Karin Kettenring, Ph.D.

Field: Watershed Sciences
Areas of Focus: Great Salt Lake, Invasion Ecology, Native Seeds, Phragmites, Wetlands

Expertise

• wetland restoration
• native seeds
• phragmites
• invasive plants
• wetland management
• scientist-manager collaborations

Bio

Dr. Karin Kettenring is a Professor of Wetland Ecology and Restoration at Utah State University. Her research focuses on (1) the ecology, genetics, and management of wetland invaders; (2) the seed ecology of native wetlands plants, with implications for wetland revegetation; (3) aquatic plant propagation and restoration; (4) restoration genetics for sustainable, functioning wetland restorations; and (5) manager-scientist collaborations to improve wetland management and restoration outcomes. Her current projects are largely focused in Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake wetlands, Suisun Marsh in the San Francisco Bay-Delta, and Chesapeake Bay marshes in Maryland.