by David Lipson | Jan 12, 2019 | Global Change, Plant Ecology, Research, SMER, Soils
We recently completed an NSF-funded rainfall manipulation experiment at Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve. The experiment is investigation the interactive effects of plant functional type (native shrubs vs. exotic annual species) and altered rainfall. This is a...
by David Lipson | Jan 12, 2019 | Plant Ecology, Research, SMER
Former SDSU doctoral student, Francis Bozzolo, published part of his dissertation in Plant and Soil. Part of the motivation for this study was that the dominant shrubs of Coastal Sage Scrub ecosystems are generally clumped in patches, as in the photo above. Do they...
by David Lipson | Jan 8, 2019 | Outreach, SMER
The Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve had an interpretive table at the Fallbrook Boys & Girls Club Family Day event on Sep 15th, 2018. Our volunteer docents, Ashley, Beth and Diane, prepared interactive activities for kids and information about the reserve.
by pbryant | Jun 11, 2014 | Plant Ecology, Research, SMER
Coordination of stem and leaf hydraulic conductance in southern California shrubs: a test of the hydraulic segmentation hypothesis New Phytologist (2014) doi: 10.1111/nph.12850 Alexandria L. Pivovaroff1, Lawren Sack2 and Louis S. Santiago1 1Department of Botany and...
by pbryant | Feb 28, 2014 | Photographs, Santa Margarita River, SMER
Some images of the Santa Margarita River, taken 2/28/2014. After receiving ~1.5″ of rain in a 24 hr period. USGS gauging station just below the confluence reported 1,310 cu f/s @ 1300 hrs, 2000 cu f/s @1400 hrs. Web cam images:...
