
Paul Barnes
Paul Barnes joined the Department of Biological Sciences in 2004. Dr. Barnes' research examines the functional ecology of plants and global change biology. Specific research topics include physiological plant ecology; grassland & savanna ecology; plant & ecosystem responses to global environmental change; environmental UV photobiology; mechanisms of plant-plant interactions; and plant carbon, water and light relations.
Recent Publications
- Barnes, P.W., J.F. Bornman, K.K. Pandey, and others. 2021. The success of the Montreal Protocol in mitigating interactive effects of stratospheric ozone depletion and climate change on the environment. Global Change Biology (In Press)
- Neugart, S., M.A. Tobler, and P.W. Barnes. 2021. Rapid adjustment in epidermal UV sunscreen protection: Comparison of optical measurement techniques and response to changing solar UV radiation conditions. Physiologia Plantarum (In Press) https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.13517
- Neale, R.N., P.W. Barnes, T. M. Robson, and others. 2021. Environmental effects of stratospheric ozone depletion, UV radiation, and interactions with climate: UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel, Update 2020. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences 20: 1-67. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43630-020-00001-x
- Barnes, P.W., C.E. Williamson, R.M. Lucas, S. Madronich, S.A. Robinson, N.D. Paul, and the UNEP Environmental Effects Assessment Panel. 2019. Ozone depletion, UV radiation, climate change and prospects for a sustainable future. Nature Sustainability 2:569-579. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0314-2
- Hewins, D.B., H. Lee, P.W. Barnes, N.G. McDowell, W.T. Pockman, T. Rahn, and H.L. Throop. 2019. Early exposure to UV radiation overshadowed by precipitation and litter quality as drivers of decomposition in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. PloS ONE 14(2): e0210470. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210470
Degrees
Ph.D., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1984; M.S., University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1980; B.A., Augustana College, 1978
Classes Taught
- Ecology and Evolution
- Plant Ecology
- Global Ecology
Areas of Expertise
Ecology, Evolution, Conservation, Botany, Environmental Science