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Christine L. Goodale is an ecosystem ecologist specializing in biogeochemistry and ecosystem science. Her research focuses on understanding the effects of human activities on forest ecosystems, particularly in relation to the cycling and storage of carbon and nitrogen. She studies the role of forests in sustaining clean water and regulating atmospheric greenhouse gases, utilizing a variety of tools including whole-ecosystem experiments and stable isotopes. Goodale directs Cornell’s multi-departmental Graduate Program in Cross-Scale Biogeochemistry and Climate and has received support from the NSF-IGERT and Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future. Her teaching experience includes co-teaching courses such as Introduction to Ecology and the Environment, Ecosystem Biology in a Changing Global Environment, and Principles of Biogeochemistry. Through her work, she examines how forests respond to anthropogenic changes, including climate change, land use, and atmospheric deposition, and the broader implications these changes have on ecosystem processes and environmental health.
Cornell University • Ithaca, NY
Conducting research and teaching in the areas of ecological science and biogeochemistry.
Department of Architecture