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Natalie T. Boelman
Lamont Associate Research Professor
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Biology and Paleo Environment
Lecturer
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
6A Marine Biology
61 Route 9W - PO Box 1000
Palisades
NY
10964-8000
US
Phone: 
(845) 365-8480
Fax: 
(845) 365-8150
nboelman@ldeo.columbia.edu
CV: 
PDF icon Boelman_CV_June_2018.pdf

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The main goals of my research are to better understand:

  • the ways in which the composition, physical structure, and phenology of Arctic vegetation are changing in response to climate change (Project websites: NASA: Forest-Tundra Ecotone, and, NASA: LiDAR and tundra shrubs)

  •  how these changes impact resident and migratory animals and in turn how animals mediate climate-induced change in the region (Project websites: NSF: TeamBird,  NASA: Animals on the Move, and NSF: TeamVole)

  • how near and remote-sensing techniques can be used to study dynamics in ecological form and function (see above projects)

 

 

Education
List of degrees from highest to lowest:
Ph.D. in Earth & Environmental Sciences
Columbia University
09/2004
M.A. in Earth & Environmental Sciences
Columbia University
06/2001
Bachelor of Science in Physical Geography
McGill University
1999

Educational Activities: 
EESC G9500 Arctic Tundra & Climate Change (Fall 2011)
EESC V2300 Earth's Environmental System: Life Systems (Spring 2012/2015/2016/2017)
EESC W3901 Environmental Science Senior Research Seminar (2012/2013))
EESC G9500 Plant Physiology & Ecology (2012/2013/2016)
Lamont/DEES Student List: 
Shannan Sweet
Ruth Oliver
Angelica Patterson
Victoria Diaz-Bonilla (former Senior Thesis student, DEES)
Elizabeth Tupper (former Senior Thesis student, Barnard College)
Adam Formica (current Senior Thesis student, DEES)
Lacey-Harris-Coble (current Senior Thesis student, E3B)
Case Prager (current PhD Student, E3B)
Jess Gersony (current Senior Thesis student, E3B)
Rebecca Gibson (current Senior Thesis student, E3B)

Referenced in the Following News Items:

Researchers Develop an Artificial Intelligence to Analyze Birdsong in a Warming Arctic
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: How Drilling for Oil Could Impact Wildlife
Where Trees Meet Tundra, Decoding Signals of Climate Change
Tips for Being an Outstanding Mentor
Climate, Fires and Birds: How is the Tundra Changing?

Featured in the Following Videos:

Arctic warming: What it means for the birds and the bees
Climate Change in Arctic Tundra: From Wildfire to Songbirds

Selected Publications:

NDVI as a predictor of canopy arthropod biomass in the Alaskan arctic tundra Sweet, S.; Asmus, A.; Rich, M.E.; Gough, L.; Wingfield, J.C.; Boelman, N.T. Ecological Applications (2015)
Greater deciduous shrub abundance extends the annual period of maximum tundra greenness and increases modeled net CO2 uptake Sweet, S.; Griffin, K.L.; Steltzer, H.; Gough, L.; Boelman, N.T. Global Change Biology (2015)
Tall deciduous shrubs offset delayed start of growing season through rapid leaf development in the Alaskan arctic tundra Sweet, S. K.; Gough, L.; Griffin, K. L.; Boelman, N. T. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research 09/2014 Volume: 46 Issue: 3 p.: 16 (2014) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-46.3.682
Greater shrub dominance alters breeding habitat and food resources for migratory songbirds in Alaskan arctic tundra Boelman, N.T., L.;Gough, J.C.,Wingfield; S., Goetz, A. Asmus; H.E., Chmura; J.S., Krause; J.H., Perez; S.K., Sweet; K.C., Guay Global Change Biology (2014)
Maximum photosynthetic electron transport decreases down slope in a small Arctic watershed Griffin, K.L.; D.J. Epstein; Boelman, N.T. Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research Volume: 45 Issue: 1 p.: 10 (2013) http://dx.doi.org/10.1657/1938-4246-45.1.39
Arctic arthropod assemblages in habitats of differing shrub dominance Rich, M.E.; L. Gough; Boelman, N.T. Ecography Volume: 36 (2013) 10.1111/j.1600-0587.2012.00078.x
Urban heat island effect in New York City promotes growth in Northern red oak seedlings Searle, S.Y.; M. H. Turnbull; Boelman, N.T.; William S.F. Schuster; Dan Yakir; and K.L. Griffin. Tree Physiology Volume: 32 Issue: 4 p.: 11 (2012) 10.1093/treephys/tps027
Does NDVI reflect variation in the structural attributes associated with increasing shrub dominance in arctic tundra? Boelman, N.T., Gough, L., McLaren, J.R., Greaves, H. Environmental Research Letters Volume: 6 (2011)
Understanding burn severity sensing in Arctic tundra: Exploring vegetation indices, sub-optimal assessment timing and the impact of increasing pixel size Boelman, N.T., Rocha, A.V. and Shaver, G.R. International Journal of Remote Sensing Volume: iFirst p.: 1-24 (2011)
Multi-trophic invasion resistance in Hawaii: Bioacoustics, field surveys, and airborne remote sensing Boelman, N. T.; Asner, G. P.; Hart, P. J.; Martin, R. E. Ecological Applications Dec Volume: 17 Issue: 8 p.: 2137-2144 (2007)
Inter-annual variability of NDVI in response to long-term warming and fertilization in wet sedge and tussock tundra Boelman, N. T.; Stieglitz, M.; Griffin, K. L.; Shaver, G. R. Oecologia May Volume: 143 Issue: 4 p.: 588-597 (2005) DOI 10.1007/s00442-005-0012-9
Photosynthesis and reflectance indices for rainforest species in ecosystems undergoing progression and retrogression along a soil fertility chronosequence in New Zealand Whitehead, D.; Boelman, N. T.; Turnbull, M. H.; Griffin, K. L.; Tissue, D. T.; Barbour, M. M.; Hunt, J. E.; Richardson, S. J.; Peltzer, D. A. Oecologia Jun Volume: 144 Issue: 2 p.: 233-244 (2005) DOI 10.1007/s00442-005-0068-6
Response of NDVI, biomass, and ecosystem gas exchange to long-term warming and fertilization in wet sedge tundra Boelman, N. T.; Stieglitz, M.; Rueth, H. M.; Sommerkorn, M.; Griffin, K. L.; Shaver, G. R.; Gamon, J. A. Oecologia May Volume: 135 Issue: 3 p.: 414-421 (2003) DOI 10.1007/s00442-003-1198-3