Nalini M. Nadkarni
University of Utah
141 Papers
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Nalini M. Nadkarni is an academic researcher from University of Utah. The author has contributed to research in topics: Epiphyte & Canopy. The author has an hindex of 43, co-authored 130 publications. Previous affiliations of Nalini M. Nadkarni include University of Washington & Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.
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Papers
Effects of Astrobiology Lectures on Knowledge and Attitudes about Science in Incarcerated Populations.
Nalini M. Nadkarni,Daniella Scalice,Jeremy S. Morris,Joslyn Trivett,Kelli Bush,Allison Anholt,Joshua J. Horns,Bradford T. Davey,Hilarie B. Davis +8 more
TL;DR: Even limited exposure to voluntary, non-credit science lectures delivered by scientists can be an effective way to broker a relationship to science for this underserved public group and can potentially serve as a step to broaden participation in science.
A protocol for sampling vascular epiphyte richness and abundance
TL;DR: A strongly significant positive correlation between tree size and epiphyte richness or biomass at all sites is found, and the occurrence of spatial dependence shows that the inclusion of spatial descriptors in SVERA is justified.
Spider Assemblages in Costa Rican Cloud Forests: Effects of Forest Level and Forest Age
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated spider assemblages in trees at three cloud forest sites and in trees isolated in pasture habitat in Monteverde, Costa Rica, and found that relative abundances of nearly all common common spider families also differed between canopy and understory levels within forests, suggesting that distinct sub-assemblages exist.
How repeated exposure to informal science education affects content knowledge of and perspectives on science among incarcerated adults.
TL;DR: It is suggested that informal science education for the incarcerated significantly improves their knowledge of, and relationship with, science; that some of these effects carry over across months or years; and that ISE programs can have the largest impact by focusing on those with more limited prior exposure to science.
Nitrogen isotope ratios shift with plant size in tropical bromeliads.
TL;DR: An ontogenetic shift in nitrogen (N) isotopic values in two rosette-forming epiphytic bromeliads may be important aspects of rainforest complexity, an understudied aspect of ecosystem diversity.