David Vandermast
Associate Professor
Biology
Elon University
United States of America
Biography
One of the things I enjoy most about working at Elon is guiding student research projects. My research is in plant ecology and I utlized Elon University Forest, parks and other lands within easy driving distance of Elon, and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Research Interest
I am a plant ecologist and my research seeks to understand pattern and process in ecological communities. I have research in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, along the Haw River in the North Carolina Piedmont, and in Elon Forest and other areas near Elon.
Publications
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Vinkers, D. J., Gussekloo, J., Stek, M. L., Westendorp, R. G., & van der Mast, R. C. (2004). Temporal relation between depression and cognitive impairment in old age: prospective population based study. Bmj, 329(7471), 881.
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Vandermast, D. B., Moorman, C. E., Russell, K. R., & Van Lear, D. H. (2004). Initial vegetation response to prescribed fire in some oak-hickory forests of the South Carolina piedmont. Natural Areas Journal, 24(3), 216-222.
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Fridley, J. D., Vandermast, D. B., Kuppinger, D. M., Manthey, M., & Peet, R. K. (2007). Coâ€occurrence based assessment of habitat generalists and specialists: a new approach for the measurement of niche width. Journal of ecology, 95(4), 707-722.
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Cleland, E. E., Smith, M. D., Andelman, S. J., Bowles, C., Carney, K. M., Claire Hornerâ€Devine, M., ... & Vandermast, D. B. (2004). Invasion in space and time: nonâ€native species richness and relative abundance respond to interannual variation in productivity and diversity. Ecology Letters, 7(10), 947-957.
