Irene Rossell

Professor of Environmental Science, Mountain South Professor

Contact Information

  • irossell@unca.edu
  • 232-5185
  • 154 Rhoades/Robinson Hall

Bio

Dr. Rossell teaches plant ecology and plant identification courses. Her research focuses on the distribution of plants in the southern Appalachian landscape. She also directs a science enrichment program for middle and high school migrant students in Buncombe County.

Education

  • B.A.  Wellesley College
  • M.S.  West Virginia University
  • Ph.D.  State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Courses Taught

  • ENVR 346  Plant Ecology
  • ENVR 373  Hiking Through History
  • ENVR 373  Wildcrafting
  • ENVR 374  Plant-Animal Interactions
  • ENVR 374  Herbaceous Plants of Winter and Spring
  • ENVR 396  Woody Plants in Winter
  • ENVR 480 Seminar on Environmental Issues
  • ENVR 490  Internship
  • ENVR 499  Undergraduate Research

Professional Interests

  • Plant ecology
  • Plant-animal interactions
  • Interactions of humans and nature

Recent Publications [student authors underlined]

  • Rossell, I.M. and E.R. Brod. [2021]. “Ecological characteristics of epilithic and epiphytic Rhodobryum ontariense (Bryaceae) in western North Carolina.” JOURNAL OF THE TORREY
    BOTANICAL SOCIETY (in press).
  • Rossell, I.M., T.T. Clabby, and P. Menzies.  [2017].  "Habitat and abundance of two wintergreen orchids [Aplectrum hyemale and Tipularia discolor] in western North Carolina."  JOURNAL OF THE TORREY BOTANICAL SOCIETY 144:417-422.
  • Rossell, I.M. and H. Eggleston.  [2017].  "Elevational distribution of temperate lianas along trails in Pisgah National Forest."  SOUTHEASTERN NATURALIST 16:443-450.
  • Menzies, P.F. and I.M. Rossell.  [2017].  "Potential herbivory on the wintergreen orchids Aplectrum hyemale and Tipularia discolor by the spur-throated grasshopper Melanoplus acrophilus."  SOUTHEASTERN NATURALIST 16:N36-N39.
  • Rossell, I.M., K.K. Moorhead, H. Alvarado, & R.J. Warren, II.  [2009].  "Succession of a southern Appalachian mountain wetland six years following hydrologic and microtopographic restoration."  RESTORATION ECOLOGY 17:205-214.