Ackerman, James D.

Ackerman, James D.

Faculty Member

Positions

Professor, Researcher, Director of the UPRRP Zoology Museum and Herbarium, Universidad de Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

overview

James D. Ackerman publishes on many facets of tropical biology, primarily focusing on orchid biology (ecology, taxonomy, floristics, reproductive biology, biogeography), and lately has added invasive species biology to his repertoire

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selected publications

abstract
- Alien woody species modify the assembly of native communities by using different adaptive strategies across Caribbean forests. Ecosphere 13: e4291. doi: 10.1002/ecs.4271 2022
academic article
- Beyond the various contrivances by which orchids are pollinated: global patterns in orchid pollination biology. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 202:295-324. 2023
- A new species of Eurystyles (Orchidaceae) is exposed by a fierce hurricane in Puerto Rico. Lankesteriana. 2021
- Future changes in the distribution of two non-indigenous orchids and their acquired enemy in Puerto Rico. Biological Invasions. 23:3545-3563. 2021
- Island Invasions by Introduced Honey Bees: What Can Be Expected for Puerto Rico and the Caribbean?. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 8. 2021
- Ornamentals lead the way: global influences on plant invasions in the Caribbean. NeoBiota. 64:177-197. 2021

research overview

Orchidology, Plant taxonomy, Tropical ecology, Epiphyte ecology, Plant reproductive biology, Invasive species biology, Biogeography, Caribbean floristics

full name

James D. Ackerman

primary email

ackerman.upr@gmail.com

phone

787-764-0000 ext. 88166 787-550-7165

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Contact Info

ackerman.upr@gmail.com

787-764-0000 ext. 88166 787-550-7165