Stefan Schnitzer

Marquette biological sciences professor receives $900,000 National Science Foundation grant for tropical forest research

Marquette ecology professor receives Way Klingler Fellowship in science

The focus of Dr. Stefan Schnitzer's lab has been understanding the forces that structure plant communities, maintain species diversity, control species distributions and allow species to co-exist.

Marquette researchers determine woody vines in Panama diminish tree reproduction

These vines climb trees to reach the forest canopy, where their leaves absorb the sunlight required for tree growth.

Marquette biologist earns $900,000 grant to advance studies on climate-driven changes in tropical forests

Accelerated vine growth linked to climate change, professor found

Marquette scientists find vines in tropical forest may significantly accelerate climate change

The three-year project by Marquette biologists found that the amount of carbon absorbed in a tropical forest in Panama decreased by 76 percent per year when the woody vines, called lianas, were present.