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United States

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Ecologist with 15+ years experience in experimental design, data analysis, academic writing

Profile Summary

I am a terrestrial ecologist with research interests in species invasions and the evolution of interactions, primarily mutualism. I have been conducting ecological research for nearly 20 years, using both observational and experimental approaches. I have extensive experience in designing such studies, and in the analytical methods required for each, which are quite different from each other. For the past 15 years I have also been teaching other people how to do research: other researchers, professors, and students. I consult regularly with colleagues on their research questions, and teach classes in experimental methods and analysis.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Statistical Analysis
• ☆ Teaching & Instruction
• ☆ Phylogenetics
• ☆ Ecology
• ☆ Molecular Ecology
• ☆ DNA Sequencing
• ☆ Manuscript Writing
• ☆ Experimental Protocols

Services

• Writing
• Scientific consulting
• Data Science
• Secondary Research
• Statistical review
• Editing

Data Science Data visualization, Analysis from dataset, Machine learning, Quantitative analysis

Editing Content editing, Fact checking, Language editing, Proofreading

Statistical review Verify statistical analysis, Conduct simple analysis, Conduct complex analyses, Recommend suitable tests

Writing Journal article, Grant proposal, Monograph, Conference poster, Educational content

Secondary Research Literature search, Find latest research, Prepare evidence-based answers, Deep dive into a topic, Prepare a research report, Compile list of papers, Summarize findings

Work Experience

• Biology Instructor and Field Station Associate Director

  Macalester College

  July 2004 - Present

Education

• PhD

  University of Alaska Fairbanks

  June 2005 - December 2011

• Bachelor of Science

  University of Alaska Fairbanks

  September 2000 - June 2002

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE
• Anderson, M.D., Davis, M.A., Burke, C., Dalrymple, C., Ensley-Field, M., Lewanski, A., Manning, P., Moore, Z., Morisawa, R., Nguyen, P., et al.(2019). Comparison of the non-native herb Alliaria petiolata with dominant native herbs in microhabitats of a Midwestern forest . Ecosphere. 10. (3).
• Ewing, P.M., Lauko, D., Anderson, M.(2015). Elevated, but highly variable, acetylene reduction in soils associated with the invasive shrub Rhamnus Cathartica in a midwestern oak forest . Biological Invasions. 17. (8). p. 2229-2234.
• Davis, M.A., Anderson, M.D., Bock-Brownstein, L., Staudenmaier, A., Suliteanu, M., Wareham, A., Dosch, J.J.(2015). Little evidence of native and non-native species influencing one another's abundance and distribution in the herb layer of an oak woodland . Journal of Vegetation Science. 26. (5). p. 1005-1012.
• Davis, M.A., MacMillen, C., LeFevre-Levy, M., Dallavalle, C., Kriegel, N., Tyndel, S., Martinez, Y., Anderson, M.D., Dosch, J.J.(2014). Population and plant community dynamics involving garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in a Minnesota Oak Woodland: A four year study . Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 141. (3). p. 205-216.
• Ruess, R.W., Anderson, M.D., Mcfarland, J.M., Kielland, K., Olson, K., Taylor, D.L.(2013). Ecosystem-level consequences of symbiont partnerships in an N-fixing shrub from interior Alaskan floodplains . Ecological Monographs. 83. (2). p. 177-194.
• Anderson, M.D., Taylor, D.L., Ruess, R.W.(2013). Phylogeny and assemblage composition of Frankia in Alnus tenuifolia nodules across a primary successional sere in interior Alaska . Molecular Ecology. 22. (14). p. 3864-3877.
• Davis, M.A., Colehour, A., Daney, J., Foster, E., MacMillen, C., Merrill, E., O'Neil, J., Pearson, M., Whitney, M., Anderson, M.D., et al.(2012). The population dynamics and ecological effects of garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata, in a Minnesota Oak Woodland . American Midland Naturalist. 168. (2). p. 364-374.
• Anderson, M.D., Ruess, R.W., Myrold, D.D., Taylor, D.L.(2009). Host species and habitat affect nodulation by specific Frankia genotypes in two species of Alnus in interior Alaska . Oecologia. 160. (4). p. 619-630.
• Ruess, R.W., Anderson, M.D., Mitchell, J.S., McFarland, J.W.(2006). Effects of defoliation on growth and N fixation in Alnus tenuifolia: Consequences for changing disturbance regimes at high latitudes . Ecoscience. 13. (3). p. 404-412.
• Anderson, M.D., Ruess, R.W., Uliassi, D.D., Mitchell, J.S.(2004). Estimating N<inf>2</inf> fixation in two species of Alnus in interior Alaska using acetylene reduction and ¹⁵N<inf>2</inf> uptake . Ecoscience. 11. (1). p. 102-112.

BOOK CHAPTER
• Anderson, M.(2011). Two in the Far North: The Alder-Frankia Symbiosis, with an Alaskan Case Study . Ecological Aspects of Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants. p. 138-166.