Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
College of Biological Sciences
Twin Cities
Award Year
2025
University Award
McKnight Land-Grant Professorship
The Ecology and Biodiversity of the Small Photosynthesizers
Daniel Stanton studies the diversity and ecological significance of the often-overlooked little photosynthesizers – mosses, lichens, and microbial crusts. His research seeks to understand how the ecological function of these understudied species varies with factors like climate stress or microbial interactions, and how this will play out under global change. He is a rising star in ecology.