Members of the Cleland Lab

 
 

Elsa E. Cleland, Assistant Professor


I study the responses of plant communities and ecosystems to global environmental changes, such as nitrogen deposition, elevated CO2, shifting precipitation, and invasive species.  I am also interested in strategies for restoration of native plant communities in the context of present and future environmental changes. contact

 

Christopher Kopp, PhD Student

In my dissertation research I will seek to understand how plant species ranges are likely to shift with future climatic changes. I plan to use a variety of observational and experimental techniques along elevational gradients, both in the Sierras and in the mountains of San Diego County. contact

Claire Wainwright, MS Student

I am interested in how interannual variation in rainfall influences the interactions between native and invasive plant species in coastal sage scrub communities.  For my masters research I am manipulating the timing of the first fall rainfall, and tracking the response of the plant community, as well as the soil fungal community. contact