#  Projects 

 



The Lab's ongoing projects include: detecting tree diseases and mapping forest composition and diversity using remote sensing; determining the mechanisms and ecosystem consequences of tree species interactions (particularly in the FAB tree diversity experiments); using spectral phenotypes in phylogeographic studies and to test for selection; understanding the ecophysiological mechanisms that influence species distributions; and understanding the evolutionary history of physiological traits that influence long-term ecological processes and can help predict future shifts as the climate changes.

We are continuing our work within the [NSF ASCEND Biology Integration Institute](https://www.spectralbiology.org/).



 

  [### ASCEND

 ](/ascend) 

   ![biodiversity](/sites/g/files/omnuum8866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-04/Figure1_BiodiversityIntegration_final_300dpi%20copy_0.jpg?itok=0IJDosNX) 

 

 

 

  [### HF FAB 

 ](/hf-fab) 

   ![HF FAB team](/sites/g/files/omnuum8866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-06/IMG_4411.jpg?h=53abbc77&itok=6AKOflVy) 

 

 

 

  [### Cedar Creek FAB2

 ](/cedar-creek-fab2) 

   ![Maria2](/sites/g/files/omnuum8866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/Maria_CedarCreek.jpg?itok=QcBuYuTV) 

 

 

 

  [### Harvard Herbaria SPECTRAL

 ](/harvard-herbaria-spectral) 

   ![Arnold Arboretum Voucher](/sites/g/files/omnuum8866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/ArnoldArboretum%20lilac-sunday-herbarium-voucher.jpg?itok=zQrFWxs9) 

 

 

 

  [### ACE Red Oak

 ](/ace-red-oak) 

   ![Red Oak](/sites/g/files/omnuum8866/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/JBC_Red%20Oak.jpeg?itok=cDPMMLFe)