Paul Gulezian

University of Illinois at Chicago

Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum), a new invasive species to Northeastern Illinois, may be tolerant of contaminated soils.

Research (Publications Below)

I am interested in the integration of multiple scales of ecological inquiry.  My approach to studying invasive plant species seeks to consider the phenomenon of biological invasion simultaneously at the population, community, ecosystem, and landscape scales of analysis.  The following documents are representative of my efforts to this end:

· Cook County Invasive Plant Survey Manuscript

· Conium maculatum Recent Invasion Manuscript

· Pinus nigra Sand Prairie Invasion Poster

· GIS Map Assessing NE IL Natural Areas with Greatest Invasion Risk from Road Network

· Summary and Explanatory Table for GIS Invasion Map

Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra) can invade sand prairies of the Great Lakes, promoting other woody plant species at the expense of native prairie grasses and forbs.

Garlic mustard encroaching on a patch of Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum).

Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) often invades residential gardens throughout the urban landscape.

Publications

 

1) Gulezian, P.Z. and D.W. Nyberg. 2010. Distribution of invasive plants in a spatially structured urban landscape. Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning. In press.

 

2) Doran, P.J., P.Z. Gulezian, and M.G. Betts. 2005. A test of the mobbing playback method for estimating bird reproductive success. Journal of Field Ornithology 76(3):227–233.

With Maxwell St. statue and Hannah Findlay, UIC research assistant.

Working on Conium genetic and soil analyses with Jennifer Ison and Kelly Granberg, fellow UIC Ph.D. students.

Veronica and Roby, my physical and emotional support team, both in the field and at home.

Research Collaborators