(919) 660-7318
emily.bernhardt@duke.edu
Ffsc 3313
Durham, NC 27708
Box 90338
Durham, NC 27708-0000

Webpages

Courses

BIOLOGY 564: Biogeochemistry
BIOLOGY 361LS: Field Ecology
EVANTH 741: Ecological Perspectives: Evolution to Ecosystems
ENVIRON 361LS: Field Ecology
BIOLOGY 362LS: Aquatic Field Ecology

Emily S. Bernhardt

Jerry G. and Patricia Crawford Hubbard Professor
Professor of Biology
Associate Professor in the Department of Biology
Associate Professor
Professor
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
Faculty Network Member of The Energy Initiative
I am an ecosystem ecologist and biogeochemist whose research is principally concerned with tracking the movement of elements through ecological systems. My research aims to document the extent to which the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems is being altered by land use change (urbanization, agriculture, mining) global change (rising CO2, rising sea levels) and chemical pollution. Ultimately this information is necessary to determine whether and how ecosystem change can be mitigated or prevented through active ecosystem management.

Research Areas

Education

  • Ph.D., Cornell University (2001)
  • B.S., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1996)

Publications

Senegalese artisanal gold mining leads to elevated total mercury and methylmercury concentrations in soils, sediments, and rivers (01/2018)
Fertilizer management and environmental factors drive n<inf>2</inf>o and no<inf>3</inf>losses in corn: A meta-analysis (09/2017)
Creating a More Perennial Problem? Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining Enhances and Sustains Saline Baseflows of Appalachian Watersheds. (08/2017)
Effects of mountaintop removal coal mining on the diversity and secondary productivity of Appalachian rivers (07/2017)
Biofilm mediated uptake of selenium in streams with mountaintop coal mine drainage (07/2017)
Control Points in Ecosystems: Moving Beyond the Hot Spot Hot Moment Concept (06/2017)
Synthetic chemicals as agents of global change (03/2017)
Selenium Ecotoxicology in Freshwater Lakes Receiving Coal Combustion Residual Effluents: A North Carolina Example. (02/2017)
Fertilizer legacies meet saltwater incursion: challenges and constraints for coastal plain wetland restoration (02/2017)
Invasive species' leaf traits and dissimilarity from natives shape their impact on nitrogen cycling: a meta-analysis. (01/2017)

Mailing Address

Duke University Energy Initiative
Box 90467
Durham, NC 27708

Street / Delivery Address

Duke University Energy Initiative
140 Science Drive
Gross Hall, Suite 101
Durham, NC 27708

919-613-1305

 
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Jul
20
B-Site doping in metal halide perovskite nanocrystals (Angshuman Nag, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research)
Location: Hudson Room 125
Time: 11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Jul
26
7/26 Info Session for STEM PhD students: Innovation Crossroads Fellowship
Location: Teer 115
Time: 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Jul
30
2018 Appalachian Energy Summit
Location: Appalachian State University, Boone, NC
Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm