Marko Spasojevic

Graduate student

Education:

2002 Shoreline Community College, Seattle WA. Associates of Science

2004 University of Washington, Seattle WA. Bachelor of Science in Biology (Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation)

2005-Present University of California Irvine, Irvine CA. PhD Student, School of Biological Sciences

Research Interests:

I am interested in the factors that control plant community structure and function in both stable and disturbed communities. I am currently conducting my research at the Niwot Ridge LTER on the impact of hemiparasitic Castilleja occidentalis on community structure and nitrogen cycling in the alpine tundra.

Favorite Plant:

Gymnosperm: Thuja plicata (Western Red Cedar)
Angiosperm: Xerophyllum tenax (Bear grass)

Email Address:

mspasoje@uci.edu

Webpage:

http://grad.bio.uci.edu/ecoevo/mspasoje/