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Curriculum
- 2024-Present: Research Associate, Institute of Ecology, Leuphana University Lüneburg
- 2023-2024: Science Alliance GATE Research Fellow, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, and Oakridge National Lab (ORNL)
- 2019- 2023: PhD candidate and Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee
- 2014-2019: Science Outreach Officer, DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, Stellenbosch University
Keywords
- Biology
- Ecosystems Research
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Research collaborations from the last five years
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Does increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide facilitate plant invasions?
Cadotte, M. W., Inderjit, Turner, S. & Midgley, G. F., 02.03.2026, In: Global Change Biology. 32, 3, 3 p., e70757.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
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Plant neighbors differentially alter a focal species' biotic interactions through changes to resource allocation
Turner, S. C. & Schweitzer, J. A., 11.2024, In: Ecology. 105, 11, 18 p., e4395.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Road verges facilitate exotic species’ expansion into undisturbed natural montane grasslands
Turner, S. C., Esler, K. J. & Kalwij, J. M., 01.10.2021, In: Applied Vegetation Science. 24, 4, 9 p., e12615.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access11 Citations (Scopus) -
The utility of macroecological rules for microbial biogeography
Dickey, J. R., Swenie, R. A., Turner, S., Winfrey, C. C., Yaffar, D., Padukone, A., Beals, K. K., Sheldon, K. S. & Kivlin, S. N., 01.04.2021, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 9, 21 p., 633155.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
Open Access54 Citations (Scopus) -
Toward an ecology of disasters: a primer for the pursuit of ecological research on disasters
Gibson, N. L., Green, E. A., Herrera-R, G. A., Love, S. J., Turner, S. C., Weatherton, M., Faidiga, A. S., Luo, A. R., Ngoh, M. L., Shershen, E., Yoon, H. S. & Blum, M. J., 01.12.2021, In: Ecology and Society. 26, 4, 21 p., 22.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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The cascading impacts of biotic starting conditions on Cirsium discolor growth-reproduction trade-offs
Turner, S. (Speaker)
12.12.2023 → 15.12.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Publishing success in ecology, and African perspective
Turner, S. (Speaker)
09.2023Activity: Talk or presentation › talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
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Testing how plant interactions alter plant mediated interactions
Turner, S. (Speaker)
08.2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Plant competition alters plant-mediated interactions above and belowground
Turner, S. (Speaker)
12.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
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Dispersal: Islands, invasions and succession
Turner, S. (Oral presentation)
09.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research