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Dr. Jacob Barney
School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Dr. Barney’s research program at Virginia Tech focuses on the processes and consequences of invasive plant species on our natural and managed ecosystems. In relation to global change, Dr. Barney studies how invasive plants respond to novel climate scenarios, which may increase the number and distribution of habitats susceptible to invasion. Dr. Barney is particularly interested in risk assessment as it pertains to reducing the risk of future invasions, and has applied this extensively in studying the risk of introducing exotic bioenergy crops. Dr. Barney also focuses on identifying the impacts of invasive plants in a holistic manner to better understand the consequences to biodiversity and ecosystem processes.
At Virginia Tech, Dr. Barney teaches undergraduate courses in Biological Invasions and Ecological Agriculture, and at the graduate level Advanced Biological Invasions.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”34499″ img_size=”275×355″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_border”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Barney serves as an Associate Editor for Invasive Plant Science and Management, on the Executive Committee of the Northeastern Weed Science Society, and the Board of Directors for the Weed Science Society of America. He also regularly serves in advisory capacities at the local, state, and national level on bioenergy crops and invasive species. Dr. Barney has published more than 35 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters on subjects pertaining to invasive plant ecology, ecological impacts of invasive plants, chemical ecology, risk assessment, and bioenergy.
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In the News:
Grant awarded to study how plants affect microbiomes
Jacob Barney and Vasiliy Lakoba win awards at the Northeastern Weed Science Society conference
When invasive plants take root, native animals pay the price
Virginia Tech researchers tackle the biological invasions crisis
Jacob Barney: Invasive plants have a surprising ability to pioneer new climates
Jacob Barney receives grant to study invasive Johnsongrass
Jacob Barney briefs congressional staffers on the benefits and risks of biofuel crops
Research team including Jacob Barney receives $5 million USDA grant to combat invasive plant
Jacob Barney receives Outstanding Researcher Award from NWSS
Jacob Barney’s research in PNAS: New pasture plants intensify risk of invasive species
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Recent Relevant Publications
Atwater, D.Z.P, C. ErvineU, and J.N.Barney. 2018. Climatic niche shifts are common in introduced species when crossing continents. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2: 34-43
Buckwalter, J.D.G, E.A. Frimpong, P.L. Angermeier, and J.N.Barney. 2018. Seventy years of stream fish collections reveal invasions and native range contractions in an Appalachian (USA) watershed. Diversity and Distributions 24: 219-232
Atwater, D.Z.P, R. FletcherG, C.C. DickinsonG, A.H. Paterson, and J.N. Barney. 2018. Evidence for fine-scale habitat specialization in an invasive weed. Journal of Plant Ecology 11: 189-199
Čuda, J., M. Vítková, M. Albrechtová, W. Guo, J.N.Barney, and P. Pyšek P. 2017. Impact of invasive herb Impatiens glanduliferaon multiple components of the forest ecosystem functioning: overwhelming effect of the among-year variation. Biological Invasions 19: 3051-3066
Barney JN, Tekiela DR, Dollete E, Tomasek B (2013) What is the “real” impact of invasive plant species. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. In Press
For a complete list of published work, please see Dr. Barney’s website.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row]