Travis Huxman | |
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| Spouse | Kim Huxman |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BSc, Biology, 1993, MSc, Biology, 1996, California State University, San Bernardino PhD, Biological Science, 2000, University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| Thesis | Reproductive and growth responses of Mojave Desert plants to a changing climate (2000) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of California,Irvine University of Arizona |
Travis E. Huxman is an American plant physiological ecologist.
Huxman completed his Bachelor of Science and Master's degree from the California State University,San Bernardino and his PhD in biological science at the University of Nevada,Las Vegas. [1]
Following his postdoctoral research position at the University of Colorado,Boulder,Huxman became an assistant professor at the University of Arizona. [1] Upon joining the faculty,he earned funding for his project "Development of Riparian Evapotranspiration and Ecohydrologic Models to Predict Changes in and Consequences of Riparian Water Availability." [2] During his tenure at the University of Arizona,he led their efforts to acquire ownership of Biosphere 2 and transform it into a laboratory for scientific research. [3] He was later appointed the director of Biosphere 2 and co-director of the Arizona Center for STEM teachers. [4] In these roles,he also co-authored a journal article calling for greater recognition of the role of humans in causing and exacerbating water scarcity. [5]
Huxman left the University of Arizona in 2012 to become a professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology and director of the Center for Environmental Biology at the University of California,Irvine (UCI). [3] Following this,he was elected a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America for "advancing our understanding of plant ecophysiology,with fundamental work on the ecology and evolution of functional traits in plants,the effects of climate change on ecosystems,and the factors influencing restoration and conservation." [6] As the director of the UCI Sustainability Initiative,the Center for Environmental Biology,and the Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center,Huxman was also awarded the Outstanding University Service award. [7]
In 2020,Huxman was also elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for "distinguished contributions to the field of physiological plant ecology,particularly functional trait evolution and influence in ecosystems under global change." [8]
Huxman and his wife Kim have two daughters together. [9]
Biosphere 2 is an American Earth system science research facility located in Oracle,Arizona. Its mission is to serve as a center for research,outreach,teaching,and lifelong learning about Earth,its living systems,and its place in the universe. It is a 3.14-acre (1.27-hectare) structure originally built to be an artificial,materially closed ecological system,or vivarium. It remains the largest closed ecological system ever created.
The Colorado River Delta is the region where the Colorado River flows into the Gulf of California in eastern Mexicali Municipality in the north of the state of Baja California in northwesternmost Mexico. The delta is part of a larger geologic region called the Salton Trough. Historically,the interaction of the river's flow and the ocean's tide created a dynamic environment,supporting freshwater,brackish,and saltwater species. Within the delta region,the river split into multiple braided channels and formed a complex estuary and terrestrial ecosystems. The use of water upstream and the accompanying reduction of freshwater flow has resulted in the loss of most of the wetlands of the area,as well as drastic changes to the aquatic ecosystems. However,a scheme is currently in place which aims to rejuvenate the wetlands by releasing a pulse of water down the river delta.
Functional ecology is a branch of ecology that focuses on the roles,or functions,that species play in the community or ecosystem in which they occur. In this approach,physiological,anatomical,and life history characteristics of the species are emphasized. The term "function" is used to emphasize certain physiological processes rather than discrete properties,describe an organism's role in a trophic system,or illustrate the effects of natural selective processes on an organism. This sub-discipline of ecology represents the crossroads between ecological patterns and the processes and mechanisms that underlie them. It focuses on traits represented in large number of species and can be measured in two ways –the first being screening,which involves measuring a trait across a number of species,and the second being empiricism,which provides quantitative relationships for the traits measured in screening. Functional ecology often emphasizes an integrative approach,using organism traits and activities to understand community dynamics and ecosystem processes,particularly in response to the rapid global changes occurring in earth's environment.
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