{"id":18,"date":"2018-08-17T04:04:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T11:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/ramps\/people\/"},"modified":"2023-06-12T16:25:37","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T16:25:37","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/ramps\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>People<\/h1>\n<!-- shortcode-image-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-image-block\">\n                <!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--left\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <img src='\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/08\/Brad_profile_web-ek.jpg' srcset='' sizes='' \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/span>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n<h2>Brad Butterfield, Ph.D.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Assistant Research Professor<\/strong><br \/>\nNorthern Arizona University<br \/>\nDepartment of Biological Sciences and Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research<\/p>\n<p>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Bradley.Butterfield@nau.edu\">Bradley.Butterfield@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Visit Professional Page\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.directory.nau.edu\/person\/bjb329\">&gt;&gt;Professional Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brad&#8217;s research interests include plant community ecology, plant functional ecology, ecosystem ecology, and biogeography. Brad\u2019s research focuses on the intersection between processes that regulate biodiversity and the consequences of that diversity for ecosystem function, primarily in dryland ecosystems.<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-image-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-image-block\">\n                <!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--left\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <img src='\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/08\/Seth_Munson-ek.jpg' srcset='' sizes='' \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/span>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n<h2>Seth Munson, Ph.D.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Research Ecologist<\/strong><br \/>\nU.S. Geological Survey<br \/>\nSouthwest Biological Science Center<\/p>\n<p>Phone: (928) 523-7740<br \/>\nEmail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:smunson@usgs.gov\">smunson@usgs.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Professional Page\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/staff-profiles\/seth-munson?qt-staff_profile_science_products=3#qt-staff_profile_science_products\">&gt;&gt;Professional Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seth&#8217;s research focus us plant-soil interactions in dryland ecosystems and how these interactions are affected by climate and land use changes. Much of his research aims to understand the dynamics of dryland ecosystems at long temporal and broad spatial scales, which employs a multidisciplinary approach. His work seeks to improve the management of arid and semiarid lands and is done in close collaboration with several land management agencies.<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-image-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-image-block\">\n                <!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--left\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <img src='\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2018\/08\/John-Bradford-ek.jpg' srcset='' sizes='' \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/span>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n<h2>John Bradford, Ph.D.<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Research Ecologist<\/strong><br \/>\nU.S. Geological Survey<br \/>\nSouthwest Biological Science Center<\/p>\n<p>Phone: (928) 523-7766<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:jbradford@usgs.gov\">jbradford@usgs.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"&amp;gt;&amp;gt;Professional Page\u00a0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/staff-profiles\/john-b-bradford\">&gt;&gt;Professional Page\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>John studies the impact of global change on terrestrial ecosystems, focusing on understanding how changing climatic conditions and land-use practices influence terrestrial vegetation structure and composition as well as ecosystem processes, notably carbon and water cycling. 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