Research Interests
- Systematics of the genus Carex
- Flora of Midwest
- Population and Life History Studies of Weeds
- Prairie Restoration
- Hoosier Prairie 2006 (pdf 511 KB)
- Wetland Assessment Techniques
Recent Publications
2008 Ruch, D.G., B.G. Torke, K.S. Badger, B.R. Hess, B.N. Christian, P.E. Rothrock. The Vascular Flora and Vegetational Communities of Lick Creek Summit Nature Preserve in Wayne County, Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 117: 29-54.
2008 Rothrock, P.E., T.J. Simon, P.M. Stewart. Development, Calibration, and Validation of a Littoral Zone Plant Index of Biotic Integrity (PIBI) for Lacustrine Wetlands. Ecological Indicators 8: 79-88.
2008 McIndoe, J.M., P.E. Rothrock, R.T. Reber, and D.G. Ruch. Monitoring Tallgrass Prairie Restoration Performance Using Floristic Quality Assessment. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 117: 16-28.
2008 Kluse, J. S. Shattuck, K. Klick, P. Rothrock, S. Auerbach, J. & J. Balaban, & L. Ross. Shrubs of the Chicago Region. Chicago Wilderness Guide #5. Environment, Culture and Conservation, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL (shrub rapid guide) http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/plantguides/guideimages.asp?ID=361
2007 Ruch, D.G., B.G. Torke, K.S. Badger, C.R. Reidy, P.E. Rothrock, and R. Waltz. 2 The Vascular Flora and Vegetational Communities of Hayes Arboretum in Wayne County, Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 116: 11-41.
2007 Karns, D.R., D.G. Ruch, R.D. Brodman, M.T. Jackson, P.E. Rothrock, P.E. Scott, T.P. Simon, and J.O. Whitaker, Jr. 2006. Results of a short-term BioBlitz of the aquatic and terrestrial habitats of Otter Creek, Vigo County, Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 115: 82-88.
2007 Hipp, A.L., P.E. Rothrock, A.A. Reznicek, and P.E. Berry. Chromosome Number Changes Associated with Speciation in Sedges: A Phylogenetic Study in Carex section Ovales (Cyperaceae) using AFLP data. Aliso 23: 193-203.
2007 Balaban, J., P. Rothrock, A. Hipp, J. Kluse, and R. Foster. 2007. Sedges (Carex) of the Chicago Region. Chicago Wilderness Guide #4. Environmental and Conservation Programs, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL. (rapid guide to sedges (Carex)) http://fm2.fieldmuseum.org/plantguides/guideimages.asp?ID=340
2007 Bacone, J.A., P.E. Rothrock, G.Wilhelm, and T.W. Post. Changes in Hoosier Prairie Oak Savanna During 27 Years of Prescribed Fire Management. Michigan Botanist 46: 65-79.
2006 Rothrock, P.E. and T.P. Simon. A plant index of biotic integrity for drowned river mouth coastal wetlands of Lake Michigan. Pp.195-208 in Simon, T.P. and P.M. Stewart. Coastal Wetlands of the Laurentian Great Lakes: Health, Habitat, and Indicators. Authorhouse, Bloomington, Indiana.
2006 Rothrock, P.E., T.P. Simon, and P.M. Stewart. Macrophyte species of coastal Lake Michigan and attributes for use in the development of indices of biological integrity for drowned river mouth wetlands. Pp. 265-276 in Simon, T.P. and P.M. Stewart. Coastal Wetlands of the Laurentian Great Lakes: Health, Habitat, and Indicators. Authorhouse, Bloomington, Indiana.
2006 Hipp, A.L., A.A. Reznicek, P.E. Rothrock, and J.A. Weber. Phylogeny and classification of Carex section Ovales (Cyperaceae). International Journal of Plant Science 167: 1029-1048.
2006 Angstmann, J.A., P.E. Rothrock, and T. Post. 2006. Flora and ecology of Little Calumet Headwaters Nature Preserve, LaPorte County, Indiana. Michigan Botanist 45: 153-192.
2005 Rothrock, P.E. and M.A. Homoya. "An Evaluation of Indiana's Floristic Quality Assessment." Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 114: 9-18.
2004 Rothrock, P.E. Floristic Quality Assessment in Indiana: The Concept, Use, and Development of Coefficients of Conservatism. Report for EPA Wetland Program Development Grant CD975586-01.
2003 Rothrock, P.E. and E.R. Squiers. "Early Succession in a Tallgrass Prairie Restoration and the Effects of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Micronutrient Enrichments." Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 112: 160-168.
2002 Ruch, D.G., B.G. Torke, C.R. Reidy, and P.E. Rothrock. "The Flora and Vegetational Communities of Wilbur Wright Fish and Wildlife Area, Henry County, Indiana." Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 111: 147-176.
2002 Reznicek, A.A. and P.E. Rothrock. "Genus Carex, section Paniceae." The Flora of North America, volume 23, Oxford University Press, Oxford, England.
2002 Mastrogiuseppe, J., P.E. Rothrock, A.C. Dibble, and A.A. Reznicek. "Genus Carex, section Ovales." In The Flora of North America, volume 23, Oxford University Press, Oxford, England.
2001 Simon, T.P., P.M. Steward, and P.E. Rothrock. "Development of multimetric indices of biotic integrity for riverine and palustrine wetland plant communities along Southern Lake Michigan." Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 4: 293-309.
2001 Rothrock, P.E. and A.A. Reznicek. "The Taxonomy of the Carex bicknellii group (Cyperaceae) and New Species for Central North America." Novon 11: 205-228.
