Joan G. Ehrenfeld
Professor
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
126 Environment and Natural Resource Sciences Building
14 College Farm Road
Cook College, Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
TEL: (732) 932-1081
FAX: (732) 932-8746
email: ehrenfel@rci.rutgers.edu
I work in the areas of wetland ecology, ecosystems ecology, and urban ecology, focussing on plant-soil interactions, but also working on a wide range of related aspects of plant and soil ecology. My current research includes studies of the interactions of exotic invasive plants and forest soils, several studies of community diversity in wetlands, wetland nitrogen and carbon cycling, and studies of urban ecosystems. A more detailed description of current research topics, and the students working on these projects, can be found here.
I teach courses on wetland ecology, ecosystems ecology and global change, invasion ecology, and I co-teach our general ecology course and field methods course. Descriptions of these courses and syllabi can be found here.
I serve on several federal and state advisory committees involving water management, wetlands, and invasive species. Click here for a description of these committees and links to their websites.
A few recent publications -
Yu, Shen and J. G. Ehrenfeld. 2009. Relationships among plants, soils and microbial communities along a hydrological gradient in the New Jersey Pinelands, USA. Annals of Botany. doi:10.1093/aob/mcp183, 12 p click here for pdf 
Stander, E. K. and J. G. Ehrenfeld. 2009. Evaluating the Ability of the HGM Functional Assessment Method to Predict Nitrate Production and Removal Functions in Urban Wetlands. Environmental Management 43:725-742click here for pdf
Ehrenfeld, J. G. 2008 Exotic invasive species in urban wetlands: environmental correlates and implications for wetland management. Journal of Applied Ecology. 45:1160-1169 click here for pdf
Ehrenfeld, J. G., B. Ravit and K. Elgersma. 2005. Feedback in the Plant-Soil System. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 30:75–115 click here for pdf
for a full list of publications, please download my curriculum vitae.
Doing ecology in New Jersey - it's NOT just the NJ Turnpike! click here to see what it's really like!