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Physical & Biological Sciences Division
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department
Professor
Faculty
Environmental Studies Department
Rachel Carson College
Regular Faculty
Ecology
Plant Biology
Conservation
Land Management
Evolution
Population Biology
CSC Coastal Biology Building
260
Fall 2022: Tuesdays 11-12, https://ucsc.zoom.us/j/2775049074?pwd=VkdkTzdqcS84ZXlWQWErU3RxaFlldz09, and by appointment.
CBB/EE Biology
A.B., University of Chicago
Ph.D., University of Washington
Miller Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley
Research Associate, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama
Plant ecology and evolution, invasion biology, plant conservation, restoration
Plant Ecology, Biology Of Species Invasions, Disease Ecology
I seek to understand what controls plant distribution and abundance, with an emphasis on species interactions. Much of my current work focuses on the evolutionary ecology of plant-insect mutualisms and plant-pathogen interactions.
For many of my research questions I use biological invasions as a tool to study ecological processes. Exotic species, which can be seen as perturbations to natural communities, give us an opportunity to study ecological and evolutionary shifts in response to new conditions and new species interactions.
Biological invasions are also one of the most urgent conservation issues of our time. I have an interest in both documenting the ecological impacts of particular invasions, and understanding the biological mechanisms behind those impacts. At the interface between science and policy, can we use theoretical ecology to help make better prioritization decisions for species eradication or control? Can we accurately assess the risk of introducing new species?
Fellow, Ecological Society of America
Fellow, California Academy of Sciences
UCSC Committee on Teaching, Excellence in Teaching Award
Chancellor’s Achievement Award for Diversity
Fulbright Fellow
First recipient, Jean H. Langenheim Endowed Chair in Plant Ecology and Evolution
Jane Block Distinguished Lecture in Conservation Biology, at The Center for Conservation Biology, University of California, Riverside
Walton Lecture Recipient, Mountain Lake Biological Station, University of Virginia
University of Washington’s first annual “Leaders in Biology” speaker
Grove, Sara (sgrove)
Lustenhouwer, Nicky (nlustenh)
Melen, Miranda (mkmelen)
Lai, Edith (edylai)
Barasi, Serena (sbarasi)
Plant Ecology (BIOE 145)
Advanced Evolutionary Biology (BIOE 279)
Field Methods in Plant Ecology (BIOE 145L)
Introduction to Field Ecology and Conservation (BIOE 82)
Plants and Society (BIOE 118)
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