Dr. Sophia Turner
Vita
- 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
Publications
Journal contributions
- Does increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide facilitate plant invasions?
Marc W. Cadotte (Author) , Sophia Turner (Author) , Guy F. Midgley (Author) , 02.03.2026 , in: Global Change Biology, 32, 3 , 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Comments / Debate / Reports › Research
- Plant neighbors differentially alter a focal species' biotic interactions through changes to resource allocation
Sophia Turner (Author) , Jennifer A. Schweitzer (Author) , 01.11.2024 , in: Ecology, 105, 11 , 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Toward an ecology of disasters: a primer for the pursuit of ecological research on disasters
Nathaniel L. Gibson (Author) , Elizabeth A. Green (Author) , Guido A. Herrera-R (Author) , Sarah J. Love (Author) , Sophia Turner (Author) , Maryrose Weatherton (Author) , Alexandra S. Faidiga (Author) , Amy R. Luo (Author) , Michael L. Ngoh (Author) , Eric Shershen (Author) , Hyun Seok Yoon (Author) , Michael J. Blum (Author) , 01.12.2021 , in: Ecology and Society, 26, 4 , 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- Road verges facilitate exotic species’ expansion into undisturbed natural montane grasslands
Sophia Turner (Author) , Karen Joan Esler (Author) , Jesse Machiel Kalwij (Author) , 01.10.2021 , in: Applied Vegetation Science, 24, 4 , 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
- The utility of macroecological rules for microbial biogeography
Jonathan R. Dickey (Author) , Rachel A. Swenie (Author) , Sophia Turner (Author) , Claire C. Winfrey (Author) , Daniela Yaffar (Author) , Anchal Padukone (Author) , Kendall K. Beals (Author) , Kimberly S. Sheldon (Author) , Stephanie N. Kivlin (Author) , 01.04.2021 , in: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9 , 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
Activities
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The cascading impacts of biotic starting conditions on Cirsium discolor growth-reproduction trade-offs
Sophia Turner (Speaker)
→Activity: Conference Presentations › Research
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Publishing success in ecology, and African perspective
Sophia Turner (Speaker)
Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Research
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Testing how plant interactions alter plant mediated interactions
Sophia Turner (Speaker)
Activity: Conference Presentations › Research
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Plant competition alters plant-mediated interactions above and belowground
Sophia Turner (Speaker)
Activity: Conference Presentations › Research
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Dispersal: Islands, invasions and succession
Sophia Turner (Oral presentation)
Activity: Guest lectures › Research
Courses
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Please note that the field exercises do not only differ in dates, but also in their topics and the study locations. For some exercises you will have to stay overnight, and for some exercises you need a bicycle.
You will learn basic field methods of vegetation ecology at different forest sites (setting up study plots, creating a vegetation survey, collecting leaf samples and measuring functional leaf characteristics).
With the help of this data, you will gain insights into different scales of biodiversity and the topic of functional ecology as a basis for understanding ecosystem functions and services.
Data analysis is carried out using the statistical program R.
You will learn basic field methods of vegetation ecology at different forest sites (setting up study plots, creating a vegetation survey, collecting leaf samples and measuring functional leaf characteristics).
With the help of this data, you will gain insights into different scales of biodiversity and the topic of functional ecology as a basis for understanding ecosystem functions and services.
Data analysis is carried out using the statistical program R.
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Please note that the field exercises do not only differ in dates, but also in their topics and the study locations. For some exercises you will have to stay overnight, and for some exercises you need a bicycle.
You will learn basic field methods of vegetation ecology at different forest sites (setting up study plots, creating a vegetation survey, collecting leaf samples and measuring functional leaf characteristics).
With the help of this data, you will gain insights into different scales of biodiversity and the topic of functional ecology as a basis for understanding ecosystem functions and services.
Data analysis is carried out using the statistical program R.
You will learn basic field methods of vegetation ecology at different forest sites (setting up study plots, creating a vegetation survey, collecting leaf samples and measuring functional leaf characteristics).
With the help of this data, you will gain insights into different scales of biodiversity and the topic of functional ecology as a basis for understanding ecosystem functions and services.
Data analysis is carried out using the statistical program R.
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Please note that all lab groups will have the same four exercises (soil ecology, molecular ecology, animal ecology, vegetation ecology), but the dates of the four exercises are different for each group. You cannot switch between groups during the semester.
Experiments on autecology, population ecology and synecology. The students will carry out the experiments under supervision.
Ziel
Experiments on autecology, population ecology and synecology. The students will carry out the experiments under supervision.
Ziel
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Please note that all lab groups will have the same four exercises (soil ecology, molecular ecology, animal ecology, vegetation ecology), but the dates of the four exercises are different for each group. You cannot switch between groups during the semester.
Experiments on autecology, population ecology and synecology. The students will carry out the experiments under supervision.
Ziel
Experiments on autecology, population ecology and synecology. The students will carry out the experiments under supervision.
Ziel
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Please note that all lab groups will have the same four exercises (soil ecology, molecular ecology, animal ecology, vegetation ecology), but the dates of the four exercises are different for each group. You cannot switch between groups during the semester.
Experiments on autecology, population ecology and synecology. The students will carry out the experiments under supervision.
Ziel
Experiments on autecology, population ecology and synecology. The students will carry out the experiments under supervision.
Ziel
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Please note that all lab groups will have the same four exercises (soil ecology, molecular ecology, animal ecology, vegetation ecology), but the dates of the four exercises are different for each group. You cannot switch between groups during the semester.
Experiments on autecology, population ecology and synecology. The students will carry out the experiments under supervision.
Ziel
Experiments on autecology, population ecology and synecology. The students will carry out the experiments under supervision.
Ziel
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Bitte beachten Sie, dass in allen Laborgruppen die gleichen vier Übungen (Bodenökologie, Molekulare Ökologie, Tierökologie, Vegetationsökologie) stattfinden, die Termine der vier Übungen jedoch bei jeder Gruppe unterschiedlich sind. Ein Wechsel zwischen den Gruppen während des Semesters ist nicht möglich.
Tierökologische Versuche zur Biodiversität. Die Versuche sind von den Studierenden unter Anleitung durchzuführen.
Tierökologische Versuche zur Biodiversität. Die Versuche sind von den Studierenden unter Anleitung durchzuführen.
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Bitte beachten Sie, dass in allen Laborgruppen die gleichen vier Übungen (Bodenökologie, Molekulare Ökologie, Tierökologie, Vegetationsökologie) stattfinden, die Termine der vier Übungen jedoch bei jeder Gruppe unterschiedlich sind. Ein Wechsel zwischen den Gruppen während des Semesters ist nicht möglich.
Tierökologische Versuche zur Biodiversität. Die Versuche sind von den Studierenden unter Anleitung durchzuführen.
Tierökologische Versuche zur Biodiversität. Die Versuche sind von den Studierenden unter Anleitung durchzuführen.
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Bitte beachten Sie, dass in allen Laborgruppen die gleichen vier Übungen (Bodenökologie, Molekulare Ökologie, Tierökologie, Vegetationsökologie) stattfinden, die Termine der vier Übungen jedoch bei jeder Gruppe unterschiedlich sind. Ein Wechsel zwischen den Gruppen während des Semesters ist nicht möglich.
Tierökologische Versuche zur Biodiversität. Die Versuche sind von den Studierenden unter Anleitung durchzuführen.
Tierökologische Versuche zur Biodiversität. Die Versuche sind von den Studierenden unter Anleitung durchzuführen.
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Bitte beachten Sie, dass in allen Laborgruppen die gleichen vier Übungen (Bodenökologie, Molekulare Ökologie, Tierökologie, Vegetationsökologie) stattfinden, die Termine der vier Übungen jedoch bei jeder Gruppe unterschiedlich sind. Ein Wechsel zwischen den Gruppen während des Semesters ist nicht möglich.
Tierökologische Versuche zur Biodiversität. Die Versuche sind von den Studierenden unter Anleitung durchzuführen.
Tierökologische Versuche zur Biodiversität. Die Versuche sind von den Studierenden unter Anleitung durchzuführen.