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Research Assistant

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Matthew P. King

B. S. Environmental Science and Ecology

Arizona State University, 2008
  • Email: mking[at]dbg.org
  • Phone:
    480 481.8187

Research Interests

  • Plant ecology and conservation
  • Data analysis and visualization
  • GIS and remote sensing


Personal Statement

As a research assistant, I work in support of ongoing research projects at the Garden, especially in aspects of field data collection and analysis. I also frequently use GIS tools in my work: mapping species distributions, analyzing spatial relationships, and examining landscape and land use changes over time. Broadly, I am interested in plant ecology and conservation, especially here in the Sonoran desert. Before joining the Garden in 2008, I also supported research efforts at Arizona State University, studying the effects of urbanization on plant growth and trophic-level relationships.

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