Eric Karlin
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PROFESSOR OF PLANT ECOLOGY
B.A., Bard College;
M.S., S.U.N.Y., College of Environmental Science and Forestry;
Ph.D., University of Alberta, Canada

Year Joined RCNJ: 1979

Courses Offered:

• Introduction to Environmental Science
• General Ecology
• Theoretical and Field Biology
• Biological Conservation
• Ecosystems

Teaching Interest:

• Environmental Science
• Ecology and ecosystems
• Biology

Research Interest:

• Wetland plant ecology
• Ecology and taxonomy of Sphagnum (peat moss)
• Biological conservation

Recent Publications:

• Karlin, E. F., S. B. Boles & A. J. Shaw. In Press. Systematics of Sphagnum section Sphagnum in New Zealand: a microsatellite-based analysis. New Zealand Journal of Botany 46 (2):
• Karlin, E. F., S. B. Boles & A. J. Shaw. In Press. Resolving boundaries between species in Sphagnum section Subsecunda using microsatellite markers. Taxon 57:
• KARLIN, E. F. and R. E. ANDRUS. 2006. Update on Sphagnum perichaetiale in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 44(4): 421-444.
• KARLIN, E. F. 2006. Update on the distribution and ecology of Sphagnum portoricense. The Bryologist 109(4): 541-550.