Dr. Richard V. Pouyat
Team Leader, Northeastern Research Station, for Baltimore Ecosystem Study
USDA Forest Service, Northeaster Research Station

Biography
Richard Pouyat received his Ph.D in ecology from Rutgers University in 1992 and an M.S. in forest soils and B.S. in forest biology at the College of Environmental Science and Forestry in 1983 and 1980, respectively. Dr. Pouyat is an ecologist/soil scientist at the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. He is currently a co-principal investigator of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study; a Long Term Ecological Research site funded by the National Science Foundation. He has broad scientific interests and has used his extensive training in both ecology and soil science to investigate human influences on forest ecosystems. Although much of his research is "basic" in nature, he has a strong interest in applying research to the solution of contemporary problems in natural resource management and policy issues, and to integrate the ecological and social sciences. In 1997, he worked as a Legislative Assistant for Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY). While serving for Senator Moynihan, he co-authored acid deposition legislation. More recently, he worked as a Legislative Assistant for Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). For Senator Feinstein his issue areas included forest management and the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. Prior to going back to graduate school, he worked for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

Selected Publications
Pouyat, R.V., P.M. Groffman, I. Yesilonis, and L. Hernandez. 2002. Soil carbon pools and fluxes in urban ecosystems. Environmental Pollution 116:107-118.

Pouyat, R.V., M.J. McDonnell, and S.T.A. Pickett. 1997. Litter decomposition and nitrogen mineralization along an urban-rural land use gradient. Urban Ecosystems 1:117-131.

Pouyat, R.V., M.J. McDonnell, and S.T.A. Pickett. 1995. Soil characteristics of oak stands along an urban-rural land use gradient. Journal Environmental Quality 24:516-526.

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