Pamela Templer

Pamela Templer, affiliated faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is chair and professor in the Department of Biology and director of the PhD Program in Biogeoscience at Boston University. She is broadly interested in ecosystem ecology and the influence that plant-microbial interactions have on nutrient cycling and carbon exchange. Dr. Templer is particularly interested in the effects that human activities such as climate change, urbanization, and air pollution have on forest ecosystems.

The Templer Lab focuses on the effects of environmental change, including climate change, atmospheric deposition, and urbanization on biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nitrogen in natural and managed ecosystems. We explore how plant-microbial interactions influence carbon exchange, nitrogen retention, forest productivity, and water and air quality. We also pursue projects that integrate across environmental science and policy through a collaborative approach with governments, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.