Biography:Elena Litchman
Elena Litchman | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Moscow State University, University of Minnesota |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Competition and coexistence of phytoplankton under fluctuating light (1997) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert W. Sterner and David Tilman |
Elena Litchman is a professor of aquatic ecology at Michigan State University known for her research on the consequences of global environmental change on phytoplankton.
Education and career
Litchman received an Honors Diploma in biology from Moscow State University, Russia,[1] and a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Minnesota in 1997.[2] Following graduate work, Litchman held postdoctoral positions at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, the Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology, and Rutgers University.[3][4] From 2003 to 2005, Litchman was a research scientist at Georgia Institute of Technology.[1][4] In 2005, Litchman took a position in the Zoology Department of Michigan State University and the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station.[1] She has been named a MSU Foundation Professor at Michigan State University where she works in the Department of Integrative Biology.[5]
Research
Litchman's Ph.D. research[2] examined the impact of changing light levels on competition in phytoplankton.[6] She introduced the use of trait-based ecology for phytoplankton in papers published in 2007[7] and 2008.[8] Prior to these publications, trait-based ecology had been implemented in terrestrial science and Litchman was the first to apply these ideas to marine research. Key traits in phytoplankton include light, nutrient use, morphology, predation, and temperature, and Litchman has combined these traits to mathematically define phytoplankton community structure.[7][8] Litchman's research has examined the connection between the size of phytoplankton over evolutionary time and nutrient limitation[9] which, in turn, impacts marine food webs under changing climates.[10] Through eco-evolutionary modeling, Litchman's research has shown that in the future warmer oceans will cause phytoplankton to shift towards polar regions.[11][12]
Selected publications
- Litchman, Elena; Klausmeier, Christopher A.; Schofield, Oscar M.; Falkowski, Paul G. (2007). "The role of functional traits and trade-offs in structuring phytoplankton communities: scaling from cellular to ecosystem level" (in en). Ecology Letters 10 (12): 1170–1181. doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01117.x. ISSN 1461-0248. PMID 17927770. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01117.x.
- Litchman, Elena; Klausmeier, Christopher A. (2008-10-31). "Trait-Based Community Ecology of Phytoplankton". Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 39 (1): 615–639. doi:10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.39.110707.173549. ISSN 1543-592X. https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.39.110707.173549.
- Klausmeier, Christopher A.; Litchman, Elena; Daufresne, Tanguy; Levin, Simon A. (2004). "Optimal nitrogen-to-phosphorus stoichiometry of phytoplankton" (in en). Nature 429 (6988): 171–174. doi:10.1038/nature02454. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 15141209. Bibcode: 2004Natur.429..171K. https://www.nature.com/articles/nature02454.
Awards
- Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Award (2010)[13] "For integration of theoretical and experimental studies to predict how global environmental change modifies physical processes and phytoplankton diversity and evolution within lakes, and for interdisciplinary training and outreach to K-12 teachers."
- Petersen Foundation Excellence Professorship Award, Germany (2017)
- G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (2021)[14][15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Elena Litchman | Honored Faculty | Michigan State University". https://msu.edu/honoredfaculty/directory/litchman-elena.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Litchman, Elena Gennady (1997) (in en). Competition and coexistence of phytoplankton under fluctuating light. ISBN 9780591661460. https://primo.lib.umn.edu/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=TN_cdi_proquest_journals_304402136&context=PC&vid=TWINCITIES&lang=en_US&search_scope=mncat_discovery&adaptor=primo_central_multiple_fe&tab=article_discovery&query=any,contains,elena%20litchman&facet=rtype,include,dissertations&offset=0. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
- ↑ "Seminar: Elena Litchman | Carnegie's Department of Global Ecology". https://dge.carnegiescience.edu/events/2021/2/seminar-elena-litchman.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Litchman CV". https://www.kbs.msu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Litchman-CV-2021-w.pdf.
- ↑ "Biologist Litchman Named MSU Foundation Professor | Research at Michigan State University" (in en-US). https://research.msu.edu/biologist-litchman-named-msu-foundation-professor/.
- ↑ Litchman, Elena (1998-11-01). "Population and community responses of phytoplankton to fluctuating light" (in en). Oecologia 117 (1): 247–257. doi:10.1007/s004420050655. ISSN 1432-1939. PMID 28308494. Bibcode: 1998Oecol.117..247L. https://doi.org/10.1007/s004420050655.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Litchman, Elena; Klausmeier, Christopher A.; Schofield, Oscar M.; Falkowski, Paul G. (2007). "The role of functional traits and trade-offs in structuring phytoplankton communities: scaling from cellular to ecosystem level" (in en). Ecology Letters 10 (12): 1170–1181. doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01117.x. ISSN 1461-0248. PMID 17927770. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01117.x.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Litchman, Elena; Klausmeier, Christopher A. (2008). "Trait-Based Community Ecology of Phytoplankton". Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 39 (1): 615–639. doi:10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.39.110707.173549. ISSN 1543-592X. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.39.110707.173549.
- ↑ Litchman, E.; Klausmeier, C. A.; Yoshiyama, K. (2009-02-24). "Contrasting size evolution in marine and freshwater diatoms" (in en). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106 (8): 2665–2670. doi:10.1073/pnas.0810891106. ISSN 0027-8424. PMID 19202058. Bibcode: 2009PNAS..106.2665L.
- ↑ "Mighty Diatoms: Global Climate Feedback From Microscopic Algae" (in en). https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090317125217.htm.
- ↑ Thomas, M. K.; Kremer, C. T.; Klausmeier, C. A.; Litchman, E. (2012-11-23). "A Global Pattern of Thermal Adaptation in Marine Phytoplankton" (in en). Science 338 (6110): 1085–1088. doi:10.1126/science.1224836. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 23112294. Bibcode: 2012Sci...338.1085T.
- ↑ "Warmer future oceans could cause phytoplankton to thrive near poles, shrink in tropics" (in en). https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121025161747.htm.
- ↑ "President Obama Names Top U.S. Early Career Scientists and Engineers" (in English). https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=121810.
- ↑ "Litchman lands prestigious award for excellence in aquatic ecology" (in en). https://natsci.msu.edu/news/msus-elena-litchman-lands-prestigious-award-for-scientific-excellence-in-aquatic-ecology/.
- ↑ "2021 Hutchinson Award Recipient" (in en-US). https://www.aslo.org/aslo-awards/2021-aslo-award-recipients/2021-hutchinson-award-recipient/.
External links
- Elena Litchman publications indexed by Google Scholar
 |  |
