Nicole Heller
Staff
Dr. Heller comes to Climate Central from Franklin and Marshall College, where she was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology. Her research addresses the effects of global change on biological systems, and especially on the behavior of invasive insect species. She has also worked as a contract biologist for The Nature Conservancy. Among her many grants and fellowships, the most recent is a Switzer Fellowship for environmental leadership. Dr. Heller holds a Ph.D. in Biology from Stanford University.
Selected Publications
- E. S. Zavaleta, N. E. Heller “Responses of Communities and Ecosystems to Global Changes” The Princeton Guide to Ecology, ed., Simon Levin et al., Princeton University Press. October 1, 2009.
- N. E. Heller, E.S. Zavaleta (2009) “Biodiversity management in the face of climate change: a review of 22 years of recommendations. Biological Conservation 142: 14-32.
- N. E. Heller, J. W. Shors, N.J. Sanders, D.M. Gordon. (2008) Rainfall facilitates the spread, and time alters the impact, of the invasive Argentine ant. Oecologia 155: 385-395.
