Myla Aronson

New Brunswick

Myla Aronson is a Research Scientist in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources at Rutgers University, NJ. She also co-directs, with Charles Nilon at the University of Missouri-Columbia, UrBioNet: A global network for urban biodiversity research and practice (http://urbionet.weebly.com/). She received her B.S. in Natural Resources from Cornell University and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution from Rutgers University. Her research focuses on the patterns and drivers of biodiversity in human-dominated landscapes. More specifically, she examines the processes of community assembly and biotic homogenization by exotic species and urbanization at local, regional, and global scales. Finally, she examines invasive species resilience and the ecological function of restored communities. Dr. Aronson has used the results from her research to direct decisions regarding the restoration and management of degraded habitats, such as wetlands and woodlands in New York, New Jersey, Minnesota, and Iowa.