Ongoing research

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Managing Rangeland Soils for C Sequestration

Principle Investigator: Dr. Wendy Silver, ESPM University of California Berkeley, for more project information click here Management practices may have considerable potential to restore or increase grassland carbon stage and help mitigate climate change.
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Black Rail Metapopulation Dynamics - 306

Principle Investigator: Dr. Steve Beissinger , ESPM University of California Berkeley, for more project information click here Over the past decade, the status of the state-threatened Black Rail and the more common Virginia Rail has been studied in the Sierra Foothills.
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Plant-soil feedbacks in medusahead invasion

Plant-soil feedbacks in medusahead invasion PI: Emily Farrer Californias grasslands are one of the most highly-invaded ecosystems on earth, with nonnative species comprising the vast majority of biomass produced on the landscape.
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Research Project Opportunities

Interested in Blue Oak regeneration and management research opportunities at SFREC? Check it out here: Oak Restoration Interested in research opportunities utilizing infrastructure that simulates a warmer, drier climate at SFREC?
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