Emeritus Distinguished University Professor of Ecology
Map of Historic Prairies in Illinois (1820)
Link to historic Illinois prairie map (JPG)
Link to historic Illinois & Wisconisn map (JPG)
Research interests: I am a restoration
ecologist. In our laboratory, our studies include ecology
of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) an invasive plant, impact of deer browsing on
native vegetation, historic
vegetation, prairie restoration, the effect of fire on
vegetation, and the ecology of mycorrhizae.
Read about some of the students who have worked with me.
If you are interested in graduate studies please contact me. Contact information below.
My email address is rcander@ilstu.edu.
Call me at 309-438-2653
Selected Recent Publications:
Anderson, Roger C. Anderson, M. Rebecca Anderson, Erica Corbett. 2017. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and fire effects on flowering diversity of tallgrass prairie forbs. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 144:243. Anderson Corbett
Slater, Mitchell A. and Roger C. Anderson. 2014. Intensive selective deer browsing favors success of Asimina triloba (Paw paw) a native tree species. Natural Areas Journal 32: 178-187. Slater Anderson
Richard A. Lankau, Jonathan T. Bauer, M. Rebecca Anderson, Roger C. Anderson. 2014. Long-term legacies and partial recovery of mycorrhizal communities after invasive plant removal. Biological Invasions 16:1979–1990 DOI 10.1007/s10530-014-0642-0. Lankau Bauer Anderson Anderson
Mullarkey, Alicia A., Diane L. Byers, Roger C. Anderson. 2013. Inbreeding depression and partitioning of genetic load in the invasive biennial, Alliaria petiolata
(Brassicaceae). American Journal of Botany 100: 509-518. Genetic load in Garlic Mustard
Anderson, Roger C. 2012. Ecology and Management of the Prairie Division. Pp. 175-200. In Lafayette, R., M.R. Brooks, J.P. Potyondy, L. Audin, S. Krieger, C.C.
Trettin. 2012. Cumulative watershed effects of fuel management in the eastern United States. Gen. Tech. Rept. SRS-161 Asheville, NC. US Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station, 327 p. online : http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/41020
Engelhardt, Megan J. and Roger C. Anderson. 2011. Phenological niche separation from native species increases reproductive success of an invasive species: Alliaria
petiolata (Brassicaceae) – garlic mustard. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 138: 418–433. Garlic mustard phenological niche
Herold, Jamie, M. Rebecca Anderson, Jonathan T. Bauer, Victoria Borowicz, and Roger C. Anderson. 2011. Comparison of the effect of early and late removal of
second-year garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) on first-year plants and deciduous forest spring and summer dominant herbaceous groundlayer species in central Illinois, USA. Ecological Restoration 29: 225-232 Early removal of garlic mustard
Anderson, R. C. M. Rebecca Anderson, Jonathan T. Bauer, Mitchell Slater, Jamie Herold, Patrice Baumhardt and Victoria Borowicz. 2010. Effect of Removal of Garlic
Mustard (Alliaria petiolata, Brassicaeae) on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculum Potential in Forest Soils. The Open Ecology Journal 3: 41-47, URL http://www.bentham.org/open/toecolj/openaccess2.htm. Garlic Mustard Effect on Mycorrhizal Inoculum Potential
Bauer, J. T., R. C. Anderson, M. R. Anderson. 2010. Competitive Interactions among First-year and Second-year Plants of the Invasive, Biennial Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata) and Native Ground Layer Vegetation. Restoration Ecology 18: 720-728. Early View. Published on line: 11 Feb 2009, 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00507, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122197837/HTMLSTART Competitive interactions
Anderson, R. C. M. Rebecca Anderson, Jonathan T. Bauer, Mitchell Slater, Jamie Herold, Patrice Baumhardt and Victoria Borowicz. 2010. Effect of Removal of Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata, Brassicaeae) on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculum Potential in Forest Soils. The Open Ecology Journal 3: 41-47, URL http://www.bentham.org/open/toecolj/openaccess2.htm.
Anderson, Roger C. 2008. Growth and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal (AMF) Colonization of Two Prairie Grasses grown in Soil from Restorations of Three Ages. Restoration Ecology 16: 650-656. AMF Prairie Grasses
Anderson, Roger C. 2009. History and Progress of Ecological Restoration. in Tallgrass Prairie. Pp. 217-228. In C. Taylor, J. Taft, and C. Warwick (eds.), Chapter 13, INHS Special Publication 30: Canaries in the Catbird Seat, Univ. of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. History Prairie Restoration
Anderson, R.C., Brad Dorick, and Teresa Crispino. 2007. Impact of species richness and deer browsing on the quality of restored prairie in central Illinois. Ecological Restoration 25:99-102.
Anderson, Roger C. 2006. Evolution and origin of the central grassland of North America: climate, fire, and mammalian grazers. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society133:626-647. Grassland Evolution.pdf
Raghu, S., R. C. Anderson, C. C. Daehler, A. S. Davis, R. N. Wiedenmann, D. Simberloff, and R. N. Mack. 2006. Adding biofuels to the invasive species fire? Science 313:1742. Biofuels.pdf
Anderson, R. C., Suzanne L. Jones, and Richard Swigart. 2006. Modifying distance methods to improve estimates of historical tree density from General Land Office survey records. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 133: 449-459. GLO Distance Methods.pdf
Anderson, R. C., D. Nelson, M. R. Anderson, and M. A. Rickey. 2005. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann) browsing effects on tallgrass prairie forbs: diversity and species abundances. Natural Areas Journal 25:19-25. Natural Areas Journal.pdf
Myers, C. V., R. C. Anderson, and D. L. Byers. 2005. Influence of shading on the growth and leaf photosynthesis of the invasive non-indigenous plant garlic mustard [Alliaria petiolata (M.Bieb) Cavara and Grande] grown under simulated late-winter to mid-spring conditions. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 132: 1-10. J. Torrey Botanical Soc. pdf
Rickey, Marcia A. and Roger C. Anderson. 2004. Effects of nitrogen addition on the invasive grass, Phragmites australis, and a native competitor species, Spartina pectinata. Journal of Applied Ecology 41:888-896. Journal of Applied Ecology.pdf
Additional Representative Publications:
Myers, C. V. and R. C. Anderson. 2003. Seasonal variation in photosynthetic rates influences success of an invasive, exotic plant garlic mustard [Alliaira petiolata (M. Bieb.) Cavara and Grande]. American Midland Naturalist 150:231-245. Garlic Mustard Photosynthesis
Houseman, Gregory R. and Roger C. Anderson. 2002. Effects of various management practices in jack pine plantations on ground cover preferred by Kirtland’s Warbler. Restoration Ecology 10:27-36. Restoration Ecology.pdf
Anderson, Roger C., M. Rebecca Anderson and Gregory Houseman. 2002. Wild American Ginseng. Native Plants Journal 3:93-105. Native Plant Journal.pdf
Roberts, Karl J. and Roger C. Anderson. 2001. Effect of garlic mustard [Alliaria petiolata (Beib. Cavara & Grande)] extracts on plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. American Midland Naturalist 146:146-152. Roberts and Anderson 2001 American Midland Naturalist 146.pdf
Anderson, Roger C., John E. Schwegman, and M. Rebecca Anderson. 2000. Micro-scale restoration: A twenty-five year history of a southern Illinois barrens. Restoration Ecology 8:296-306.
Anderson, Roger C., James S. Fralish, and Jerry M. Baskin (editors). 1999. Savannas, barrens, and rock outcrop plant communities of North America. Cambridge University Press, New York, Pp. 470.Savannas, barrens, and rock outcrop plant communities of North America.
Anderson, Roger C. and Eric Menges. 1997. Effect of fire on sandhill herbs: nutrients, mycorrhizae, and biomass allocation, American Journal of Botany 84:938-948.
Robertson, Kenneth R., Roger C. Anderson, and Mark Schwartz. 1997. The tallgrass prairie mosaic. pp. 55-87. In Mark Schwartz (ed.), Conservation in highly fragmented landscapes, Chapman and Hall, New York. (Book Chapter)
Anderson. Roger C., Shivcharn S. Dhillion, and Timothy E. Kelley. 1996. Aspects of the ecology of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) in central Illinois. Restoration Ecology 4:81-91.
Anderson, R. C., J. S. Fralish, J. E. Armstrong, and P. Benjamin. 1993. The ecology and biology of Panax quinquefolium L. (Araliaceae) in Illinois. American Midland Naturalist 129:357-372. Ginseng in Illinois
Anderson, R. C. 1994 Height of white-flower trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) as an index of deer browsing intensity. Ecological Applications 4:104-109.
Anderson, R. C., B. A. Hetrick, and G. W. T. Wilson. 1994. Mycorrhizal dependency of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) and little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) in two prairie soils. American Midland Naturalist 132:366-376.
Dhillion, Shivcharn S. and Roger C. Anderson. 1994. Production on burned and unburned sand prairies during drought and non-drought years. Vegetatio 115:51-59.
Anderson, R. C. and Alan J. Katz. 1993. Recovery of browse- sensitive tree species following release from white- tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmerman) browsing pressure. Biological Conservation 63:203-208.
Anderson, Roger C. and Anthony E. Liberta. 1992. Influence of supplemental inorganic nutrients on growth, survivorship, and mycorrhizal relationships of Schizachyrium scoparium (Poaceae) grown in fumigated and unfumigated soil. American Journal of Botany 79:406-414.
Anderson, R. C., T. Leahy, and S. S. Dhillion. 1989. Numbers and biomass of selected insect groups on burned and unburned sand prairie. American Midland Naturalist 122:151-162. Insects burned unburned sand prairie
Anderson, Roger C., and Orie L. Loucks. 1979. Influence of white-tailed deer on the structure and composition of hemlock forests. Journal of Applied Ecology 16:855-862. Hemlock deer browsing
Anderson, Roger C. and Orie Loucks. 1973. Aspects of the biology of Trientalis borealis Raf. Ecology 54:798-808.
Curriculum vitae Roger C. Anderson
Map Below: Historic Prairie in Illinois and Wisconsin from Corbett, E. A. and Roger C. Anderson. 2006. Landscape analysis of Illinois and Wisconsin remnant prairies. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 133:267-279. Illinois and Wisconsin remnant prairies
Awards and Recognition:
Kappa Delta Pi - Honor Society in Education, 1962
College of Arts and Sciences Lecturer, ISU, 1984-85
Elected Fellow of the Illinois Academy of Science, l988
College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Researcher ISU, 1990-91
Outstanding University Researcher - ISU; 1991
Distinguished University Professor of Biology - ISU, 1994
University Service Award – ISU 2002
World of Difference Award, Ecology Action Center, Normal, Illinois, 2003
Centennial Scientist and Key Note Speaker , 2007,Celebrating the 100th year of the Illinois State Academy of Science
Courses I teach:
BSC 499 Master of Science Thesis Research
Other Activities:
Editorial Boards I served on:
Restoration Ecology 1993- 2015
The American Midland Naturalist August 2010 - 2013
Service to Scientific Societies:
Member of the Illinois State Academy of Science Council (ISAS)
President, Midwest Great Lakes Chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER)
Advisory Board Member, Tallgrass Prairie & Oak Savanna Fire Science Consortium (TPOS)
I am a past President and current board member of the ParkLands Foundation
Visit the ParkLands Foundations Web Page www.parklandsfoundation.org
ParkLands Foundation Letcher Basin Prairie
