Seton Bachle, PhD
Grassland Ecological Physiologist
Dr. Seton Bachle
I am a grassland ecological physiologist with broad interests in plant ecology, plant anatomy, and grassland responses to global environmental change & ecosystem drivers. My research utilizes a combination of experimental and observational approaches in both field and laboratory environments. My approach/perspective on grassland ecology is to combine measurements across a wide range of spatial scales to link cellular-level variation in leaf structure to leaf-level and ecosystem responses to climate change. My research has focuses on grassland systems because of my passion for these systems (both inherent and ecological importance) and the need to increase data visibility in these systems.
Recent Articles
Ohlert, T., Smith MD., Collins S., et al (Bachle, S included) (2025). Combined Drought intensity and duration interact to magnify losses in primary productivity (2025). Science. https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.ads8144
Bachle, S., J.B. Nippert (2022) Climate variability supersedes grazing to determine the anatomy and physiology of a dominant grassland species. Oecologia. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00442-022-05106-x.
Smith, MD., Wilkins, K., et al (Bachle, S included). (2024). Extreme drought impacts have been underestimated in grasslands and shrublands globally. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS). https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2309881120