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<p class="identity-hero__eyebrow">University of Arizona · Santa Fe Institute</p>
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<h1 id="identity-title">Brian J. Enquist; Macroecology Lab</h1>
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<p class="identity-hero__lede">We develop predictive biodiversity science by linking plant functional biology, macroecology, and ecological theory to large-scale data, field research, and open infrastructure.</p>
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<p><strong>Brian J. Enquist</strong> is a Professor at the <a href="https://www.arizona.edu/">University of Arizona</a> and an External Professor at the <a href="https://www.santafe.edu/">Santa Fe Institute</a>. The Enquist Macroecology Lab studies how biodiversity is organized across scales, how plant form and function shape ecological systems, and how global change alters species distributions, ecosystems, and conservation risk.</p>
<dd>Global plant biodiversity, tropical forests, alpine and elevational gradients, long-term ecological field sites</dd>
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<dt>Core infrastructure</dt>
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<dd>BIEN, trait databases, species-distribution models, reproducible ecological data workflows</dd>
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<img src="{{ '/assets/img/team/brian_enquist.jpg' | relative_url }}" alt="Portrait of Brian J. Enquist" loading="eager">
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<figcaption>Brian J. Enquist, principal investigator of the Enquist Macroecology Lab.</figcaption>
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<img src="{{ '/assets/img/field/aberg_andes.jpeg' | relative_url }}" alt="Andean mountain landscape representing field ecology and elevational biodiversity research" loading="eager">
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<figcaption>Field research across mountain and forest systems connects ecological theory to biodiversity observation, trait measurement, and forecasting.</figcaption>
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<p class="identity-hero__eyebrow">University of Arizona · Santa Fe Institute</p>
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<h2 id="identity-title">Brian J. Enquist; Macroecology Lab</h2>
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<p class="identity-hero__lede">We develop predictive biodiversity science by linking plant functional biology, macroecology, and ecological theory to large-scale data, field research, and open infrastructure.</p>
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<p><strong>Brian J. Enquist</strong> is a Professor at the <a href="https://www.arizona.edu/">University of Arizona</a> and an External Professor at the <a href="https://www.santafe.edu/">Santa Fe Institute</a>. The Enquist Macroecology Lab studies how biodiversity is organized across scales, how plant form and function shape ecological systems, and how global change alters species distributions, ecosystems, and conservation risk.</p>
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<img src="{{ '/assets/img/team/brian_enquist_headshot_2026.jpeg' | relative_url }}" alt="Portrait of Brian J. Enquist" loading="eager">
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<figcaption>Brian J. Enquist, principal investigator of the Enquist Macroecology Lab.</figcaption>
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<img src="{{ '/assets/img/field/aberg_andes.jpeg' | relative_url }}" alt="Andean mountain landscape representing field ecology and elevational biodiversity research" loading="eager">
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<figcaption>Field research across mountain and forest systems connects ecological theory to biodiversity observation, trait measurement, and forecasting.</figcaption>
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## Research Areas
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<h3>Plant form, function, and scaling</h3>
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<p>The lab uses metabolic scaling theory, allometry, and plant functional traits to explain why organisms vary in size, architecture, physiology, and performance across the tree of life.</p>
<p>Research combines biodiversity databases, statistical models, and mechanistic ideas to map where species occur, identify why biodiversity is distributed unevenly, and forecast changes through time.</p>
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<p class="identity-pillar__keywords">Macroecology · Biodiversity informatics · Species distributions · Global change</p>
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<h3>Conservation and open ecological infrastructure</h3>
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<p>The group builds data resources, analytical tools, and scenario-based assessments that support biodiversity monitoring, extinction-risk analysis, and conservation planning.</p>
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<p class="identity-pillar__keywords">BIEN · Open data · Conservation forecasting · Decision support</p>
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<h3>Plant form, function, and scaling</h3>
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<p>The lab uses metabolic scaling theory, allometry, and plant functional traits to explain why organisms vary in size, architecture, physiology, and performance across the tree of life.</p>
<p>Research combines biodiversity databases, statistical models, and mechanistic ideas to map where species occur, identify why biodiversity is distributed unevenly, and forecast changes through time.</p>
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<p class="identity-pillar__keywords">Macroecology · Biodiversity informatics · Species distributions · Global change</p>
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<h3>Conservation and open ecological infrastructure</h3>
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<p>The group builds data resources, analytical tools, and scenario-based assessments that support biodiversity monitoring, extinction-risk analysis, and conservation planning.</p>
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<p class="identity-pillar__keywords">BIEN · Open data · Conservation forecasting · Decision support</p>
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## What the Lab Does
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<figcaption>Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory and other elevational systems support long-term climate, traits, and ecosystem research.</figcaption>
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<img src="{{ '/assets/img/field/sefdp_forest_canopy.jpg' | relative_url }}" alt="Tropical forest canopy research site used for biodiversity and ecosystem studies" loading="lazy">
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<figcaption>Tropical forest plots and canopy studies connect demography, traits, carbon dynamics, and biodiversity change.</figcaption>
<figcaption>Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory and other elevational systems support long-term climate, traits, and ecosystem research.</figcaption>
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<img src="{{ '/assets/img/field/sefdp_forest_canopy.jpg' | relative_url }}" alt="Tropical forest canopy research site used for biodiversity and ecosystem studies" loading="lazy">
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<figcaption>Tropical forest plots and canopy studies connect demography, traits, carbon dynamics, and biodiversity change.</figcaption>
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Field research informs theory rather than decorating it. The lab works across long-term ecological sites in the Rocky Mountains, tropical forest networks, and plant functional trait courses and transects in the Andes and other biodiversity-rich regions. These study systems provide the measurements needed to test ecological scaling, understand biodiversity assembly, and improve predictive models.
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The lab includes graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, undergraduate researchers, and collaborators working across macroecology, ecophysiology, biodiversity informatics, plant biology, and conservation science. Prospective students and collaborators can use this page as an entry point into the wider site.
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