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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:53:21.315352'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/emily-c-palmquist
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - 2022 - PhD. in Biology with Distinction, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff,
     AZ. Co-advised by Drs. Kiona Ogle and Thomas Whitham
   - 'Dissertation: "Climate, genetics, and river flow interact to shape riparian
     plant community structure"'
   - 2010 - M.S. in Biology with Distinction, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff,
     AZ. Advised by Dr. Tina Ayers.
   - 'Thesis: Phylogeny and evolutionary history of Anticlea vaginata Rydb. (Melanthiaceae):
     a hanging garden endemic'
   - '2005 - B.Sc. in Environmental Science: Resource Conservation and Management
     (Second Major: English), summa cum laude, Carroll University, Waukesha, WI'
   email: epalmquist@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms:
   - Aridland plant ecology
   - Riparian ecosystems
   - Riparian plant ecology
   - Rare plants
   - Plant taxonomy
   - Colorado River, Grand Canyon
   - Ecosystem dynamics
   - Plant traits
   - Functional traits
   - Genetics
   - Genetic structure
   - Plant ecophysiology
   - Plant biology
   - Native plant assessment
   - Bayesian modeling
   - Ecological community analysis
   - Plant community monitoring
   - Status and trends monitoring
   - Natural resource management
   - Land management
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Dr. Emily Palmquist is a plant ecologist with the Southwest Biological Science
     Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Station. Emily studies riparian
     plant ecology in drylands of the western U.S. with particular emphasis on providing
     scientific information that addresses land management and stakeholder needs.
   name: Emily C Palmquist, PhD
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0003-1069-2154
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/southwest-biological-science-center
   organization_name: Southwest Biological Science Center
   personal_statement: Emily conducts research with direct applications to improving
     land stewardship in a changing environment. Her research examines how environmental
     pressures, plant genetics, plant traits, and interactions among these factors
     affect plant community structure and change. This research often provides information
     needed to make management decisions, for example, characterizing floristic patterns,
     choosing plants for restoration, and evaluating taxonomic relationships. These
     studies also often characterize the effect of management decisions, for example,
     dam operations or grazing. Since her research sits at the interface of conservation
     and land use, she aims to contribute to creating solutions for living sustainably
     in drylands.Her current research projects focus on the impact of river regulation
     on riparian vegetation communities, riparian plant population genetics in a
     restoration context, and physiological responses of riparian plants to flooding
     and climate.Emily moved to the Southwest in 2006 after a variety of seasonal
     plant ecology positions in Minnesota, Indiana, and Western Australia. Since
     then, she has worked in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico assisting with research
     on rare plants, dryland plant ecology, spring vegetation, grazing, and riparian
     vegetation. Emily has been working in the Grand Canyon region since 2011, which
     has included conducting upland and riparian long-term vegetation monitoring
     and grazing assessments.
   professional_experience:
   - "2014 \u2013 present: Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Southwestern Biological\
     \ Science Center, Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, Flagstaff, AZ"
   - "2012 \u2013 2014: Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Southwestern Biological\
     \ Science Center, Moab, UT"
   - '2011: Botanist, National Park Service, Southern Colorado Plateau Inventory
     & Monitoring Network, Flagstaff, AZ'
   - '2011: Botanist, Grand Canyon Trust, Flagstaff, AZ'
   - "2006 \u2013 2009: Biological Science Technician, National Park Service, Glen\
     \ Canyon National Recreation Area, Page, AZ"
   title: Ecologist