Nicholas J. Gotelli


Nicholas J. Gotelli Department of Biology University of Vermont Burlington, VT 05405	Phone: 802-656-0450 Lab: 802-656-0451 Fax: 802-656-2914 Nicholas.Gotelli@uvm.edu

My research addresses basic questions about the organization of animal and plant communities. What are the forces that determine the species composition and abundance of natural assemblages? How do competition and predation affect local community structure? What are the biotic and abiotic factors that control population growth and the risk of extinction? Current research projects include enrichment and tipping points in aquatic ecosystems, effects of climate change on ant assemblages of eastern deciduous forests, and null model analyses of community structure and biodiversity.

Research projects of my talented graduate students include transmission of human diseases by ticks (Carlos Amissah), museomics and population genetics of New England amphibians (Gwen Ellis), and the thermal tolerance of parasitoid biocontrol agents of invasive insect pests (George Ni).

Research
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My Research
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Current CV
Teaching
BCOR 2100 (Ecology & Evolution)
Biology 6100 (Computational Biology)
Biology 371 (Base Graphics in R)
Graduate Students

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Population Clocks
Music
MUSICIAN'S CORNER

Three From The Vault...
Give Me One Reason [5:32]
Place To Be [3:06]
Sitting Here In Limbo [3:40]

Recent Publications

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Antao, L.H., F. Moyes, M. Dornelas, S.A. Blowes, B.J. McGill, C.F.Y. Chow, A; Fontrodona-Estava, A.E. Magurran, and N.J. Gotelli. 2026. Linking species local trends from assemblage monitoring to global extinction risk. Nature Communications 17: e5071.
Kling, M.M., P.A. Burnham, M.P Dube B.J. McGill, B.P. McLaughlin, S.N. Miller, T.M. Waring, and N.J. Gotelli. 2026. Forest densification and pollution rival climate in driving U.S. tree demographic change. Global Change Biology 32: e71124.
McGill, B.J., F. Moyes, M. Dornelas, N.J. Gotelli, and A.E. Magurran. 2026. Biodiversity trends show an excess of both near stasis and of very large change. Ecology Letters 29: e7053.
Srivistava, D.S., M.K. Trzcinski, J.S. Petermann, R. Cereghino, V.F. Farjalla, A.P.F. Pires, A.L. Gonzalez, P. Kratina, P.M. de Omena, and N.J. Gotelli. 2026. Natural microcosms in ecology: fulfilling the promise of model systems? Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 381: 20240394.
Neal, Z.P., A. Cadieux, D Garlaschelli, N.J. Gotelli, F. Saracco, T. Squartini, S.T. Shudders, U. Werner, G. Wang, and G; Strona. 2024. Pattern detection in bipartite networks: a review of terminology, applications, and methods. PLOS Complex Systems 1: e0000010.

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Research NEW! Pitcher Plant Video (13m) My Research Publication List (with downloads) Current CV	Teaching BCOR 2100 (Ecology & Evolution) Biology 6100 (Computational Biology) Biology 371 (Base Graphics in R)	Graduate Students Information for Prospective Graduate Students
UVM Links Webmail UVM Webviews UVM Network UVM Library	Ecology Links GotelliLab Computing Hacks GotelliLab Github Population Clocks	Music MUSICIAN'S CORNER Three From The Vault... Give Me One Reason [5:32] Place To Be [3:06] Sitting Here In Limbo [3:40]