Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
College of Biological Sciences
Twin Cities
Award Year
2026
University Award
McKnight Presidential Fellow Award
The Ecology and Impacts of the Small and Green
Daniel Stanton studies the physiology and ecological significance of the often-overlooked little photosynthesizers that cover our land surfaces– mosses, lichens, and microbial crusts. His research seeks to understand how the ecological function of these understudied species varies with factors like climate stress or microbial interactions, and how this will play out under global change.