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abstract: Research Ecologist with the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center additionalType: short description
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abstract: Beth Middleton is a Research Ecologist at the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center. additionalType: staff profile page introductory statement
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abstract: Wetland function may be altered in the future because of dynamic shifts in droughts, water extraction, water fluctuation, salinity intrusion, CO2 levels, and storm intensity. Populations of species can be extirpated especially by drought, and tree mortality is especially common at the edges of species diestribution ranges during drought. Beth Middleton examines patterns of ecosystem function along latitudinal gradients in baldcypress swamps, monsoonal wetlands, mangrove swamps, northern peatleands, prairie fens, and floodplain wetlands. She has organized symposia, written three books, and edited three special journal volumes, which support multidisciplinary comparisons and research analysis of wetland function. Other research topics include the effects of hurricanes on coastal wetlands, flood pulsing in restoration, and biodiversity loss in fens of Europe, Asia and North America. Middleton maintains a research network of baldcypress swamps (North American Baldcypress Swamp Network) and invites other researchers to work in these study sites dedicated to the study of long term function of swamps in the southeastern US. additionalType: personal statement
email: middletonb@usgs.gov hasCredential: - '@type': EducationalOccupationalCredential
name: 'Ph.D., Botany, Iowa State University, 1989
Advisors: van der Valk/Davis'
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name: M.S., University of Minnesota Duluth, 1983
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name: B.S., University of Wisconsin Madison, 1978
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affiliatedOrganization: '@type': Organization name: Wetland and Aquatic Research Center url: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/wetland-and-aquatic-research-center roleName: Research Ecologist startDate: '2024-05-10T21:04:26.587013'
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jobTitle: Research Ecologist knowsAbout: - '@type': Thing
additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: aquatic ecosystems
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: biodiversity
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: biogeography
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: ecological processes
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: ecosystem diversity
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: ecosystem functions
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: ecosystems
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: environmental assessment
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: estuarine ecosystems
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: forest ecosystems
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: freshwater ecosystems
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: grassland ecosystems
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: habitat alteration
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: habitats
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: island ecosystems
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: shrubland ecosystems
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: wetland ecosystems
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additionalType: self-claimed expertise name: drought stress and population collapse
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'@type': OrganizationalRole member: '@type': Organization name: U.S. Geological Survey name: staff member startDate: '2024-05-10T21:04:26.583319'
name: Beth A Middleton, Ph. D. url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/beth-middleton
