Charles E. Mitchell
Contact Information
Office: 411 Coker HallEmail: mitchell[at]bio.unc.edu
Office Phone: (919) 843-7745
Lab Phone: (919) 843-8177
Mitchell Lab Website
Affiliations
Curriculum in EcologyInstitute for the Environment
Research Description
My work focuses on the role of plant pathogens in
- controlling or facilitating biological invasions by plants,
- structuring plant communities, and
- modulating the effects of global change on terrestrial ecosystems.
We work on both viruses and fungi that infect wild plants, chiefly grasses and other herbaceous species. Ultimately, I am interested in the implications of these processes for the sustainable provisioning of ecosystem services and for the conservation of biological diversity.