Northern Illinois University

Department of Geography

Lesley Rigg

Associate Professor
Ph. D. University of Melbourne


Research Emphasis: Biogeography, Forest Ecology, Dynamics of Plant Communities

Specific Research Endeavors
The population dynamics of the boreal forest/deciduous forest boundary in Lake Superior (Ontario, Canada)and potential species range shifts associated with climate change. The population ecology of tree species growing in mixed angiosperm/conifer communities associated with ultramafic soils, in New Caledonia (South Pacific). The regeneration status of oak/hickory woodlands in Northern Illinois.

Biogeography Lab

Sugar Maple Climate Change Project