Shanon Hankin, Project Coordinator

Education
M.Sc., 2015, Forest Biology & Management, University of Alberta, Canada
B.Sc., 2011, Biology & Environmental Studies, North Central College, United States

Background and Interests
My work has focused on researching the ecology of algae, plants, and fungi. During my undergraduate education I worked in Pacific Northwest estuaries to study the impact of nutrient runoff on vegetation growth and sediment diatom communities. For my graduate education I worked in northern Alberta, Canada to study the ecological restoration of upland boreal forests impacted by surface mining. My graduate work focused on the establishment of ectomycorrhizal communities and tree physiological responses to substrate variations in reconstructed soil systems. Post-graduate school, I worked for a non-profit organization, The Morton Arboretum, to study the structure of tree seedling root systems subjected to a variety of propagation techniques for longevity in urban environments. I spent six years working for a state agency, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, engaging with nurseries, farmers, log & lumber exporters, and firewood producers to identify plant pests and diseases and best management practices to limit the local and global movement of noxious species.

Publications

Hankin S.L. & G. Watson. 2020. Oak taproot growth disruption differentially impacts root architecture during nursery production. Forests. 11: 798. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11080798

Hankin S.L., G. Watson, M. Lo, and F. Balestri. 2019. Tree seedling root architecture alteration by tap root pruning. Journal of Environmental Horticulture. 37: 50-54. https://doi.org/10.24266/0738-2898-37.2.50

Pec G.J., N.M. Scott, S. Hupperts, S.L. Hankin, S. Landhäusser, and J. Karst. 2019. Restoration of belowground fungal communities in reclaimed landscapes of the Canadian boreal forest. Restoration Ecology. 27: 1369-1380. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.12990

Hankin S.L., J. Karst, and S.M. Landhäusser. 2015. Influence of tree species and salvaged soils on the recovery of ectomycorrhizal fungi in upland boreal forest restoration after surface mining. Botany. 93: 267-277. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjb-2014-0132

Hankin S.L., C.L. Weilhoefer, J.E. Kaldy, and T.H. DeWitt. 2012. Sediment diatom species and community response to nitrogen addition in Oregon estuarine tidal wetlands. Wetlands. 32: 1023-1031. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-012-0332-6