Post-Doctoral Scholar Dr. Michael Tobin. Dr. Tobin is studying tradeoffs in xylem functional traits in chaparral shrubs and ecophysiology of resprouting shrubs post-fire.

Post-Doctoral Scholar Dr. Anna Jacobsen and the lab Corgi "Penny" (a bit tired from field work).  Dr. Jacobsen is studying plant structure and function of California chaparral and South African fynbos shrubs.

Diana Alleman is studying the effects of deer browse and water stress on post-fire seedling establishment on Catalina Island.  The species she is studying are the island endemics Ceanothus megacarpus ssp. insularis (Rhamnaceae) and Arctostaphylos catalinae (Ericaceae).

Courtney Traugh is studying the the functional traits of sprouting and non-sprouting Ceanothus tomentosus.

Heather Keldgord is developing her project the functional divergence of dioecious shrubs in arid and semi-arid southern Californian shrublands.

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Haley O'Mara is investigating the ecophysiology of the alien invasive species Erodium cicutarium (Geraniaceae) in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California.

Mark DeGuzman is studying carbon assimilation of chaparral shrub resprouts after fire.

Christine Whitelock is the evolution of plant functional traits among chaparral shrubs. Her work focuses on molecular systematics of chaparral and the subgenus Ceanothus.

Sergio Barrera is studying biomechanics of chaparral shrubs.

Cuu Nguyen is helping to analyze the carbohydrate content of plant tissues.

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Francisco Millan is measuring xylem density of evergreen and deciduous chaparral shrub species.

Photo soon.