, Martin Schütz, Yvonne M. Buckley, Elizabeth T. Borer, et al. “Author Correction: Leaf nutrients, not specific leaf area, are consistent indicators of elevated nutrient inputs.” Nature Ecology & Evolution 4, no. 6 (June 2020): 886–91. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1213-7. Full Text
Rocca, Jennifer D., Marie Simonin, Emily S. Bernhardt, Alex D. Washburne, and Justin P. Wright. “Rare microbial taxa emerge when communities collide: freshwater and marine microbiome responses to experimental mixing.” Ecology 101, no. 3 (March 2020): e02956. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2956. Full Text
Ury, Emily A., Steven M. Anderson, Robert K. Peet, Emily S. Bernhardt, and Justin P. Wright. “Succession, regression and loss: does evidence of saltwater exposure explain recent changes in the tree communities of North Carolina's Coastal Plain?” Annals of Botany 125, no. 2 (February 2020): 255–64. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcz039. Full Text
Kattge, Jens, Gerhard Bönisch, Sandra Díaz, Sandra Lavorel, Iain Colin Prentice, Paul Leadley, Susanne Tautenhahn, et al. “TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access.” Global Change Biology 26, no. 1 (January 2020): 119–88. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14904. Full Text
Wright, J., D. DeLaMater, A. Simha, E. Ury, and C. Ficken. “Changes in Prescribed Fire Frequency Alter Ecosystem Carbon Dynamics.” Ecosystems, January 1, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-020-00540-5. Full Text
Cleland, E. E., E. M. Lind, N. M. DeCrappeo, E. DeLorenze, R. A. Wilkins, P. B. Adler, J. D. Bakker, et al. “Belowground Biomass Response to Nutrient Enrichment Depends on Light Limitation Across Globally Distributed Grasslands.” Ecosystems 22, no. 7 (November 1, 2019): 1466–77. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10021-019-00350-4. Full Text
Pages
Anciaux, Sarah K., Benjamin P. Colman, Emily S. Bernhardt, Justin Wright, and Bonny McGill. “Investigation of the bioaccumulation of silver nanoparticles.” In Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 241. AMER CHEMICAL SOC, 2011.
Ewing, H. A., K. Hogan, F. Keesing, H. M. Bugmann, A. R. Berkowitz, L. J. Gross, J. T. Oris, and J. P. Wright. “The role of modeling in undergraduate education.” In Models in Ecosystem Science, edited by C. D. Canham, J. J. Cole, and W. K. Lauenroth, 413–27. PRINCETON UNIV PRESS, 2003.
Selected Grants
Community Coalescence: Disentangling Assembly Processes using Aquatic Microbial Communities awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2018 to 2021
Collaborative Research: Salinization of the inland coastal plain through saltwater intrusion: landscapes in transition along the leading edge of climate change awarded by National Science Foundation (Co-Principal Investigator). 2015 to 2020
Birds-eye view on canopy stress from saltwater intrusion: integrating drone imagery and satellite remote sensing to aid coastal wetland restoration awarded by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Principal Investigator). 2017 to 2020
Modeling the Effects of Saltwater Intrusion on the Forested Wetlands of North Carolinas Coastal Plain awarded by North Carolina State University (Principal Investigator). 2018 to 2019
Modeling the Effects of Saltwater Intrusion on the Forested Wetlands of North Carolinas Coastal Plain awarded by North Carolina State University (Principal Investigator). 2018 to 2019
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Scaling Plant Physiology to Ecosystem Ecology: Assessing the Role of the Plant Community in Preventing Nitrogen Losses Following Fire awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2016 to 2019
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Synthesizing the Mass-Ratio and Novel-Traits Hypotheses to Explain Variability in the Impact of Plant Invasions on Coupled C and N Cycling awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2014 to 2018
Collaborative Research: Testing a conceptually-driven framework to predict variability in the ecosystem consequences of plant invasion across heterogenous landscapes awarded by National Science Foundation (Principal Investigator). 2014 to 2018
Using Functional traits to inform plant conservation efforts for threatened and endangered plant species on Fort Bragg, NC awarded by U.S. Army Research, Development & Engineering Command (Principal Investigator). 2015 to 2017
Plant Ecophysiology under Extreme Climate Events awarded by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Principal Investigator). 2016 to 2017