Bradley J. Cardinale

Bradley J. Cardinale

  • Professor
302 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA 16802

Areas of Expertise

  • Conservation biology, restoration ecology, ecological design, freshwater ecosystem management

Education

  • 2002 Ph.D. in Biology, University of Maryland
  • 1996 M.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University
  • 1993 B.S. in Biology, Arizona State University

Dr. Cardinale is an ecologist who focuses on the conservation and restoration of biodiversity in natural systems, as well as the ecological design of human engineered systems that benefit from use of native species and biodiversity. Cardinale has published over 130 peer-reviewed papers, received more than $38 million in grant funding, and ranked as one of the world’s most highly cited researchers in the area of Environment / Ecology since 2014. Cardinale is also an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and a fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA).

Dr. Cardinale received his B.S. in Biology from Arizona State University in 1993, an M.S. degree in Fisheries and Wildlife from Michigan State University in 1996, followed by a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in 2002. During his graduate studies he worked on the ecological restoration of freshwater ecosystems. He began his faculty career at the University of California-Santa Barbara as an Assistant Professor in 2005 where he worked on conservation and management of biodiversity in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. He then moved to the University of Michigan in 2011 where he formed and directed the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research – a research institute that brought together universities, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private-business partners to work together on sustainable management of the Great Lakes.

In 2021, Dr. Cardinale was named Head of Penn State’s Department of Ecosystem Science and Management where he helps coordinate the research, teaching, and extension activities of more than 50 faculty and federal agency scientists and 100 graduate students who work on the sustainable management of natural and managed ecosystems.

 

Publications

The perceived ecological and human well-being benefits of ecosystem restoration
People and Nature, Jurjonas, Matthew, May, Christopher A., Cardinale, Bradley, Kyriakakis, Stephanie, Pearsall, Douglas R., Doran, Patrick J., 2024

Key questions for understanding drivers of biodiversity-ecosystem service relationships across spatial scales
Landscape Ecology, Mitchell, Matthew G.E., Qiu, Jiangxiao, Cardinale, Bradley J., Chan, Kai M.A., Eigenbrod, Felix, Felipe-Lucia, María R., Jacob, Aerin L., Jones, Matthew S., Sonter, Laura J., 2024

Long-term changes in the multi-trophic diversity alter the functioning of river food webs
Functional Ecology, Moi, Deison, Romero, G, Gonzalez-Bergonzoni, I, Gauzens, B, Vidal, N, Cardinale, Bradley, 2024

Impacts of Fungal Disease on Algal Biofuel Systems: Using Life Cycle Assessment to Compare Control Strategies
Environmental Science & Technology, Miyasato, Elena M., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2023

Tolerance to allelopathic inhibition by free fatty acids in five biofuel candidate microalgae strains
Bioresource Technology Reports, Thomas, Patrick K., Hietala, David C., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2023

A synthesis of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative according to the Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation
Journal of Great Lakes Research, Jurjonas, Matthew, May, Christopher A., Cardinale, Bradley J., Kyriakakis, Stephanie, Pearsall, Douglas R., Doran, Patrick J., 2022

Human pressure drives biodiversity–multifunctionality relationships in large Neotropical wetlands
Nature Ecology and Evolution, Moi, Dieison A., Lansac-Tôha, Fernando M., Romero, Gustavo Q., Sobral-Souza, Thadeu, Cardinale, Bradley J., Kratina, Pavel, Perkins, Daniel M., Teixeira de Mello, Franco, Jeppesen, Erik, Heino, Jani, Lansac-Tôha, Fábio A., Velho, Luiz F.M., Mormul, Roger P., 2022

Effects of consumer diversity on prey consumption are not influenced by omnivory
Elementa, Chang, Feng Hsun, Cardinale, Bradley J., 2022

No evidence of biodiversity effects on stream ecosystem functioning across green and brown food web pathways
Freshwater Biology, López-Rojo, Naiara, Boyero, Luz, Pérez, Javier, Basaguren, Ana, Cardinale, Bradley J., 2022

Do not downplay biodiversity loss
Nature, Loreau, Michel, Cardinale, Bradley J., Isbell, Forest, Newbold, Tim, O’Connor, Mary I., de Mazancourt, Claire, 2022

Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics
Nature Communications, Boyero, Luz, López-Rojo, Naiara, Tonin, Alan M., Pérez, Javier, Correa-Araneda, Francisco, Pearson, Richard G., Bosch, Jaime, Albariño, Ricardo J., Anbalagan, Sankarappan, Barmuta, Leon A., Basaguren, Ana, Burdon, Francis J., Caliman, Adriano, Callisto, Marcos, Calor, Adolfo R., Campbell, Ian C., Cardinale, Bradley J., Jesús Casas, J., Chará-Serna, Ana M., Chauvet, Eric, Ciapała, Szymon, Colón-Gaud, Checo, Cornejo, Aydeé, Davis, Aaron M., Degebrodt, Monika, Dias, Emerson S., Díaz, María E., Douglas, Michael M., Encalada, Andrea C., Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Fleituch, Tadeusz, García, Erica A., García, Gabriela, García, Pavel E., Gessner, Mark O., Gómez, Jesús E., Gómez, Sergio, Gonçalves, Jose F., Graça, Manuel A.S., Gwinn, Daniel C., Hall, Robert O., Hamada, Neusa, Hui, Cang, Imazawa, Daichi, Iwata, Tomoya, Kariuki, Samuel K., Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea, Laymon, Kelsey, Leal, María, Marchant, Richard, Martins, Renato T., Masese, Frank O., Maul, Megan, McKie, Brendan G., Medeiros, Adriana O., Erimba, Charles M.M’, Middleton, Jen A., Monroy, Silvia, Muotka, Timo, Negishi, Junjiro N., Ramírez, Alonso, Richardson, John S., Rincón, José, Rubio-Ríos, Juan, dos Santos, Gisele M., Sarremejane, Romain, Sheldon, Fran, Sitati, Augustine, Tenkiano, Nathalie S.D., Tiegs, Scott D., Tolod, Janine R., Venarsky, Michael, Watson, Anne, Yule, Catherine M., 2021

Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition
Science advances, Boyero, Luz, Pérez, Javier, López-Rojo, Naiara, Tonin, Alan M., Correa-Araneda, Francisco, Pearson, Richard G., Bosch, Jaime, Albariño, Ricardo J., Anbalagan, Sankarappan, Barmuta, Leon A., Beesley, Leah, Burdon, Francis J., Caliman, Adriano, Callisto, Marcos, Campbell, Ian C., Cardinale, Bradley J., Jesús Casas, J., Chará-Serna, Ana M., Ciapała, Szymon, Chauvet, Eric, Colón-Gaud, Checo, Cornejo, Aydeé, Davis, Aaron M., Degebrodt, Monika, Dias, Emerson S., Díaz, María E., Douglas, Michael M., Elosegi, Arturo, Encalada, Andrea C., De Eyto, Elvira, Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Fleituch, Tadeusz, Frainer, André, França, Juliana S., García, Erica A., García, Gabriela, García, Pavel, Gessner, Mark O., Giller, Paul S., Gómez, Jesús E., Gómez, Sergio, Gonçalves, Jose F., Graça, Manuel A.S., Hall, Robert O., Hamada, Neusa, Hepp, Luiz U., Hui, Cang, Imazawa, Daichi, Iwata, Tomoya, Junior, Edson S.A., Kariuki, Samuel, Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea, Leal, María, Lehosmaa, Kaisa, M’Erimba, Charles, Marchant, Richard, Martins, Renato T., Masese, Frank O., Camden, Megan, McKie, Brendan G., Medeiros, Adriana O., Middleton, Jen A., Muotka, Timo, Negishi, Junjiro N., Pozo, Jesús, Ramírez, Alonso, Rezende, Renan S., Richardson, John S., Rincón, José, Rubio-Ríos, Juan, Serrano, Claudia, Shaffer, Angela R., Sheldon, Fran, Swan, Christopher M., Tenkiano, Nathalie S.D., Tiegs, Scott D., Tolod, Janine R., Vernasky, Michael, Watson, Anne, Yegon, Mourine J., Yule, Catherine M., 2021

Weak intra-guild predation facilitates consumer coexistence but does not guarantee higher consumer density
Ecological Modelling, Chang, Feng Hsun, Ke, Po Ju, Cardinale, Bradley, 2020

An empiricist's guide to modern coexistence theory for competitive communities
Oikos, Godwin, Casey M., Chang, Feng Hsun, Cardinale, Bradley J., 2020

Hedonic Price Estimates of Lake Water Quality: Valued Attribute, Instrumental Variables, and Ecological-Economic Benefits
Ecological Economics, Moore, Michael R., Doubek, Jonathan P., Xu, Hui, Cardinale, Bradley J., 2020

Microbiomes reduce their host’s sensitivity to interspecific interactions
mBio, Jackrel, Sara L., Schmidt, Kathryn C., Cardinale, Bradley J., Denef, Vincent J., 2020

What determines the public's support for water quality regulations to mitigate agricultural runoff?
Environmental Science and Policy, Guo, Tian, Gill, Devin, Johengen, Thomas H., Cardinale, Bradley L., 2019

Aquatic macroinvertebrates stabilize gravel bed sediment: A test using silk net-spinning caddisflies in semi-natural river channels
PLoS One, Albertson, Lindsey K., Sklar, Leonard S., Cooper, Scott D., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2019

Biodiversity Improves Life Cycle Sustainability Metrics in Algal Biofuel Production
Environmental Science & Technology, Carruthers, David N., Godwin, Casey M., Hietala, David C., Cardinale, Bradley J., Lin, Xiaoxia Nina, Savage, Phillip E., 2019

The independent and coupled effects of feedstock characteristics and reaction conditions on biocrude production by hydrothermal liquefaction
Applied Energy, Hietala, David C., Godwin, Casey M., Cardinale, Bradley J., Savage, Phillip E., 2019

The individual and synergistic impacts of feedstock characteristics and reaction conditions on the aqueous co-product from hydrothermal liquefaction
Algal Research, Hietala, David C., Godwin, Casey M., Cardinale, Bradley J., Savage, Phillip E., 2019

Interactions between large and small detritivores influence how biodiversity impacts litter decomposition
Journal of Animal Ecology, Tonin, Alan M., Pozo, Jesús, Monroy, Silvia, Basaguren, Ana, Pérez, Javier, Gonçalves, José F., Pearson, Richard, Cardinale, Bradley J., Boyero, Luz, 2018

Riparian plant biodiversity reduces stream channel migration rates in three rivers in Michigan, U.S.A.
Ecohydrology, Allen, Daniel C., Wynn-Thompson, Theresa M., Kopp, Darin A., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2018

Is local biodiversity declining or not? A summary of the debate over analysis of species richness time trends
Biological Conservation, Cardinale, Bradley J., Gonzalez, Andrew, Allington, Ginger R.H., Loreau, Michel, 2018

Biodiversity improves the ecological design of sustainable biofuel systems
GCB Bioenergy, Godwin, Casey M., Lashaway, Aubrey R., Hietala, David C., Savage, Phillip E., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2018

Ecological engineering helps maximize function in algal oil production
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, Jackrel, Sara L., Narwani, Anita, Bentlage, Bastian, Levine, Robert B., Hietala, David C., Savage, Phillip E., Oakley, Todd H., Denef, Vincent J., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2018

Ranking stressor impacts on periphyton structure and function with mesocosm experiments and environmental-change forecasts
PLoS One, Costello, David M., Kulacki, Konrad J., McCarthy, Mary E., Tiegs, Scott D., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2018

Ecological Stoichiometry Meets Ecological Engineering: Using Polycultures to Enhance the Multifunctionality of Algal Biocrude Systems
Environmental Science & Technology, Godwin, Casey M., Hietala, David C., Lashaway, Aubrey R., Narwani, Anita, Savage, Phillip E., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2017

Biodiversity effects in the wild are common and as strong as key drivers of productivity
Nature, Emmett Duffy, J., Godwin, Casey M., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2017

Influence of biodiversity, biochemical composition, and species identity on the quality of biomass and biocrude oil produced via hydrothermal liquefaction
Algal Research, Hietala, David C., Koss, Cristina K., Narwani, Anita, Lashaway, Aubrey R., Godwin, Casey M., Cardinale, Bradley J., Savage, Phillip E., 2017

Demonstration of transgressive overyielding of algal mixed cultures in microdroplets
Integrative Biology (United Kingdom), Carruthers, David N., Byun, Chang Kyu, Cardinale, Bradley J., Lin, Xiaoxia Nina, 2017

Biodiversity: what value should we use?
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Hungate, Bruce A., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2017

Stream nitrogen concentration, but not plant N-fixing capacity, modulates litter diversity effects on decomposition
Functional Ecology, Tonin, Alan M., Boyero, Luz, Monroy, Silvia, Basaguren, Ana, Pérez, Javier, Pearson, Richard G., Cardinale, Bradley J., Gonçalves, José Francisco, Pozo, Jesús, 2017

Ecosystem services in the Great Lakes
Journal of Great Lakes Research, Steinman, Alan D., Cardinale, Bradley J., Munns, Wayne R., Ogdahl, Mary E., Allan, J. David, Angadi, Ted, Bartlett, Sarah, Brauman, Kate, Byappanahalli, Muruleedhara, Doss, Matt, Dupont, Diane, Johns, Annie, Kashian, Donna, Lupi, Frank, McIntyre, Peter, Miller, Todd, Moore, Michael, Muenich, Rebecca Logsdon, Poudel, Rajendra, Price, James, Provencher, Bill, Rea, Anne, Read, Jennifer, Renzetti, Steven, Sohngen, Brent, Washburn, Erika, 2017

Ecological interactions and coexistence are predicted by gene expression similarity in freshwater green algae
Journal of Ecology, Narwani, Anita, Bentlage, Bastian, Alexandrou, Markos A., Fritschie, Keith J., Delwiche, Charles, Oakley, Todd H., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2017

The economic value of grassland species for carbon storage
Science advances, Hungate, Bruce A., Barbier, Edward B., Ando, Amy W., Marks, Samuel P., Reich, Peter B., van Gestel, Natasja, Tilman, David, Knops, Johannes M.H., Hooper, David U., Butterfield, Bradley J., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2017

A general biodiversity–function relationship is mediated by trophic level
Oikos, O'Connor, Mary I., Gonzalez, Andrew, Byrnes, Jarrett E.K., Cardinale, Bradley J., Duffy, J. Emmett, Gamfeldt, Lars, Griffin, John N., Hooper, David, Hungate, Bruce A., Paquette, Alain, Thompson, Patrick L., Dee, Laura E., Dolan, Kristin L., 2017

Algal polycultures enhance coproduct recycling from hydrothermal liquefaction
Agricultural Wastes, Godwin, Casey M., Hietala, David C., Lashaway, Aubrey R., Narwani, Anita, Savage, Phillip E., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2017

Power of Plankton: Effects of Algal Biodiversity on Biocrude Production and Stability
Environmental Science & Technology, Narwani, Anita, Lashaway, Aubrey R., Hietala, David C., Savage, Phillip E., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2016

Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: A global study
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G., Hui, Cang, Gessner, Mark O., Pérez, Javier, Alexandrou, Markos A., Graça, Manuel A.S., Cardinale, Bradley J., Albariño, Ricardo J., Arunachalam, Muthukumarasamy, Barmuta, Leon A., Boulton, Andrew J., Bruder, Andreas, Callisto, Marcos, Chauvet, Eric, Death, Russell G., Dudgeon, David, Encalada, Andrea C., Ferreira, Verónica, Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Gonçalves, José F., Helson, Julie, Iwata, Tomoya, Jinggut, Tajang, Mathooko, Jude, Mathuriau, Catherine, M’Erimba, Charles, Moretti, Marcelo S., Pringle, Catherine M., Ramírez, Alonso, Ratnarajah, Lavenia, Rincon, José, Yule, Catherine M., 2016

Estimating local biodiversity change: A critique of papers claiming no net loss of local diversity
Ecology, Gonzalez, Andrew, Cardinale, Bradley J., Allington, Ginger R.H., Byrnes, Jarrett, Endsley, K. Arthur, Brown, Daniel G., Hooper, David U., Isbell, Forest, O'Connor, Mary I., Loreau, Michel, 2016

Plant biodiversity effects in reducing fluvial erosion are limited to low species richness
Ecology, Allen, Daniel C., Cardinale, Bradley J., Wynn-Thompson, Theresa, 2016

Anthropogenic land use is associated with N-fixing cyanobacterial dominance in lakes across the continental United States
Aquatic Sciences, Doubek, Jonathan P., Carey, Cayelan C., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2015

Phylogenetic distance does not predict competition in green algal communities
Ecosphere, Naughton, H. R., Alexandrou, M. A., Oakley, T. H., Cardinale, B. J., 2015

Species richness, but not phylogenetic diversity, influences community biomass production and temporal stability in a re-examination of 16 grassland biodiversity studies
Functional Ecology, Venail, Patrick, Gross, Kevin, Oakley, Todd H., Narwani, Anita, Allan, Eric, Flombaum, Pedro, Isbell, Forest, Joshi, Jasmin, Reich, Peter B., Tilman, David, van Ruijven, Jasper, Cardinale, Bradley J., 2015

Biodiversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality across trophic levels and habitats
Nature Communications, Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Byrnes, Jarrett E.K., Isbell, Forest, Gamfeldt, Lars, Griffin, John N., Eisenhauer, Nico, Hensel, Marc J.S., Hector, Andy, Cardinale, Bradley J., Duffy, J. Emmett, 2015

Marine biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: What's known and what's next?
Oikos, Gamfeldt, Lars, Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Byrnes, Jarrett E.K., Cardinale, Bradley J., Duffy, J. Emmett, Griffin, John N., 2015

Reply to comment by S. P. Ferguson and C. D. Rennie on "a mechanistic model linking insect (Hydropsychidae) silk nets to incipient sediment motion in gravel-bedded streams"
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, Albertson, Lindsey K., Sklar, Leonard S., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2015

Further re-analyses looking for effects of phylogenetic diversity on community biomass and stability
Functional Ecology, Cardinale, Bradley J., Venail, Patrick, Gross, Kevin, Oakley, Todd H., Narwani, Anita, Allan, Eric, Flombaum, Pedro, Joshi, Jasmin, Reich, Peter B., Tilman, David, van Ruijven, Jasper, 2015

Common ancestry is a poor predictor of competitive traits in freshwater green algae
PLoS One, Narwani, Anita, Alexandrou, Markos A., Herrin, James, Vouaux, Alaina, Zhou, Charles, Oakley, Todd H., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2015

Evolutionary relatedness does not predict competition and co-occurrence in natural or experimental communities of green algae
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Alexandrou, Markos, Cardinale, Bradley, Hall, John, Delwiche, Charles, Fritschie, Keith, Narwani, Anita, Venail, Patrick, Bentlage, Bastian, Pankey, M., Oakley, Todd, 2015

Evolutionary relatedness does not predict competition and co-occurrence in natural or experimental communities of green algae
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Alexandrou, Markos A., Cardinale, Bradley J., Hall, John D., Delwiche, Charles F., Fritschie, Keith, Narwani, Anita, Venail, Patrick A., Bentlage, Bastian, Sabrina Pankey, M., Oakley, Todd H., 2014

Do polycultures promote win-wins or trade-offs in agricultural ecosystem services? A meta-analysis
Journal of Applied Ecology, Iverson, Aaron L., Marín, Linda E., Ennis, Katherine K., Gonthier, David J., Connor-Barrie, Benjamin T., Remfert, Jane L., Cardinale, Bradley J., Perfecto, Ivette, 2014

The influence of phylogenetic relatedness on species interactions among freshwater green algae in a mesocosm experiment
Journal of Ecology, Venail, Patrick A., Narwani, Anita, Fritschie, Keith, Alexandrou, Markos A., Oakley, Todd H., Cardinale, Bradley J., 2014

Biodiversity conservation in agriculture requires a multi-scale approach
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, Gonthier, David J., Ennis, Katherine K., Farinas, Serge, Hsieh, Hsun Yi, Iverson, Aaron L., Batáry, Péter, Rudolphi, Jörgen, Tscharntke, Teja, Cardinale, Bradley J., Perfecto, Ivette, 2014

Evolutionary history and the strength of species interactions: Testing the phylogenetic limiting similarity hypothesis
Ecology, Fritschie, Keith J., Cardinale, Bradley J., Alexandrou, Markos A., Oakley, Todd H., 2014

Toward a better integration of ecological principles into ecogeoscience research
BioScience, Allen, Daniel C., Cardinale, Bradley J., Wynn-Thompson, Theresa, 2014

Biotic vs. abiotic control of decomposition: A comparison of the effects of simulated extinctions and changes in temperature
PLoS One, Boyero, Luz, Cardinale, Bradley J., Bastian, Mikis, Pearson, Richard G., 2014

Overlooked local biodiversity loss
Science, Cardinale, Bradley, 2014

Investigating the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem multifunctionality: Challenges and solutions
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Byrnes, Jarrett E.K., Gamfeldt, Lars, Isbell, Forest, Lefcheck, Jonathan S., Griffin, John N., Hector, Andy, Cardinale, Bradley J., Hooper, David U., Dee, Laura E., Emmett Duffy, J., 2014

Species richness and the temporal stability of biomass production: A new analysis of recent biodiversity experiments
American Naturalist, Gross, Kevin, Cardinale, Bradley J., Fox, Jeremy W., Gonzalez, Andrew, Loreau, Michel, Wayne Polley, H., Reich, Peter B., van Ruijven, Jasper, 2014

Amechanistic model linking insect (Hydropsychidae) silk nets to incipient sediment motion in gravel-bedded streams
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, Albertson, Lindsey K., Sklar, Leonard S., Pontau, Patricia, Dow, Michelle, Cardinale, Bradley J., 2014

Niche and fitness differences relate the maintenance of diversity to ecosystem function (vol 92, pg 1157, 2011)
ECOLOGY, Carroll, I., Cardinale, Bradley, Nisbet, R., 2014