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ArticleWu, JindongSouthern California’s coastal sage scrub vegetation, found in limited coastal lowlands, is directly threatened by habitat loss due to urban sprawl. The West Coyote Hills, located in the city of Fullerton, California, is one of the last existing open c . . .
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ThesisAvina, ErinEuphorbia terracina is an aggressive and invasive non-native plant that has recently become abundant in some parts of southern California. Its distribution has dramatically increased over the last eight years, with large populations scattered througho . . .
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ThesisDunbarr, WendyNon-native invasive plants threaten native plants in ecosystems through competition for resources, alteration to ecosystem functions and disturbance regimes, and changes to food webs and mutualistic relationships. Decades of intense disturbance and fr . . .
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ThesisThe Role of Habitat Suitability Modeling and Tree Shelters in Coastal Sage Scrub Restoration by SeedAntill, Marlee L.Slope and aspect are important factors in determining where native plant communities occur in seasonally dry climates, and yet are underutilized in locating sites for restoration of native species in many semi-arid ecosystems such as California coasta . . .
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Student ResearchMorrison, Glen R.Coastal Sage Scrub (CSS) is an endangered plant community found in Southern California with a high value for conservation. Remnant CSS ecosystems are expected to undergo future changes in response to human impacts such as invasion, climate change, and . . .
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ThesisQuon, Lauren H.Recent and significant environmental changes have greatly affected native plant recruitment and re-establishment in patchy Mediterranean plant communities. Prolonged drought, urban development, and invasion by non-native annual plants have created a m . . .
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ThesisLawrence, ShelleyCoastal sage scrub and chaparral vegetation of Southern California have become fragmented due to a loss of habitat over the past several decades, which has been caused by several contributing factors such as agriculture, urbanization, increased fire f . . .
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ThesisGuerrero, ZarelaThis study focused on the in situ leaf decomposition of Artemisia californica Less. using the litterbag method. Litterbags (10 x 10 cm) were constructed using 2 mm mesh screening material for the top cover to allow microarthropods to pass freely and a . . .