Karen Stahlheber

Associate Professor Vice Chair of Natural and Applied Sciences Chair of Biology

University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

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Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning

College of Science, Engineering and Technology

Department Of Human Biology

Environmental Science

University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

Karen Stahlheber is currently serving as a Center For The Advancement Of Teaching And Learning Associate Professor Vice Chair of Natural and Applied Sciences Chair of Biology at University of Wisconsin–Green Bay.

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Karen Stahlheber

University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

Associate Professor Vice Chair of Natural and Applied Sciences Chair of Biology

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ecology environmental science agricultural economics sustainable agriculture botany agronomy applied ecology plant science livestock science vegetation science community (ecology) ecology and evolutionary biology biogeography forest ecology evolutionary biology biodiversity conservation biology drought ecological applications restoration ecology horticulture research soil biology tree physiology arid environments landscape ecology ecology evolution functional ecology biological conservation wildlife pest science waste management plant biodiversity biotic interactions plant-parasite coevolution plant-animal interactions agricultural management agricultural sciences nutrient management animal agriculture agricultural conservation soil properties continual improvement process plant ecology soil ecology algal biomass estuaries environmental quality disparate impact soil health crop ecology short-term variability plant breeding crop improvement wildlife ecology benthic-pelagic coupling limnology freshwater ecosystems water ecologies benthic ecology vegetation history california mediterranean grasslands plant composition switchgrass stands low variation switchgrass cultivars bioenergy feedstock quality nitrogen fertilization effects perennial grass restoration tree canopies edge-of-field water quality great lakes basin biomass yield switchgrass feedstock cultivars trait-based analysis differential responses livestock exclusion impacts human impacts on the environment environmental education environmental planning geography forest research ecosystems global ecology land use conservation science ecological engineering biology agroforestry systems urban ecology global change biology environmental resource management ecological monograph forest policy sustainability science natural resource management conservation letter agricultural history deforestation ecological indicator environmental anthropology wetlands animal conservation land degradation resource policy ecological economics sustainable development ecosystem services forestry environmental research

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From Bay to Boat: An Assessment of Commercial Catch in Green Bay, Lake Michigan. North American Journal of Fisheries Management (2025)

aquatic ecosystemsaquaculturecommercial fishingfishery managementfish biologyaquatic conservationgreen baynatural resource managementfishery assessmentfishery researchfishery sciencecommercial catchecologylake michiganmarine policyfisheries

Plant Community Composition and Dominant Species Drive Stability in Aboveground Production of Biofuel Agroecosystems. Ecological Applications (2025)

production researchbiofuelssustainable productionsustainable agriculturebioenergyagricultural economicsenvironmental sciencebotanyagricultural biotechnologyagroforestry systemsecosystemsapplied ecologybiomass (energy)ecologysoilagronomyplant soil

Germination Response to Winter Temperature Changes With Seed Shape and Length of Temperature Exposure. Ecology (2024)

climate changeexperimental botanytree physiologyglobal change biologysustainable agricultureenvironmental sciencebotanybiologyecology and evolutionary biologycrop protectionextreme environmentsplant pathologyplant physiologyplant scienceagronomyecologyhorticulture research

Benthos of Green Bay, Lake Michigan Revisited After 40 Years: A Temporal Update and Assessment of Environmental Associations. Journal of Great Lakes Research (2022)

aquatic ecosystemswater qualityhuman impacts on the environmentwetlandscoastal managementbenthic-pelagic couplingaquatic conservationenvironmental sciencelimnologytemporal updatefreshwater ecosystemswater ecologiesenvironmental researchenvironmental associationsbenthic ecologyecologywater pollutiongreen bay

Challenges in Linking Soil Health to Edge‐of‐Field Water Quality Across the Great Lakes Basin. Journal of Environmental Quality (2022)

K FermanichM MeyersLC LokenM Bischoff‐GrayR Turco...

edge-of-field water qualityestuarieswater qualityhuman impacts on the environmentenvironmental qualityagricultural economicsenvironmental sciencelivestock scienceforest ecologysustainable agriculturearid environmentssoilclimate changewaste managementearth sciencedisparate impactgreat lakes basinsoil healthsoil biology

Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal Community Responses to Drought and Nitrogen Fertilization in Switchgrass Stands. Applied Soil Ecology (2021)

Sarah M. EmeryLukas Bell-DereskeKaren A. StahlheberKatherine L. Gross

vegetation sciencesoil propertiescontinual improvement processagricultural economicssustainable agricultureenvironmental sciencerestoration ecologyplant ecologycommunity (ecology)applied ecologyswitchgrass standsecologyplant sciencedroughtsoil ecologymicrobial ecologyhorticulture researchsoil biology

Drought Minimized Nitrogen Fertilization Effects on Bioenergy Feedstock Quality. Biomass and Bioenergy (2020)

Sarah M. EmeryKaren A. StahlheberKatherine L. Gross

agricultural economicsbioenergybioenergy feedstock qualitydroughtnitrogen fertilization effects

Predicting Productivity: A Trait-Based Analysis of Variability in Biomass Yield Among Switchgrass Feedstock Cultivars. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment (2020)

Karen A. StahlheberJacob LindquistPeter D. DrogoshDennis PenningtonKatherine L. Gross

crop ecologyagricultural economicsshort-term variabilityenvironmental scienceplant breedingagricultural biotechnologylivestock scienceproductivitysustainable agriculturevegetation sciencebotanyapplied ecologyplant sciencebiomass yieldagronomycrop improvementswitchgrass feedstock cultivarstrait-based analysisforestryecology

California Oak Savannas and Grasslands. Elsevier eBooks (2019)

CM TylerKA Stahlheber

vegetation sciencevegetation historyearth scienceforest ecologyagronomycalifornia oak savannasarid environmentsforestryenvironmental scienceforest ecosystemsforest researchland uselandscape ecologyecologyarboriculturebiogeography

Change in Dominance Determines Herbivore Effects on Plant Biodiversity. Nature Ecology & Evolution (2018)

Sally E. KoernerMelinda D. SmithDeron E. BurkepileNiall P. HananMeghan L. AvolioScott L. CollinsAlan K. KnappNathan P. LemoineElisabeth J. ForrestelStephanie EbyDave I. ThompsonGerardo A. Aguado-SantacruzJohn P. AndersonT. Michael AndersonAyana AngassaSumanta BagchiElisabeth S. BakkerGary BastinLauren E. BaurKaren H. BeardErik A. BeeverPatrick J. BohlenElizabeth H. BoughtonDon CanestroAriela CesaEnrique ChanetonJimin ChengCarla M. D’AntonioClaire DelegliseFadiala DembéléJosh DorroughDavid J. EldridgeBarbara Fernandez-GoingSilvia Fernández-LugoLauchlan H. FraserBill FreedmanGonzalo García-SalgadoJacob R. GoheenLiang GuoSean HusheerMoussa KarembéJohannes M. H. KnopsTineke KraaijAndrew KulmatiskiMinna-Maarit KytöviitaFelipe LezamaGregory LoucougarayAlejandro LoydiDan G. MilchunasSuzanne J. MiltonJohn W. MorganClaire MoxhamKyle C. NehringHan OlffTodd M. PalmerSalvador RebolloCorinna RiginosAnita C. RischMarta RuedaMahesh SankaranTakehiro SasakiKathryn A. SchoeneckerNick L. SchultzMartin SchützAngelika SchwabeFrances SiebertChristian SmitKaren A. StahlheberChristian StormDustin J. StrongJishuai SuYadugiri V. TiruvaimozhiClaudia TylerJames ValMartijn L. VandegehuchteKari E. VeblenLance T. VermeireDavid WardJianshuang WuTruman P. YoungQiang YuTamara Jane Zelikova

ecology evolutionplant biodiversityevolutionary ecologybiotic interactionsbiodiversityplant-parasite coevolutionecological applicationsplant-animal interactionsfunctional ecologycommunity (ecology)evolutionary biologyapplied ecologyecologyecology and evolutionary biology