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Name: Reynolds, Barbara (Kitti)
Telephone: 828.232.5186
Email: kreynolds@unca.edu
Organization:
Department of Environmental Studies
University of North Carolina at Asheville
One University Heights
Asheville, North Carolina 28804

Position at Coweeta LTER: Principle Investigator
Specialty: Soil Arthropods, Canopy Herbivores, Birds
Habitat: Forest, Soil
Organism: Soil Microarthropods, Birds
Core Area(s): Soil Ecology

Education:
B.A., Earlham College, Biology, 1971
M.A., University of Georgia, Entomology, 1995
Ph.D., University of Georgia, Ecology, 2000

Appointments:
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Asheville, 2000-present
Supervisor, Analytical Chemistry Lab, Coweeta Hydrologic Laboratory, 1977-1995

Publications (Five as examples of research foci):
Reynolds, B.C., D.A. Crossley, Jr. and M.D. Hunter. Effects of canopy herbivores and elevation on soil invertebrates and litter decomposition. Pedobiologia. In press.

Reynolds, B.C. and M.D. Hunter. 2001. Responses of soil respiration, soil nutrients, and litter decomposition to inputs from canopy herbivores. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 33(12-13):1641-1652.

Reynolds, B.C., M. D. Hunter, and D.A. Crossley, Jr. 2000. Effects of canopy herbivory on nutrient cycling in a northern hardwood forest in western North Carolina. Selbyana 21(1,2):74-78.

Reynolds, B.C. and D.A. Crossley, Jr. 1997. Spatial variation in herbivory by forest canopy arthropods along an elevation gradient. Environmental Entomology 26(6):1232-1239.

Reynolds, B.C. and D.A. Crossley, Jr. 1995. Use of a canopy walkway for collecting arthropods and assessing leaf area removed. Selbyana 16(1):21-23.

Synergistic Activities:
1. Wrote article on nutrient cycling for regional encyclopedia
2. Campus representative for Sigma Xi
3. Collaboration with GSMNP on studies of soil microarthropods by school groups at new Purchase Knob Learning Center