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Inés Ibáñez

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Professor, PhD/Postdoc Program Director
Ecosystem Science and Management
Conservation + Restoration
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Understanding forest functioning–the array of physiochemical and biological processes that occur within the ecosystem–is essential for assessing and managing the products and services provided by these systems. Tractable, stakeholder-friendly models that simultaneously account for multiple key forest functions (photosynthesis, biomass production, and decomposition) are needed to better address the biological constraints of these systems and inform their management. Our work aims at generating knowledge and estimates of forest ecosystem performance and resilience to environmental change that both advances science and are of use to decision makers.

Publications

Qiu, T. M.C., ~60 authors, and J. S. Clark (2023). Mutualist dispersers and the global distribution of masting: mediation by climate and fertility. Nature Plants, in press.

Bogdziewicz, M. ~60 students, Clark, J.S. 2023. Linking seed size and number to trait syndromes in trees. Global Ecology and Biogeography. In press

Ibáñez, I., L. Petri, D. T. Barnett, E. M. Beaury, D. M. Blumenthal, J. D. Corbin, J. Diez, J. S. Dukes, R. Early, I. S. Pearse, C. J. B. Sorte, M. Vilà and B. Bradley. 2023. Combining local, landscape, and regional geographies to assess plant community vulnerability to invasion impact. Ecological Applications. In press.

Requena-Mullor, J.M., Steiner, A., Keppel-Aleks, G., Ibáñez, I. 2023.Tradeoffs in forest resilience to satellite-based estimates of water and productivity losses. In press. Remote Sensing of Environment.

Zonnevylle, H.M., Acharya, K., Potvin, L., Romanski, M., Ibáñez, I. Long-term effects of herbivory on tree growth are not consistent with browsing preferences. CJFR 53 (4) , 234-243 , DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2022-0221

Petri, L., Beaury, E., Corbin, J., Peach, K., Sofaer, H., Pearse, I., Early, R., Barnett, D., Ibáñez, I., Peet, R., Schafale, M., Wentworth, T.R., Vanderhorst, J., Zaya, D., Spyreas, G., Bradley, B. 2023. SPCIS: Standardized Plant Community with Introduced Status Database. Ecology e3947. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3947

Qiu T., +60 authors, and James Clark. 2022. Limits to reproduction and seed size-number trade-offs that shape forest dominance and future recovery. Nature Communications 13:2381 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-30037-9

Journe, V., 60 authors, Clark, J.S. 2022. Globally, tree fecundity exceeds productivity gradients. Ecology Letters. 25:1471-1482.

Wang, X. and Ibáñez, I. 2022. The contrasting effects of local environmental conditions on tree growth between populations at different latitudes. Forests 13, 429 doi.org/10.3390/f13030429

Research

We are particularly interested in the effects of climate change on the structure of natural communities. Because the study of forests is integral to understanding climate change, in our research we have explored the combinations of factors that tend to place tree species at risk of local extinction, especially the constraints related to species recruitment of new individuals. We have also addressed the identification of sources of potential immigrants for a particular region. Our work has also addressed the resilience of current forest to water and productivity loses.

Education

PhD., Duke University (ecology)

M.S., Utah State University (range sciences)

B.S., Universidad Complutense de Madrid (botany)

In the News
Fall colors peak as researchers study seasonal transitions and climate change in forest ecosystems
November 18, 2024

Fall colors peak as researchers study seasonal transitions and climate change in forest ecosystems

Footsteps crunch fallen leaves as University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) Professor Inés Ibáñez’s research team finds their trees. A...

SEAS master’s students Ezekiel Herrera-Bevan and Chantalle Vincent take a tree core sample at the U-M Biological Station.
October 28, 2022

Studying Trees for Clues About Climate Change

Working as a research assistant for SEAS Professor Inés Ibáñez is an experience that SEAS master’s student Ezekiel Herrera-Bevan will remember fondly for years to come—especially since it involved cataloging thousands of trees at the U-M Biological Station.

Meet the future of Sustainability and Development: Josh Thompson (MS ’22)
April 25, 2022

Meet the future of Sustainability and Development: Josh Thompson (MS ’22)

Josh Thompson (MS ’22) has focused on the issues of climate change from a global perspective, which he developed and built upon during his time at the U-M School for...

Women's history month
March 3, 2022

Women’s History Month: Perspectives from SEAS Women in Sustainability

In honor of Women’s History Month, we asked our women faculty and researchers to share their perspectives as members of the sustainability field and to offer advice to...

In the Media
03/08/2024
Inés Ibáñez
Maple syrup season started early in Wisconsin, as producers try to adapt to warmer winter conditions (PBS)
04/21/2022
Inés Ibáñez
The Great Lakes sugaring season is changing (Great Lakes Now)
04/01/2022
Inés Ibáñez
Maple syrup season may shift, shorten because of climate change (MLive)
07/06/2020
Inés Ibáñez
Some trees may 'social distance' to avoid disease (National Geographic Magazine)
01/01/2018
Inés Ibáñez
PANCAKES: IN BATTLE OF MAPLE SYRUP VERSUS CLIMATE CHANGE, THE SWEETENER MAY LOSE, STUDY SHOWS
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