Researchers at MO
	Matthew A Albrecht, Ph.D. Assistant Curator of Conservation Biology Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development Missouri Botanical Garden P.O. Box 299 St. Louis, MO 63166-0299 USA Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Missouri – St. Louis office phone: + 1-314-577-0262 fax: + 1-314-577-9596 email: matthew.albrecht@mobot.org Ph.D., Ohio University, 2006 B.S., Southeast Missouri State University, 1999 General Research Interests Conservation Biology Fire Ecology Plant Demography
	Restoration Ecology Temperate forest ecology Research Emphases Mechanisms underlying the spatial distribution and dynamics of plant populations Demography and population ecology of rare and economically important plants Ex situ conservation and autecology of rare and endangered species in the Midwest, USA Selected Publications Albrecht, M.A. and J.M. Maschinsky. In press. Influence of founder population size, propagule stages, and life history on the survival of reintroduced plant populations. Reintroduction in a changing climate Promise and, Perils. J. Maschinski and K. E. Haskins (editors). Island Press, Washington, DC. Albrecht, M.A., E.O Guerrant Jr., J.M. Maschinsky and K.L. Kennedy. 2011. Editorial: A long-term view of rare plant reintroduction. Biological Conservation 144: 2557-2558. Albrecht, M.A. and B.C. McCarthy. 2011. Variation in seed dormancy and germination in three co-occurring forest herbs of eastern deciduous forests. Plant Ecology 212: 1465-1477. Albrecht, M.A. and K.A. McCue. 2010. Changes in demographic processes over long time scales reveal the challenges of restoring an endangered plant. Restoration Ecology 18: 235-243. Albrecht, M.A. and B.C. McCarthy. 2009. Seedling recruitment limitation shapes the distribution of shade-adapted forest herbs across a topographic moisture gradient. Journal of Ecology 97: 1037-1049. Albrecht, M.A. and B.C. McCarthy. 2007. Effects of dry storage on seed dormancy and survivorship in goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) and black cohosh (Actaea racemosa L.). Seed Science and Technology 35: 414-422. Albrecht, M.A. and B.C. McCarthy. 2006. Comparative analysis of goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) population re-growth following human harvest: implications for conservation. American Midland Naturalist 156: 229-236. Albrecht, M.A. and B.C. McCarthy. 2006. Effects of prescribed fire and thinning on tree recruitment patterns in central hardwood forests. Forest Ecology and Management 226: 88-103. Albrecht, M.A. and B.C. McCarthy. 2006. Seed germination and dormancy in the medicinal woodland herbs Dioscorea villosa L. (Dioscoreaceae) and Collinsonia canadensis L. (Lamiaceae). Flora 201: 24-31. This page was last revised 10/24/11.