Grizelle González

Grizelle González is a soil ecologist working for the United States Forest Service in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She is known for her work on soil ecology, nutrient cycling, and ecosystem ecology at the Sabana Field Research Station in Puerto Rico.

Grizelle González
Born	Grizelle González de Jesús
Alma mater	University of Colorado
Scientific career
Thesis	Soil fauna, microbes and plant litter decomposition in tropical and subalpine forests (1999)

Early life and education

González obtained her B.S. in biology (1993) and her M.S. in soil ecology (1996) from the University of Puerto Rico. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Colorado-Boulder in soil ecology and biology in 1999. Her dissertation was focused on microbes, plant litter, and soil fauna in both tropical and subalpine forests. Grizelle started her professional career as a research associate at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1999. In 2000, she began her career at the United States Forest Service (USFS) International Institute of Tropical Forests (IITF), and in 2003 she became the director of the Sabana Field Research Station in Puerto Rico. She is also associated faculty at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.^[1]

Research

González's research has been focused on soil ecology, biogeochemistry, and nutrient cycling in tropical forests involving earthworms,^[2][3] and plant litter and decomposition in tropical environments.^[4] She has also examined earthworms as invasive species,^[5][6] and the role of elevation in controlling the distribution of earthworms.^[7] Her more recent work in Puerto Rico focuses on tropical forest ecology, where she focuses on research in El Yunque National Forest^[8] and an experimental forest on St. Thomas.^[9] González also served as science coordinator for the "Poetic Science" exhibits Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico which won awards from the United States' Forest Service and the International Association of Art Critics.^[10][11] Following the 2017 Hurricane Maria, González has been examining the immediate impact of the hurricane on Puerto Rico,^[12] and its recovering in 2018^[13][14] into 2019.^[15]

Selected publications

• González, Grizelle; Seastedt, Timothy R. (2001). "Soil fauna and plant litter decomposition in tropical and subalpine forests". Ecology. 82 (4): 955–964. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[0955:sfapld]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0012-9658.
• Zou, Xiaoming; Gonzalez, Grizelle (1997-03-01). "Changes in earthworm density and community structure during secondary succession in abandoned tropical pastures". Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 5th International Symposium on Earthworm Ecology. 29 (3): 627–629. doi:10.1016/S0038-0717(96)00188-5. ISSN 0038-0717.
• González, Grizelle; Huang, Ching Yu; Zou, Xiaoming; Rodríguez, Carlos (2006), Hendrit, Paul F. (ed.), "Earthworm invasions in the tropics", Biological Invasions Belowground: Earthworms as Invasive Species, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 47–56, doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-5429-7_6, ISBN 978-1-4020-5428-0, retrieved 2022-01-22
• Prather, Chelse M.; Belovsky, Gary E.; Cantrell, Sharon A.; González, Grizelle (2018). "Tropical herbivorous phasmids, but not litter snails, alter decomposition rates by modifying litter bacteria". Ecology. 99 (4): 782–791. doi:10.1002/ecy.2169. ISSN 1939-9170. PMID 29603190.

References

1. "Grizelle Gonzalez – People - US Forest Service Research & Development". www.fs.fed.us. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
2. Gonzalez, Grizelle; Zou, Xiaoming (1999). "Plant and Litter Influences on Earthworm Abundance and Community Structure in a Tropical Wet Forest1". Biotropica. 31 (3): 486–493. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.1999.tb00391.x. ISSN 0006-3606. S2CID 86121629.
3. Gonzalez, G.; Zou, X.; Borges, S. (1996). "Earthworm abundance and species composition in abandoned tropical croplands: comparisons of tree plantations and secondary forests". Pedobiologia. 40:385-391.
4. González, Grizelle; Seastedt, Timothy R. (2001). "Soil Fauna and Plant Litter Decomposition in Tropical and Subalpine Forests". Ecology. 82 (4): 955–964. doi:10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[0955:sfapld]2.0.co;2. ISSN 0012-9658.
5. González, Grizelle; Huang, Ching Yu; Zou, Xiaoming; Rodríguez, Carlos (2006), Hendrit, Paul F. (ed.), "Earthworm invasions in the tropics", Biological Invasions Belowground: Earthworms as Invasive Species, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 47–56, doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-5429-7_6, ISBN 978-1-4020-5428-0, retrieved 2022-03-25
6. Gonzalez, Grizelle; Espinoza, Elianid; Liu, Zhigang; Zou, Xiaoming (2006). "A Fluorescent Marking and Re-count Technique Using the Invasive Earthworm, Pontoscolex corethrurus (Annelida: Oligochaeta)". Caribbean Journal of Science. 42 (3): 371–379.
7. González, Grizelle; García, Emérita; Cruz, Verónica; Borges, Sonia; Zalamea, Marcela; Rivera, María M. (2007-11-01). "Earthworm communities along an elevation gradient in Northeastern Puerto Rico". European Journal of Soil Biology. 43: S24–S32. doi:10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.08.044. ISSN 1164-5563.
8. Greg, Greg; Peñaloza, Marisa (2017-12-17). "Post-María, A Key Ecosystem In Puerto Rico Faces Slow Recovery". KERA News. Retrieved 2022-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
9. Mazaroli, Niki (2019-08-12). "STX's Estate Thomas Experimental Forest: A Resource for the Future". St. Thomas Source. Retrieved 2022-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
10. "Poetic Science – National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture". Retrieved 2022-01-22.
11. "Luquillo Experimental Forest LTER (Puerto Rico) | Ecological Reflections". 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
12. "Assessing The Damage To Puerto Rico's Rain Forest". Weekend Edition Saturday; Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.: NPR. October 28, 2017 – via ProQuest.
13. Simmons, Ann M. (February 28, 2018). "Hurricane Maria stripped Puerto Rico's forests bare. Now conservationists and scientists are working to replenish them". Los Angeles Times (Online).
14. "It may be getting harder for Puerto Rico's national forest to recover from storms". The World; Minneapolis Minneapolis: Public Radio International (PRI). November 9, 2018.
15. "How will the world respond to climate change? Puerto Rico might have the answers". NBC News. February 22, 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

• Grizelle González publications indexed by Google Scholar