Patricia A. Soranno
- Professor
- Macrosystems ecology, freshwater science, data-intensive science, team science, science culture
- Department of Integrative Biology
- Data-intensive Landscape Limnology lab
- College of Natural Science
- 323 Natural Sciences Building
- (231) 714-9591
- soranno@msu.edu
WEBSITE
https://directory.natsci.msu.edu/directory/Profiles/Person/103415?org=65BIOGRAPHY
As a landscape limnologist, the focus of my research is to gain a better understanding of lakes and their place in the landscape. Lakes can be studied at three important spatial scales: within-lake, lake catchment, and the landscape, and my research includes all three. My main lines of research are: (1) The effects of land use on lake nutrients and biological communities; (2) Development of a landscape-context paradigm for lake ecosystems; (3) The application of a landscape-context paradigm to lake assessment and management; and (4) Quantifying ecosystem reference conditions.
AREA OF EXPERTISE
- Landscape limnology
- Macrosystems ecology
- Land-water interactions
- Water quality
- Limnology
- Landscape ecology