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Professor of Biology
B.A., Cornell University; Ph.D., Duke University
Botany, Ecology, Conservation Biology
jevans@sewanee.edu

RESEARCH


My research in plant ecology and conservation has the following cross-cutting themes:

  1. Clonal growth as a mechanism for population persistence in plant communities
  2. Anthropogenic drivers of forest change
  3. Science conducted so as to inform land-use decision-making, public policy, and conservation efforts.

Recent Publications (*Undergraduate or lab alum co-author):

  • Evans, J.P., K. K. Cecala, *B. R. Scheffers, *C.A. Oldfield, N. Hollingshead, D. Haskell, and *B. McKenzie.  2017.  .   Wetlands 37:1093-1103.     
  • Evans, J.P., and *A. Morris.  2016.  .   American Journal of Botany 103: 1687-1693.   
  • Evans, J.P., *C.A. Oldfield, M.P. Priestley, Y.M. Gottfried, L.D. Estes, *A. Sidik, and G.S. Ramseur.  2016.    Castanea 81: 206-236.   
  • Evans, J.P., *C.A. Oldfield, K.K. Cecala, *J.K. Hiers, J.K., C. Van De Ven, *M.M. Armistead. 2016. . Forests 7: 101.     
  • *Oldfield, C.A. and J.P. Evans. 2016. .  Ecology and Evolution 6: 2569–2578.    
  • Evans, J.P., *B.R. Scheffers, and *M. Hess. 2014. .  Biological Invasions 16: 1581-1588.    
HERBARIUM

I direct the , which serves as a center for the study of plant biodiversity on the Cumberland Plateau. The Sewanee Herbarium has catalogued 1,120 species of vascular plants on Sewanee's 13,000 acre campus (Domain) as part of the . The Herbarium sponsors undergraduate and post-baccalaureate fellowships.

BELIZE

I run Sewanee's  which takes students to Belize to explore rainforest and coral reef ecology. Since 2011, this course has logged photos of over 500 species of animals and plants on the .  View the   I also work with  to promote rainforest conservation and provide student internship opportunities in Belize.  A recent intern was instrumental in helping me develop a  on deforestation in Belize, funded by the Associated Colleges of the ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ.