NRRC
2150 Centre Ave.
Bldg A, Suite 368
Fort Collins , CO 80526

Phone: (970) 295-5987
Fax: (970) 295-5988
Email: dmmerritt@fs.fed.us

• Riparian plant ecology
• Plant species diversity
• Water dispersal of riparian plants
• Invasive species
• Riverine and riparian ecosystems: effects of dams, water diversion, and land use on ecosystem processes
• The effects of water development (dams and diversions) on riparian ecosystems
• Current projects include: response of vegetation to Tamarix removal along the Rio Grande and upper Green Rivers; processes governing Tamarix invasion in the western US; the role of hydrochory in structuring plant communities; the effects of dams and diversions on riparian vegetation, strucutred population modeling of riparian plants; streamflow regimes necessary to support riparian vegetation; National riparian definition, classification, and trend monitoring

• Curriculum Vitae
• Publications
• NREL
• Smith Conservation Fellowship