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- Frank Day
- Professor & Eminent Scholar
- Department of Biological Sciences
- 308 Mills Godwin Bldg
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-4198
- fday@odu.edu
- Web Page
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Education
- University Of Georgia,
1974
- Major: Ecology
- Degree: Ph. D.
- University of Georgia,
1971
- Major: Botany
- Degree: M.S.
- University of Tennessee,
1969
- Major: Botany
- Degree: B.S.
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Research Interests
- Plant ecology, biogeochemical cycling, ecosystems theory, wetlands ecology, ecology of coastal barrier islands, belowground
ecology (root dynamics), effects of elevated atmospheric CO_2 ,global climate change
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Book Chapters
- Young, D., and Day, F. P. Barrier island dune and swale ecology.. Springer.
- Batzer, D., Day, F. P., Duever, M., and Golladay, S. Large swamp complexes in the southeastern U.S. in Wetland Habitats of North America: Ecology and Conservation Concerns.. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
- Butnor, J., and Day, F. P. Using ground penetrating radar to detect roots and estimate biomass... Springer.
- Butnor, J. R., Stover, D. B., Roth, B., Johnsen, K. H., Day, F. P., and McInnis, D. (2008). Using ground-penetrating radar to estimate tree root mass: comparing results from two Florida surveys in Handbook of Agricultural
Geophysics. (pp. 352-359). London: CRC Press.
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Articles
- Hungate, B. A., Pagel Brown, A. L., Garland, J. L., and Day, F. P. Elevated CO2 alters resource limitation and acclimation of soil microbial respiration.
- Shafer, J., Day, F. P., and Blecha, S. Plant biomass patterns across barrier island dune/swale topography. Wetlands
- McMillan, B. A., and Day, F. P. Plant species diversity patterns on the pimple dunes of Virginia's barrier islands. J. Torrey Botanical Society
- Schroeder, R. E., Day, F. P., Stover, D. B., Pagel Brown, A. L., Butnor, J. R., Duval, B. D., Hungate, B. A., Dijkstra, P., Drake, B. G., and Hinkle, C. R. Root biomass in a Florida scrub-oak ecosystem under 11 years of atmospheric CO_2 enrichment. Plant and Soil
- McMillan *, B. A., and Day, F. P. (2010). Microenvironment and plant assemblage structure on Virginia's barrier islands. Northeastern Naturalist, 17, (pp. 473-492).
- Stover *, D. B., Day, F. P., Drake, B. G., and Hinkle, C. R. (2010). The effects of elevated atmospheric CO_2 on fine root productivity, mortality, and survivorship in a scrub-oak ecosystem at
Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 69, (pp. 214-222).
- Pagel Brown, A. L., Day, F. P., and Stover, D. B. (2009). Fine root biomass estimates from minirhizotron imagery in a Florida scrub-oak ecosystem: spatial distribution and nutrient
limitations. Plant and Soil, 317, (pp. 145-153).
- Pagel Brown, A. L., Garland, J. L., and Day, F. P. (2009). Physiological profiling of soil microbial communities in a Florida scrub-oak ecosystem: spatial distribution and nutrient
limitations. Microbial Ecology, 57, (pp. 14-24).
- Stover, D. B., Day, F. P., Butnor, J. R., and Drake, B. G. (2007). Application of ground penetrating radar to quantify the effects of long-term CO_2 enrichment on coarse root biomass in a scrub-oak
ecosystem at Kennedy Space Center. Ecology, 88, (pp. 1328-1334).
- Pagel Brown, A. L., Day, F. P., Hungate, B. A., Drake, B. G., and Hinkle, C. R. (2007). Root biomass and nutrient dynamics in a scrub-oak ecosystem under the influence of elevated atmospheric CO_2. Plant and Soil, 292, (pp. 219-232).
- Crawford, E. R., Day, F. P., and Atkinson, R. B. (2007). The influence of environment and substrate quality on root decomposition in naturally regenerating and restored Atlantic white
cedar wetlands. Wetlands, 27, (pp. 1-11).
- Heyel, S. M., and Day, F. P. (2006). Long-term residual effects of nitrogen addition on a barrier island dune ecosystem. J. Torrey Botanical Society, 133, (pp. 297-303).
- Hungate, B. A., Johnson, D. W., Dijkstra, P., Hymus, G., Stiling, P. D., Megonigal, J. P., Pagel, A., Moan, J. L., Day, F. P., Li, J., Hinkle, C. R., and Drake, B. G. (2006). Nitrogen cycling during seven years of atmospheric CO_2 enrichment in a scrub oak woodland. Ecology, 87, (pp. 26-40).
- Day, F. P., Stover, D. B., Pagel, A. L., Hungate, B. A., Dilustro, J. J., Herbert, T., Drake, B. G., and Hinkle, C. R. (2006). Rapid root closure after fire limits fine root responses to elevated atmospheric CO_2 in a scrub oak ecosystem in central
Florida, USA. Global Change Biology, 12, (pp. 1047-1053).
- Day, F. P., Conn, C., Crawford, E., and Stevenson, M. (2004). Long-term effects of nitrogen fertilization on plant community structure on a coastal barrier island dune chronosequence. Journal of Coastal Research, 20, (pp. 722-730).
- Rodgers, H. L., Day, F. P., and Atkinson, R. (2004). Root dynamics in restored and naturally regenerated Atlantic white cedar wetlands. Restoration Ecology, 16, (pp. 401-411).
- Day, F. P. (2004). The roots of the carbon cycle: global climate change and the unseen world belowground. Quest, 7 (2), (pp. 8-12).
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Presentations
- Root biomass in a Florida scrub-oak ecosystem after 11 years of CO2 enrichment
- Conference Name: Association of Southeastern Biologists
- Sponsoring Organization: Association of Southeastern Biologists
- Location: Asheville, NC
- Date: 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Schroeder *, R. Presenter & Author
Day, F. P. Author Only
Stover, D. Author Only
Brown, A. Author Only
Butnor, J. Author Only
Hinkle, R. Author Only
Drake, B. Author Only
- Root biomass estimated by minirhizotrons and ground-penetrating radar after 11 years of atmospheric CO2 enrichment in a Florida
scrub ecosystem
- Conference Name: Ecological Society of America
- Sponsoring Organization: Ecological Society of America
- Location: Pittsburg, PA
- Date: 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Schroeder *, R. Presenter & Author
Day, F. P. Author Only
Stover, D. Author Only
Brown, A. Author Only
Butnor, J. Author Only
Drake, B. Author Only
Hinkle, R. Author Only
- Effects of 11 years of elevated atmospheric CO2 enrichment on roots
- Conference Name: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- Sponsoring Organization: Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
- Location: Edgewater, Maryland
- Date: 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Day, F. P.
Schroeder *, R. Author Only
Stover *, D. Author Only
Brown *, A. Author Only
Dilustro *, J. Author Only
Butnor, J. Author Only
Duval, B. Author Only
Hungate, B. Author Only
Dijkstra, P. Author Only
Siler, T. Author Only
Hinkle, R. Author Only
Drake, B. Author Only
- The long-term effects of elevated atmospheric CO_2 on plant biomass in a Florida scrub-oak ecosystem
- Conference Name:
- Location: Birmingham, AL
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Schroeder, R. E.
Day, F. P.
Stover, D. B.
Brown, A. L.
Butnor, J. R.
Siler, T. J.
Dijkstra, P.
Hungate, B. A.
Hinkle, C. R.
Drake, B. G.
- The long-term effects of elevated atmospheric CO_2 on root biomass in a Florida scrub-oak ecosystem
- Conference Name:
- Location: Albuquerque, NM
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Schroeder, R. E.
Day, F. P.
Stover, D. B.
Brown, A. L.
Butnor, J. R.
Drake, B. G.
- The response of ecosystem processes to 10 years of elevated atmospheric CO_2 in a scrub oak forest and 22 years in a tidal
wetland
- Conference Name:
- Location: Albuquerque, NM
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Megonigal, J. P.
Drake, B. G.
Day, F. P.
Dijkstra, P.
Hayek, L. C.
Hinkle, C. R.
Hungate, B. A.
Johnson, D. P.
Li, J. H.
Peresta, G.
Seiler, T.
Stover, D. B.
- Ecosystem Responses to 11 Years of Exposure to Elevated Atmospheric CO_2: Roots and Technology at Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Conference Name: ODU
- Sponsoring Organization: ODU
- Location: Norfolk, VA
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Day, F. P.
- Interisland variability of dune plant community structure on Virginia's barrier islands
- Conference Name:
- Location: Estes Park, Colorado
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Shafer, J. K.
Day, F. P.
- The long-term effects of elevated atmospheric CO_2 on root biomass in a Florida scrub-oak ecosystem
- Conference Name: Penn State
- Sponsoring Organization: Penn State
- Location: State College, PA
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Schroeder, R. E.
Day, F. P.
Stover, D. B.
Brown, A. L.
Butnor, J. R.
Drake, B. G.
- Coarse root biomass and architecture under elevated CO_2 in a Florida scrub-oak ecosystem determined by ground penetrating
radar
- Conference Name:
- Location: Spartanburg, SC
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Schroeder, R. E.
Day, F. P.
Stover, D. B.
Butnor, J. R.
Drake, B. G.
- Inter-island variability in above and belowground plant biomass in interior marshed on the Virginia barrier islands
- Conference Name:
- Location: Spartanburg, SC
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Bleha, S. B.
Day, F. P.
- Interisland variability of dune plant community biomass on Virginia's Eastern Shore
- Conference Name:
- Location: Spartanburg, SC
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
shafer, J. K.
Day, F. P.
- Islands within islands: the pimple dunes of the Virginia Coast Reserve
- Conference Name:
- Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
McMillan, B.
Day, F. P.
- Spatial analyses of plant assemblages and microhabitats on the pimple dunes of Virginia's barrier islands
- Conference Name:
- Location: Columbia, SC
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
McMillan, B.
Day, F. P.
- The effects of elevated atmospheric CO_2 on fine and coarse root growth and biomass allocation in a scrub-oak ecosystem at
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Conference Name:
- Location: Columbia, SC
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Stover, D. B.
Day, F. P.
Butnor, J. R.
Hinkle, C. R.
Drake, B. G.
- Effects of elevated atmospheric CO_2 on root dynamics, biomass, and architecture in a scrub-oak ecosystem at Kennedy Space
Center, Florida USA
- Conference Name:
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Stover, D. B.
Day, F. P.
Butnor, J. R.
Hinkle, C. R.
Drake, B. G.
- Using ground-penetrating radar to study belowground forest productivity
- Conference Name:
- Location: Lake Lanier, GA
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Butnor, J. R.
Johnsen, K. H.
Stover, D.
Day, F. P.
McInnis, D.
Anderson, P.
Samuelson, L.
- Determinants of floristic structure on the "pimple" dunes of Virginia's barrier islands
- Conference Name:
- Location: Gatlinburg, TN
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
McMillan, B.
Day, F. P.
- Microbial community function altered by elevated atmospheric CO_2 in Florida scrub oak soil and leaf litter
- Conference Name:
- Location: Gatlinburg, TN
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Pagel, A. L.
Garland, J. L.
Day, F. P.
Hungate, B. A.
Megonigal, P.
Carney, K.
Drake, B. G.
- Utilization of ground penetrating radar to quantify the effects of elevated atmospheric CO_2 on coarse roots in a scrub oak
ecosystem at Kennedy Space Center, Florida USA
- Conference Name:
- Location: Gatlinburg, TN
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Stover, D. B.
Day, F. P.
Butnor, J. R.
Drake, B. G.
- The pimple dunes of Virginia's barrier islands
- Conference Name:
- Location: Chico, CA
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
McMillan, B.
Day, F. P.
- Utilization of ground penetrating radar to quantify the effects of elevated atmospheric CO_2 on coarse roots in a scrub oak
ecosystem at Kennedy Space Center, Florida USA
- Conference Name:
- Location: Memphis, TN
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Stover, D. B.
Day, F. P.
Butnor, J. R.
Drake, B. G.
- The pimple dunes of Virginia's barrier islands
- Conference Name:
- Location: Estes Park, Colorado
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
McMillan, B.
Day, F. P.
- Utilization of ground penetrating radar to quantify the effects of elevated atmospheric CO_2 on coarse roots in a scrub oak
ecosystem at Kennedy Space Center, Florida USA
- Conference Name:
- Location: Indianapolis, IN
- Date: 2006
- Authors/Presenters:
Stover, D. B.
Day, F. P.
Butnor, J. R.
Drake, B. G.
- Mocrobial community function in elevated atmospheric CO_2 in Florida, USA scrub oak soil and leaf litter
- Conference Name:
- Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Date: 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Pagel, A. L.
Garland, J. L.
Day, F. P.
Hungate, B. A.
Drake, B. G.
- Seven years of fine root regrowth under elevated atmospheric CO_2 following fire in a scrub oak ecoysytem in central Florida,
USA
- Conference Name:
- Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Date: 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Day, F. P.
Stover, D. B.
Pagel, A. L.
Hungate, B. A.
Drake, B. G.
- Utilization of ground penetrating radar to quantify the effects of elevated atmospheric CO_2 on coarse roots in a scrub oak
ecosystem at Kennedy Space Center, Florida USA
- Conference Name:
- Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Date: 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
Pagel, A. L.
Day, F. P.
Butnor, J. R.
Drake, B. G.
- Vegetation dynamics of barrier island "pimples" on the Virginia Coast Reserve LTER site
- Conference Name:
- Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Date: 2005
- Authors/Presenters:
McMillan, B.
Day, F. P.
- Comparison of root length and biomass as indicators of C accumulation in an elevated CO_2 study of Florida scrub-oak on Merritt
Island, Florida
- Conference Name:
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Date: 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Pagel, A. L.
Day, F. P.
Stover, D. B.
- The influence of elevated CO_2 and soil depth on fine root dynamics in a Florida oak-scrub ecosystem
- Conference Name:
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Date: 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
Stover, D. B.
Day, F. P.
Pagel, A. L.
Bacalan, V. P.
Drake, B. G.
- Vegetation dynamics of barrier island "pimples" on the Virginia Coast Reserve LTER site
- Conference Name:
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- Date: 2004
- Authors/Presenters:
McMillan, B.
Day, F. P.
- 1994: Advisor of 1994 Eugene P. Odum Award winner, Christine Conn, Ecological Society of America
- 2006: Advisor of 2006 BSA SE Section Student Award winner Brett McMillan, SE Section, Botanical Society of America
- 2007: Advisor of 2007 BSA SE Section Student Award winner, Dan Stover, SE Section, Botanical Society of America
- 2007: Advisor of 2007 Odum Award finalist, Dan Stover, Ecological Society of America
- Eminent Scholar, Old Dominion University
- Partnership Award (Awarded to Blackwater Ecologic Preserve Committee), Nature Conservancy
- 1996: President's Service Award, Society of Wetland Scientists
- 2006: President's Service Award, Society of Wetland Scientists
- President, Society of Wetland Scientists 2002-2003
- President, Association of Southeastern Biologists 1990-1991
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