Lori received her M.S. in Environmental Science from Oregon State University (2006) where her research focused on the interactions between shellfish aquaculture and Zostera marina, a native seagrass. She received her B.S. in Botany from Humboldt State University (2003). Lori has worked for California State Parks, coauthoring a vegetation management plan for Humboldt Redwoods State Park, and conducting surveys for sensitive plants, and she has worked as a technician for the U.S. Forest Service surveying for aquatic lichens in northwest forests.  

Lori's current projects at IAE include the Benton County Habitat Conservation Plan and development of a field guide for Willamette Valley weeds.

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Publications:

Wisehart, L.M., S.D. Hacker, B.R. Dumbauld and J.L. Ruesink. 2007. Impacts of oysters on eelgrass (Zostera marina L.): Importance of early life history stages in response to aquaculture disturbance. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 344:71-80.

Tallis, H.M., J.L. Ruesink, B.R. Dumbauld, S.D. Hacker and L.M. Wisehart. In Review. Differing effects of oyster aquaculture practices on eelgrass density and productivity in a Pacific Northwest estuary. Ecological Applications.

Richardson, N.F., J.L. Ruesink, S. Naeem, S.D. Hacker, H.M. Tallis, B.R. Dumbauld and L.M. Wisehart. 2008. Abundance and functional diversity of sediment microbes across natural and oyster aquaculture habitats in a northeastern Pacific estuary. Hydrogiologia. 596:269-278.

Ruesink, J.L., B.E. Feist, C.J. Harvey, J.S. Hong, A.C. Trimble, L.M. Wisehart. 2006. Changes in productivity associated with four introduced species: Ecosystem transformation of a “pristine” estuary. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 311:203-215.