Restoration at Lake Piru. Photo credit Stephanie Ma.
Credit: Stephanie Ma

Restoration

In the face of widespread degradation of California's natural ecosystems, classic restoration aims to recover native communities. We investigate strategies of increasing native plant establishment and persistence using functional trait-based restoration. Our research also investigates invasive species management in restored ecosystems. We also explore the role of novel ecosystems in maintaining native communities in the face of climate change. Members of our group investigate restoration in chaparral, grassland, and wetland ecosystems.

Affiliated Researchers

Professor, EEMB
Understanding the processes that control invasion and predicting when and how it will affect ecosystem structure and function.
PhD Candidate
Investigating the role of climate change in restored communities and how to anticipate its effects. 
PhD Student
Addressing ecological filters to improve shrubland restoration in Mediterranean climates.
PhD Candidate
Investigating long-term monitoring and management strategies for urban grassland vernal pools
PhD Student
Theory driven ecological restoration under climate change and in novel ecosystems with practical applications for management.
PhD Student
Determining drivers in chaparral, coastal sage scrub, and invasive grassland vegetation fluxes.
PhD Student
Optimization of restoration techniques in the terrestrial coastal ecosystems of California