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