I study the ecological consequences of environmental change. My core research interests are in the effects of climate change on plant-pollinator interactions. Specifically, I am interested in the immediate impacts of environmental change on floral resources, pollinator ability to perceive or obtain those resources, and the physiological response of pollinators to both the environmental change and change in floral resources. I am pursuing a PhD exploring the dynamics of plant-pollinator interactions in this context.  Much of my recent work has been on the response of grassland plant species to nutrient additions and drought.

Links to Publications and Presentations

Tatarko, A. R., & Knops, J. M. (2018). Nitrogen addition and ecosystem functioning: Both species abundances and traits alter community structure and function. Ecosphere, 9(1).

Tatarko, A., Knops J., (2017). Nitrogen addition and ecosystem functioning: Changes in species composition and functional traits alter community structure and function. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon.

Min, K., Lehmeier, C. A., Ballantyne, F., Tatarko, A., & Billings, S. A. (2014). Differential effects of pH on temperature sensitivity of organic carbon and nitrogen decay. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 76, 193-200.

Tatarko, A., Roccaforte, K., and Foster, B.L. (2014). Investigating the effects of tallgrass prairie restoration and plant diversity on pollinator communities in northeast Kansas. University of Kansas Undergraduate Research Symposium, Lawrence, KS.

Curriculum Vitae