Anna Sher

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Anna Amelia Sher is an American plant ecologist who is a Professor at the University of Denver. She works on conservation and the restoration of areas invaded by Tamarix. She is the author of two textbooks, Ecology:Concepts and Applications and Introduction to conservation biology.

Early life and education[]

Sher was an undergraduate student at Earlham College, where she majored in biology and art,^[1] and was first introduced to invasive plants, which she attributes to biology professor Brent Smith.^[2] She moved to the University of New Mexico for graduate studies, where she worked under the supervision of Diane Marshall.^[2] Her doctoral research considered the ecology of competing riparian trees: cottonwood and invasive salt cedar (Tamarix).^[3] She completed field work at the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge in New Mexico. After earning her doctorate, Sher travelled to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, where she was supported by a Fulbright Program scholarship.^[1] On her return to the United States, Sher joined the University of California, Davis as a postdoctoral researcher investigating invasive grasses.^[1]

Research and career[]

In 2003, Sher moved to Denver where she was appointed Professor at the University of Denver and Director of Research at the Denver Botanic Gardens.^[4]

Sher's research considers preservation and the environmental protection and conservation, the ecology of invasive plants and ways to restore damaged ecosystems.^[1] She has extensively investigated the Tamarix, an invasive, exotic tree species of West America.^[2]

Awards and honors[]

• 2020 University of Denver Distinguished Scholar Award^[5]
• 2020 Robin Morgan Outstanding Woman Award^[6]

Selected publications[]

Books[]

• Molles, Manuel C., Jr.; Sher, Anna A. (2019). Ecology : concepts and applications. Anna Sher (8 ed.). New York, NY. ISBN 978-1-259-88005-6. OCLC 1010579815.
• Primack, Richard B.; Sher, Anna A. (2016). Introduction to conservation biology. Anna Sher. Sunderland, MA, U.S.A. ISBN 978-1-60535-473-6. OCLC 938396290.

Journal articles[]

• Peter Chesson; Renate L E Gebauer; Susan Schwinning; et al. (7 April 2004). "Resource pulses, species interactions, and diversity maintenance in arid and semi-arid environments". Oecologia. 141 (2): 236–253. doi:10.1007/S00442-004-1551-1. ISSN 0029-8549. PMID 15069635. Wikidata Q30919765.
• Anna A. Sher; Diane L. Marshall; Steven A. Gilbert (18 December 2000). "Competition between Native Populus deltoides and Invasive Tamarix ramosissima and the Implications for Reestablishing Flooding Disturbance". Conservation Biology. 14 (6): 1744–1754. doi:10.1111/J.1523-1739.2000.99306.X. ISSN 0888-8892. Wikidata Q55842471.

Personal life[]

Sher is a member of 500 Queer Scientists. She was the first member of her department to be out.^[7] Sher and her wife, Fran, were the first couple in Denver to receive a civil union.^[4] Together they have one son.^[8]

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