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Tanner Harris, MS
Biologist
Mr. Harris earned a MS in Plant and Soil Sciences from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he conducted research on the effects of air pollutants on plant growth and the role of urban trees in improving air quality. He also holds a BA in Human Ecology from College of the Atlantic where he studied ecology and environmental science. Mr. Harris has conducted fieldwork in a broad range of environments and has training in ecology, botany, plant ecophysiology, wetland delineation, soil science, environmental chemistry, air pollution biology, climate change science, urban ecology, and horticulture. Mr. Harris has led field crews and is an adept technical writer and editor.
Mr. Harris has experience working with plants in New England, the Pacific Northwest, and California. Much of his previous work has focused on plant-soil relationships on serpentine and other harsh substrates such as mine tailings, granite outcrops, and vernal pools. Mr. Harris has co-authored eight peer-reviewed papers on the subject, including a major review of serpentine geoecology in eastern North America. Some of Mr. Harris’ previous botanical work includes lichen and vascular plant surveys on serpentine and other metal-contaminated soils in Maine, plant identification and type-specimen protologue research at the University of Washington Herbarium, and post-fire revegetation monitoring on serpentine soils in Plumas National Forest, CA. Mr. Harris also has significant experience in the horticulture of native plants.
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