Area of research
Nature and Landscape Conservation · Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Research interest
Research interests include Ecology, Biology, Facilitation, Habitat, Biodiversity, and Shrub.
Artificial shelters provide microclimatic refuges from increasing desertification for resident vertebrates
The shrub density effect: unraveling vertebrate community dynamics along an aridity gradient in Southern California
Prey Distribution Mapping to Support Conservation Planning
Projected Climate Change Scenarios Spatially Decouple Desert Extrafloral Nectary–Bearing Plant–Ant Interactions
Controlled temperature contrasts of three native and one highly invasive annual plant species in California
The influence of native shrub density on bird communities in the southern drylands of California, USA
The Effects of Intraspecific Cylindropuntia Ramosissima Density on Morphology and Animal Associations in the Mojave Desert, California
Using Open Science Tools to Teach Environmental Sciences
The effect of herbivory on pollinators: a revisited meta-analysis
Experimental resource supplementation shifts ant‐mediated defence on silver cholla
A systematic review and meta-analysis of Old-World bluestem control in the United States
Shrub‐facilitated invasion accelerates desertification
THE EFFECTS OF CONSPECIFIC CYLINDROPUNTIA RAMOSISSIMA DENSITY ON MORPHOLOGY AND ANIMAL ASSOCIATIONS IN THE MOJAVE DESERT, CALIFORNIA
Positive interactions and interdependence in communities
The importance of native shrubs on the distribution and diversity of reptiles and amphibians in the central drylands of Southwestern USA.
Key concepts and a world‐wide look at plant recruitment networks
Patronus charm: a comparison of benefactor plants and climate mediation effects on diversity
The relative effects of artificial shrubs on animal community assembly
Ten Simple Rules for Incorporating the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into Environmental and Natural Science Courses
The importance of facilitative interactions in mediating climate change impact on biodiversity
An experimental test of lignocellulosic fabrics for potential use in artificial habitat construction in deserts.
Native shrub densities predict burrow co-occurrence patterns in Central California Drylands
Plant networks are more connected by invasive brome and native shrub facilitation in Central California drylands
Environmental filtering mediates desert ant community assembly at two spatial scales
The microclimatic effects of the native shrub Ephedra californica (Mormon tea) in California drylands
Environmental drivers of arthropod communities across the endangered predator <i>Gambelia sila</i> 's current and historic range
Animal burrow presence patterns and local shrub density in Central California Deserts
The influence of native shrub density on bird communities in the Central Drylands of California, USA
Reproducibility in ecology and evolution: Minimum standards for data and code
Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science