Barbara Lynn Bedford
Senior Research Associate
Primary Research Areas
- biodiversity
- biogeochemistry
- conservation biology
- ecology
- ecosystem biology
Research Focus
My research focuses on understanding the hydrologic, biogeochemical, and biological processes that control plant species diversity in wetlands. Most of my research centers on rich fens, a distinctive type of freshwater wetland that supports an unusually high number of bryophytes and vascular plant species and rare species.
Educational Background
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980
- M.Sc., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1977
- B.A., Marquette University Honors Program, 1968
Selected Publications
PubMed Listings
- Brinson, M.M., B.L. Bedford, B. Middleton, and J.T.A. Verhoeven. In press. Temperate freshwater wetlands: Response to gradients in moisture regime, human alterations, and economic status. In N. Polunin (ed.) Environmental Future of Aquatic Ecosystems. Cambridge University Press.
- Gusewell, S., K.M. Bailey, W.J. Roem, and B.L. Bedford. 2005. Nutrient limitation and botanical diversity in wetlands: Can fertilisation raise species richness? Oikos 109:71-80.
- Bailey, K.M., and B.L. Bedford. 2003. Transient geomorphic control of water table and hydraulic head reversals in a coastal freshwater peatland. Wetlands)23(4):969-978.
- Bedford, B.L., and K.S. Godwin. 2003. Fens of the United States: distribution, characteristics, and scientific connection versus legal isolation. Wetlands) 23(3):608-629.
- Drexler, J.Z., and B.L. Bedford. 2002. Pathways of nutrient loading and impacts on plant diversity in a New York peatland. Wetlands)22(2): 263-281.
