Peer Reviewed Publications
Vourlitis, G. L., E. van der Veen, S. Cangahuala, G. Jaeger, C. Jensen, C. Fissore, E. M. Wood, J. K. Abraham, K. S. Whittemore, D. VanOverbeke, J. Blauth, E. Braker, N. Karnovsky, W. M. Meyer III. 2023. Examining decomposition and nitrogen mineralization in five common urban habitat types across southern California to inform sustainable landscaping. Urban Science 6: 61.
Presentations
Meyer, W. M. III., N. Karnovsky, C. Fissore, E. Questad, G. Vourlitis, J. Vendetti. Oral Presentation. Research Experiences for Southern California Undergraduate Ecologists Network (RESCUE-Net): Supporting emerging and established ecologists. Ecological Society of America Meeting. Organized Oral Session. August 2024.
Uriaz, M., A. Sanders, E. Esparza, A. Santos-Volpe, C. Kamimura, M. Lopez-Meza, C. Fissore, G. Vourlitis, B. Pratt, E. Moler, D. VanOverbeke, W. M. Meyer III. Oral Presentation Using stable isotope ecology to examine water use efficiencies of native plants. Ecological Society of America Meeting. Organized Oral Session. August 2024.
Dawes, J., L. Lopez, M. Malone, Y. Lopez-Robles, E. McLaughlin, J. Der, D. Lopez, K. Theiss, J. Blauth, S. Birnbaum. Oral Presentation. Got Milkweed? Modeling Asclepias species distributions using herbarium records. Ecological Society of America Meeting, August 2024.
Rondon, A., A. Lopez-Ruiz, M. Landon, A. Lesso, E. Denver, H. Collom, S. Reichard, W. M. Meyer III, A. Bowen, C. Fissore, E.. J. Questad, J. Blauth, D. VanOverbeke, G. Vourlitis, M. Maltz. Oral Presentation. Mulch matters: Quantifying decomposition rates and identifying primary drivers of mulch decomposition in southern California urban areas. Ecological Society of America Meeting. Organized Oral Session. August 2024.
Machuca, J. , M. Uriaz, M. Quintanilla, E. Reyes, B. Pratt. Oral Presentation. Changes in leaf function along an elevation gradient for the chaparral shrub mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides) in southern California. Ecological Society of America Meeting. August 2024.
Searles, H., E. Barragan, K. Miller, E. Leon, L. Lopez-Castillo, R. Hernadez, L. Salguero, J. Tejada, C. Benitez, C. Cunningham, T. Flores, C. Garcia, M. Gonzalez, C. Guerra, J. Maravillas-Brito, A, Mendez, M. Rios, S. Rodrieguez, A. Sanchez, L. Shanchez, J. Tenorio, J. Torres, M. Tuong, S. Varghese, C. Scoffoni. Oral Presentation. The combined effect of high irradiance and heat on leaf photosynthetic function. Ecological Society of America Meeting. August 2024.
North, G., A. Bowen, I, Ashford, A. Guijarro, C. Kamimura, M. Olivas. Poster Presentation. Leaf heat tolerance in Heteromeles arbutifolia varies due to sunlight exposure during development. Ecological Society of America Meeting. August 2024.
Domondon, L. K. M., M. Ramirez, A. Jacobsen. Poster Presentation. Light and moisture availability affect leaf heat tolerance and leaf structure in a California chaparral shrub (Heteromeles arbutifolia): A RESCUE-Net CURE project. Ecological Society of America Meeting, August 2024
Kurapati, S., K. Gartrell, M. Macias, B. Morse, D. Fausto, D. Csonge, J. Shao, R. Reagan, G. Lindsey, H., Greene, K. Salido, H. Wheeler, H. Holmlund. Poster Presentation. Coastal versus inland leaf heat tolerance in Heteromeles arbutifolia of the Santa Monica Mountains. Ecological Society of America Meeting. August 2024.
Sanders, A., M. Uriaz, E. Esparza, A. Santos-Volpe, C. Kamimura, M. Lopez-Meza, C. Fissore, G. Vourlitis, B. Pratt, E. Moler, D. VanOverbeke, W. M. Meyer III. Using stable isotope ecology to examine water use efficiencies of native plants. Southern California Academy of Sciences Meeting, May 2024.
Lopez-Ruiz, A., A. Rondon, M. Landon, E. Denver, A. Lesso, H. Collom, S. Reichard, A. Bowen, C. Fissore, G. Vourlitis, W.M. Meyer III, M. Maltz, E.J. Questad, J. Blauth, D. VanOverbeke. Oral Presentation. Mulch matters: Quantifying decomposition rates and identifying primary drivers of mulch decomposition in southern California urban areas. Southern California Academy of Sciences Meeting, May 2024.
Driscall, R., I. Ashford, A. Bowen, G. North. Poster Presentation. Leaf heat tolerance in Heteromeles arbutifolia varies due to sunlight exposure during development. Southern California Academy of Sciences Meeting, May 2024.
Landon, M., A. Lopez-Ruiz, A. Rondon, E. Denver, A. Lesso, H. Collom, S. Reichard, A. Bowen, C. Fissore, G. Vourlitis, W.M. Meyer III, M. Maltz, E.J. Questad, J. Blauth, D. VanOverbeke. Poster Presentation. Mulch Matters: Quantifying mulch decomposition rates and identifying primary drivers of mulch decomposition in Southern California urban areas. Southern California Academy of Sciences Meeting. May 2023.
Meyer, W. M., III, G. Vourlitis, E. van der Veen, S. Cangahuala, C. Fissore, J. K. Abraham, A. Wright, E. Wood, D.Vanoverbeke, N. Karnovsky. Oral Presentation. Landscaping matters: decomposition processes in five common habitat types across southern California. Southern California Academy of Sciences Meeting. May 2021.
Non-Peer Reviewed Publications
Carpenter, S. L. 2021. RESCUE-Net: Incubation Phase Evaluation Report (August 2020 – December 2021).
