Ultramafic parent materials in northern California and southwestern Oregon have given rise to one of the largest serpentine regions in the world. This area is dominated by sparse, fire-prone coniferous forests and shrublands which are apparently highl . . .

The tricolored blackbird (Agelaius tricolor) is considered a Bird of Conservation concern by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and a Bird Species of Special Concern by the State of California due to dramatic and on-going population declines likely ca . . .

Wetland ecosystems are among the most biologically productive ecosystems on Earth, yet they are being lost and degraded at an alarming rate. A growing trend to offset this loss is to construct artificial wetlands to replace the destroyed natural wetla . . .

Through the past 150 years over 90% of California’s vernal pool wetland habitat has been lost to agriculture and urbanization. Knowledge of the factors that drive species diversity in California’s vernal pools is required to enable proper management a . . .