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Blue Oak Restoration-2003

Principal Investigator : Jeremy James Blue oak (Quercus douglasii) is one of the most widespread oak species in the lower elevation sierra foothill and coast range, providing critical habitat for numerous species and representing an important functional group in theses systems.
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Early weaning as drought management strategy

Principal Investigator: Dan Macon Evidence is rapidly mounting indicating that co-occurring periods of precipitation deficit and warm temperatures are human caused and likely to increase over the next century resulting in levels of drought intensity and duration rivaling those documented in the pale...
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Herbaceous plant community dynamics and ecosystem

Principal Investigator: Elsa Cleland Our experiment at Sierra Foothill is one of more than 70 replicated experiments on 6 continents in the globally-distributed Nutrient Network One goal of this project is to contribute towards a general understanding of grassland biodiversity and productivity and t...
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Compost addition to Grasslands-Cost

Principal Investigator: Jeremy James This project will be the first to demonstrate the use of food waste compost, and comparisons with livestock/green waste compost, on California rangelands.
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