FACULTY
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Dr. Gabrielle Katz, Assistant Professor
361 Rankin Science West
(828) 262-7233
katzgl@appstate.edu
Ph.D., Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder , 2001
M.A., Geography, University of Colorado at Boulder , 1996
B.A., Geological Sciences, Brown University , 1991
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Statement of Interests and Research:
My research focuses on (1) the interplay of physical and biological processes in riparian ecosystems, and (2) how human activities influence these bio-physical interactions and may alter ecosystem structure and function. As a geographer, my interdisciplinary research incorporates ideas and techniques from ecology, hydrology, and geomorphology in seeking to understand human impacts in riparian systems. I have studied the effects of flood control on downstream riparian forests in eastern Colorado , with an emphasis on the differential effects to native and non-native trees. I am currently participating in a study of the effects of groundwater pumping and hydrologic restoration on channel geomorphology and riparian vegetation on the San Pedro River in southeastern Arizona.
Teaching: Introduction to Physical Geography, Honors Physical Geography, Environmental Issues in Appalachia, Senior Seminar, graduate seminar on Biogeography & Ecosystem Management.
Publications:
Gabrielle L. Katz, Jonathan M. Friedman, & Susan W. Beatty. 2001. Effects of physical disturbance and granivory on establishment of native and non-native riparian trees. Diversity & Distributions. 7:1-4.
Gabrielle L. Katz & Patrick B. Shafroth. 2003. Biology, ecology and management of Elaeagnus angustifolia L. (Russian Olive) in western North America. Wetlands. 23:763-777.
Sabo, J. L., Sponsponseller, R., Dixon , M., Harms, T., Heffernan, J., Jani, A., Katz, G., Sokyan, C., Watts , J. & Welter, J. 2005. Riparian zones increase regional species diversity by harboring different, not more species. Ecology. 86(1):56-62.
Gabrielle L. Katz, Jonathan M. Friedman, & Susan W. Beatty. 2005. Delayed effects of flood control on a flood-dependent riparian forest. Ecological Applications. 15(3): 1019–1035.
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