Most flowering plants require animal pollination and are visited by multiple pollinator
species. Historically, the effects of pollinators on plant fitness have been compared using the …

Invasive alien plants negatively impact ecosystems, but recovery of native vegetation may
fail following standard methods of alien species removal alone. Alternative management …

Chaparral, among the most stable and resilient vegetation types in California, has shown
signs of degradation by altered fire frequency, drought, non-native species, recreation …

Fuel hazard reduction treatments such as prescribed fire and mastication are widely used to
reduce fuel hazard. These treatments help protect people from wildfire, yet may not be …

While global challenges continue to reshape the here and now, public and corporate
finance management needs to adapt quickly to increase the efficiency of institutions …

Charcoal records show that fire has been present in California for millions of years (Weide
1968, Keeley and Rundel 2003), creating a long history of fire interacting with plants. In an …

Climate change has caused an increase in the frequency and intensity of fire cycles in
chaparral ecosystems. In environments impacted by wildfires, some plant species depend …

Charcoal records show that fire has been present in California for millions of years (Weide
1968, Keeley and Rundel 2003), creating a long history of fire interacting with plants. In an …

ABSTRACT The shrub dominated Northern California chaparral is a biodiverse ecosystem
that is highly adapted to fire. Historical mean fire return intervals in these communities are …

Fire is an integral ecological process, however fire's impacts have been dramatically altered
by people. In this dissertation I researched how fire ecology use to work and the vulnerability …