Christopher T. Martine

Biology Department

Associate Professor
David Burpee Chair in Plant Genetics & Research
Director of the Manning Herbarium

Biology Building 309
chris.martine@bucknell.edu
570-577-1135

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I am a biodiversity scientist with a particular focus on plants, especially the ecology and evolution of plant reproduction. Much of my work has been in the plant family Solanaceae, including more than a decade looking into the unusual breeding systems of the genus Solanum in northern Australia through a combination of field studies and molecular phylogenetics.

My broad interests in natural history have also kept me rooted in my home region, the northeastern US, where I have engaged in field-based studies with students and colleagues.

It is my opinion that one key to stemming the tide of biodiversity loss is producing outreach materials that are effective in generating public interest in what we do and the organisms we study. To that end, I am developing a web-based program called "Plants Are Cool, Too!" - and am on the look-out for plants (and their researchers) to highlight. (Watch "Plants Are Cool, Too!", Episode One, Episode Two; or listen to the "Plants Are Cool, Too: theme song")

I am currently seeking undergraduate, Master's-level, and post-doctoral collaborators. Drop me an email if you would like to discuss potential opportunities in my lab.

Educational Background

B.S. Natural Resource Management, Cook College, Rutgers University, 1996
M.S. Ecology and Evolution, Rutgers University, 2001
Ph.D. Botany, University of Connecticut, 2006

Research Interests

• Plant reproductive ecology and evolution
• Plant systematics and molecular phylogenetics
• Invasive plant biology
• Pollination and seed dispersal
• Floristic projects such as field guides, floras and keys

Selected Publications

Books

Martine, C.T., R.A. Figley and A. Hansens. 2007. Trees of New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic States. Sixth Edition. New Jersey Forest Service, NJDEP: Jackson, NJ.

Martine, C.T. and R.A. Figley. 2007. Shrubs and Vines of New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic States. Second Edition. New Jersey Forest Service, NJDEP: Jackson, NJ.

Articles and reports (*student)

Martine, C.T. and E. Quarta*. 2012. Exotic Elsholtzia ciliata (Lamiaceae) abundant in the Ausable River Delta. Rhodora 113 (2).

Edelstein, E.* and C.T. Martine. 2012. Status of Streptopus amplexifolius (Liliaceae) in Clinton County, NY. Rhodora 113 (2).

Martine, C.T., E. Lavoie*, N.L. Tippery, F.D. Vogt, and D.H. Les. 2011. Solanum from Litchfield National Park is a relative of S. dioicum. Northern Territory Naturalist 23: 29-38.

Martine, C.T. 2011. Market botany: A plant biodiversity lab module. Plant Science Bulletin 57(2).

Leiva Gonzalez, L., F. Farruggia, E.J. Tepe and C.T. Martine. 2011. Browallia sandrae (Solanaceae) a new species from Cajamarca Departament, Peru. Arnoldoa 17(2).

Martine, C.T., G.J. Anderson, and D.H. Les. 2009. Gender-bending aubergines: Molecular phylogenetics of cryptically dioecious Solanum in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 22: 107-120.

Martine, C.T., K.A. Adams, M. Soranno*, and J.M. Post*. 2009. Little Chazy River Riparian Biodiversity Assessment: Plant Community Survey, 2008 Season Report. The Nature Conservancy Adirondack Chapter/Champlain Valley Program. 56 pp.

Martine, C.T., S.A. Leicht-Young, P.M. Herron, and A.M. Latimer. 2008. Fifteen woody species with potential for invasiveness in New England. Rhodora 110: 345-353.

Martine, C.T. and G.J. Anderson. 2007. Dioecy, pollination, and seed dispersal in Australian spiny Solanum. VIth International Solanaceae Conference: Acta Horticulturae 745: 269-283.

Herron, P., C.T. Martine, A. Latimer, and S. Leicht. 2007. Invasive plants and their ecological strategies: a model-based approach to prediction and explanation of woody plant invasion in New England. Diversity and Distributions 13: 633-644.

Brennan, K., C.T. Martine, and D.E. Symon. 2006. Solanum sejunctum: A new dioecious species from Kakadu, Northern Territory. The Beagle, records of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 22: 1-7.

Anderson, G.J., C.T. Martine, J. Prohens, and F. Nuez. 2006. Solanum perlongistylum and S. catilliflorum, new endemic Peruvian species of Solanum, section Basarthrum, are close relatives of the domesticated pepino. Novon 16: 161-167.

Martine, C.T., D. Lubertazzi, and A. DuBrul. 2005. The biology of Corema conradii: natural history, reproduction, and observations of a post-fire seedling recruitment. Northeastern Naturalist 12: 267-286.

Recent published Abstracts (*Student)

Ward, M.* and C.T. Martine. 2012. Establishment of regional herbarium leads to more than 200 new Flora Atlas records for New York State. Botany 2012, Columbus, OH, July 7-11, 2012. (Best undergrad ecology poster)

Allington, R.* and C.T. Martine. 2012. Phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences leads to discovery of a previously unknown population of an uncommon, yet widespread, Australian spiny Solanum. Botany 2012, Columbus, OH, July 7-11, 2012.

Edelstein, E.* and C.T. Martine. 2012. Status of Streptopus amplexifolius (Liliaceae) in Clinton County, NY. Northeast Natural History Conference. Syracuse, NY, April 2012.

Martine, C.T. 2011. Designation of Solanum section Kakadu (Solanaceae) from Australia. Charles Heiser Special Contributed Paper Session, Botany 2011, St. Louis, MO, July 9-13, 2011.

Martine, C.T. 2011. Three new invasive plant species in the Adirondack/Champlain regions. Adirondack Research Consortium, Annual Conference on the Adirondacks, Lake Placid, NY, May 18.

Binggeli, C.*, T. Mihuc and C.T. Martine. 2011. Impact of invasive aquatic plants on macroinvertebrate and zooplankton communities in Lake Champlain. Botany 2011, St. Louis, MO, July 9-13, 2011.

Collins, J.* and C.T. Martine. 2011. Hydrocharis morsus-ranae (European frogbit, Hydrocharitaceae): Growth response of an aquatic invasive plant to additions of nitrogen and phosphorous. Botany 2011, St. Louis, MO, July 9-13, 2011.

Martine, C.T. and S.F. Langdon*. 2011. Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, the Northeast's next worst aquatic invader. Northeast Natural History Conference, Albany, April 2011.

Shearman, T.* and C.T. Martine. 2011. Long term comparison of wetland plant communities in Ausable Marsh, Clinton County, NY 1978-2011: Preliminary Results. Botany 2011, St. Louis, MO, July 9-13, 2011.

Schelling, L.*, S. May* and C.T. Martine. 2011. Surveying for Drosera species in Clinton County, NY. Northeast Natural History Conference, Albany, April 2011.

Ward, M.* and C.T. Martine. 2011. The current status of a new potential invasive plant species within Clinton County, New York: Mycelis muralis (Asteraceae). Botany 2011, St. Louis, MO, July 9-13, 2011.

Martine, C.T., G.J. Anderson, and A. Scharf*. 2010. Solanum sejunctum is cryptically dioecious via the production of inaperturate pollen in morphologically hermaphrodite flowers. Botany 2010, Providence, RI, July 31- August 3, 2010.

A. Scharf*, C.T. Martine, G.J. Anderson. 2010. Chromosome number in Solanum sejunctum: The potential role of polyploidy in the origin of an Australian dioecious species. Botany 2010, Providence, RI, July 31- August 3, 2010.

S. Dow-Kitson* and C.T. Martine. 2010. Reproductive biology of Hydrocharis morsus-ranae in Lake Champlain, a likely source population for the next region-wide aquatic plant invasion. Botany 2010, Providence, RI, July 31- August 3, 2010.

E. Lavoie* and C.T. Martine. 2010. A new species of Australian Solanum, with potential implications for the evolution of a rare breeding system. Botany 2010, Providence, RI, July 31- August 3, 2010.

Martine, C.T., F.D. Vogt, and E. Lavoie*. 2009. Bees, wallabies, and aubergines: Pollination, seed dispersal, and population dynamics in Australian dioecious Solanum. Botany and Mycology 2009, Snowbird, Utah, July 25-29.

Soranno, M.*, J. Post*, C.T. Martine, and K.A. Adams. 2009. Assessment of native riparian plant communities to improve agricultural buffer plantings. Botany and Mycology 2009, Snowbird, Utah, July 25-29.

Langdon, S.F.*, C.T. Martine and H. Oles. 2009. Can Hydrocharis morsus-ranae (European frogbit, Hydrocharitaceae) be eradicated in an early detection and rapid response context? Botany and Mycology 2009, Snowbird, Utah, July 25-29.

Martine, C.T., P.M. Herron, A.M. Latimer and S.A. Leicht-Young. 2008. Fifteen woody species with potential for invasiveness in New England. Botany 2008, Vancouver, BC, July 26-30.

Langdon, S.*, H. Oles, and C.T. Martine. 2008. Eradication of the invasive aquatic European frogbit (Hydrocharis morus-ranae). Botany 2008, Vancouver, BC, July 26-30.

Martine, C.T., P.M. Herron, A.M. Latimer and S. Leicht-Young. 2007. Invasive plants and their ecological strategies: a model-based approach to prediction and explanation of woody plant invasion in New England. Botany and Plant Biology 2007 Joint Congress, Chicago, July 7-12.

Bohs, L., C.T. Martine, S. Stern, and N. Myers. 2007. Phylogeny of the Old World clade of the spiny solanums (Solanum subg. Leptostemonum). Botany and Plant Biology 2007 Joint Congress, Chicago, July 7-12.