Dylan Fischer is an ecosystem ecologist and professor at Evergreen. He has a passion for plant ecology, forest ecosystems, conservation, and ecosystem changes overtime in response to the environment. About his teaching and research, Professor Fischer shares, "a fundamental part of my teaching philosophy is that these two worlds are not separate".
"Teaching and research are synergistic, and my classes are a process of discovery for my students and me, every time".
Dylan examines how different environmental factors affect each other, "I look at both how small things (like genes) scale up to affect ecosystems, and how big things (like climate change and volcanic eruptions) scale down". His research looks at the link between plant diversity and ecosystem function and response to disturbance.
Recently Professor Fischer has worked in remote field sites including, the Skokomish River, Mount Saint Helens, the Sinlahekin Valley, and the prairies of the southern Puget Sound Lowlands in Washington; the Metoluis River in Oregon; and the Cibola National Wildlife Refuge and Grand Canyon in Arizona.
