Baccharis pilularis as a Nursery Species in the Fire-Prone Santa Monica Mountains
Awardee: Max Reines; Undergraduate with the Institute of Environment and Sustainability.
Projects
Chemical Interference in California Grasslands: Investigating the Allelopathic Effects of Pennisetum setaceum on Native Grasses
Awardee: Divine Adeboye; Undergraduate with the Institute of Environmental Sustainability.
Genome-Resolved Survey of Microbiomes Associated with Multiple Crustose Coralline Algae Genera in southern California.
Awardee: Annabelle Conti; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department.
Monitoring Goldspotted Oak Borer (GSOB) Spread in Southern California with Imaging Spectroscopy
Awardee: Willow Coleman, Graduate in the Geography department
Patterns of Adaptive Genetic Variation in a Chaparral Oak, Quercus berberidifolia
Awardee: Jacqueline Holmes; Graduate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department
Quantifying Cold-Water Coral Community Composition Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding Analysis
Awardee: Olivia Simon, Graduate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences department.
Understanding the Historical Demography and Current Strength of Inbreeding Depression in Island Scrub-jays
Awardee: Devon DeRaad, Postdoctoral Researcher
Zero-Emission Equipment Retrofits in Existing Non-Residential and Commercial Buildings Study
What are retrofit needs for installing zero-emission equipment in existing commercial buildings? We will host focus groups with professionals who have worked on real-world projects involving zero-emission equipment installation or related electrical, mechanical, or plumbing upgrades.
Assessing the Stability of Ecological Communities by Combining Data and Theory
La Kretz Center Postdoctoral Fellow, Timo Metz, is curious about how ecosystems respond to disturbances, and the strategies that can foster their resistance and recovery. After decades of fire suppression,…
Integrating Ecological and Genomic Predictions to Protect Foundational Oak Habitats
La Kretz Center Postdoctoral Fellow, Ryan Buck, is concerned about the resilience of oak ecosystems in a rapidly changing climate. Because oak trees provide the structural foundation and habitat for…
LED Lighting SSPs to Reduce Ecological Impacts on Terrestrial Wildlife
In this project we will develop tools and guidelines that allow for the smooth integration of environmental analysis of artificial light at night into Caltrans practices and workflows. This effort…
Assessing Differences in Public Health Environmental Impacts in South and North Merced
Students: Danielle Elizabeth Anz, Tara Parvati Ganguly, Therese Leah U Garcia, Helen Heath Tara Talia Ourfalian, Tia Imai Payne, Leah Ann Frenz Schlageter, Jeremy Daniel Woo Advisor: Emma Barnosky Client:…