Sean Mcmahon
Associate Professor
Plant Science
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
United States of America
Biography
Sean mahon is the associate professor in smith sonian institute for tropical research primary research focuses on the ecological mechanisms that structure forest communities and determine their fine- and large-scale spatial and temporal dynamics. This program spans topics as diverse as forest demography, functional traits, canopy structure and change over succession, spatial patterns and shifts of temperate and tropical forest tree species, and how climate change influences biomass shifts over stand development. This work combines field research, advanced statistical analyses, computer simulations, and enjoys the collaboration of a global network of scientists in forest ecology, statistics, computer science, and climate science.
Research Interest
His research interest includes the Climate change and terrestrial systemsCarbon movement through forests. Plant emography.Quantitative methods in ecology and evolution.
Publications
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McMahonS M,Parker G.Evidence for a recent increase in forest growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.2008;107:3611–3615
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McMahon S,Metcalf E.Transient sensitivities of non-indigenous shrub species indicate complicated invasion dynamics. Biological invasions.2008;10:33-846.
