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Priyanga Amarasekare is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research investigates the interplay between abiotic environmental variation and biotic interactions, focusing on how these factors influence ecological and evolutionary dynamics. She aims to explain the observed patterns and dynamics of diversity in nature and predict changes that may arise from perturbations in the abiotic and biotic environment. Utilizing a combination of field observations, manipulative experiments, and mathematical models, her work emphasizes a strong mechanistic focus combined with a tight integration of theory and data. Her research spans investigations of biotic interactions and how they vary over time and space, particularly in relation to temperature and resource availability.
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