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CURRICULUM VITAE ROBERT S. NOWAK Department of Natural CURRICULUM VITAE ROBERT S. NOWAK Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Mail Stop 186, University of Nevada Reno, 1664 N Virginia Street, Reno NV 89557 Telephone: (775) 784-1656 FAX: (775) 784-4583 E mail: [email protected] web page: http://www.ag.unr.edu/nowak/ Date of Birth: May 21, 1955. U.S. Citizen. Married; 1 child. EDUCATION: Utah State University, Logan UT. Ph.D. in Range Ecology, 1984. Dissertation: Plant Gas Exchange of Two Bunchgrasses in Relation to Herbivory Tolerance. Utah State University, Logan UT. M.S. in Range Ecology, 1980. Thesis: Chlorophyll Fluorescence Probe of Ultraviolet-B Photoinhibition of Primary Photoreactions in Intact Leaves. University of Minnesota, St. Paul MN. B.S. magna cum laude in Botany, 1977. Honor's Thesis: The Effects of Chilling on Sterigma Development in Coprinus cinereus. EMPLOYMENT: 2013-present: Chair, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada Reno. 1998-present: Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science (formerly called Environmental and Resource Sciences), University of Nevada Reno. Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, UNR. 1991-1998: Associate Professor. Department of Environmental and Resource Sciences (formerly called Range Wildlife and Forestry), University of Nevada Reno. Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Biology, UNR. 1985-1991: Assistant Professor. Department of Range Wildlife and Forestry, University of Nevada Reno. Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, UNR. 1983-1985: Postdoctoral Research Associate. Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University. 1977-1983: Graduate Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant, and Graduate Fellow. Department of Range Science, Utah State University. 1976-1977: Undergraduate Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany, University of Minnesota. 1975-1977: Greenhouse Assistant. USDA Cereal Rust Laboratory, University of Minnesota. PUBLICATIONS: (Students, postdocs, and staff that I supervised are underlined) 96. Nowak RS, DeSoyza A. (2015) Litter production as a proxy for aboveground productivity under elevated atmospheric CO2 at the Nevada Desert FACE Facility. Journal of Arid Land Studies 25:(in press). 95. Esenov P, Zverev NE, Narayanan R, Nowak RS, Perryman BL. (2015) Case study: Chenopod cultivation to increase the forage base for domestic grazing animals in Turkmenistan. Journal of Arid Land Studies 25:(in press). 94. Fay PA, Newingham BA, Polley HW, Morgan JA, LeCain DR, Nowak RS, Smith SD (2015) Dominant plant taxa predict plant productivity responses to CO2 enrichment across precipitation and soil gradients. AoB Plants 7: plv027 doi:10.1093/aobpla/plv027. 93. Ferguson SD, Leger EA, Li J, Nowak RS. (2015) Natural selection favors root investment in native grasses during restoration of invaded fields. Journal of Arid Environments 116:11-17. 92. Evans RD, Koyama A, Sonderegger DL, Charlet TN, Newingham BA, Fenstermaker LF, Harlow B, Jin VL, Ogle K, Smith SD, Nowak RS (2014) Greater ecosystem carbon in the Mojave Desert after ten years exposure to elevated CO2. Nature Climate Change 4:394-397. 91. Fan Y, Weisberg PJ, Nowak RS (2014) Spatio-temporal analysis of remotely-sensed forest mortality associated with road de-icing salts. Science of the Total Environment 472:929-938. R.S. Nowak, Page 2 90. Eminniyaz A, Qiu J, Tan D, Baskin CC, Baskin JM, Nowak RS (2013) Dispersal mechanisms of the invasive alien plant species buffalobur (Solanum rostratum) in cold desert sites of northwest China. Weed Science 61:557-563. 89. Liu Y, Zhang Y, Nowak RS, Dimeyeva L. (2013) Diaspore characteristics and ecological adaptation of Bromus tectorum L. from different distribution regions. Journal of Arid Lands 5:310-323. 88. Trowbridge W, Albright T, Ferguson S, Li J, Perryman B, Nowak RS. (2013) Explaining patterns of species dominance in the shrub steppe systems of the Junggar Basin (China) and Great Basin (USA). Journal of Arid Lands 5:415-427. 87. Perkins LB, Nowak RS. (2013) Invasion syndromes: Hypotheses on relationships between invasive species attributes and characteristics of invaded sites. Journal of Arid Lands 5:275-283. 86. Newingham BA, Vanier CH, Charlet TN, Ogle K, Smith SD, Nowak RS. (2013) No cumulative effect of elevated CO2 on perennial plant biomass after ten years in the Mojave Desert. Global Change Biology 19:2168–2181 doi: 10.1111/gcb.12177. 85. Sonderegger DL, Ogle K, Evans RD, Ferguson SD, Nowak RS. (2013) Temporal dynamics of fine roots under long-term exposure to elevated CO2 in the Mojave Desert. New Phytologist 198:127–138, doi: 10.1111/nph.12128. 84. Verburg PSJ, Young AC, Stevenson BA, Glanzman I, Arnone JA III, Marion GM, Holmes C, Nowak RS. (2013) Do increased summer precipitation and nitrogen deposition alter fine root dynamics in a Mojave Desert ecosystem? Global Change Biology 19:948-956, doi: 10.1111/gcb.12082. 83. Perkins LB, Nowak RS (2013) Native and non-native grasses generate common types of plant–soil feedbacks by altering soil nutrients and microbial communities. Oikos 122:199–208; doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20592.x. 82. Li J, Yu B, Zhao C, Nowak RS, Zhao Z, Sheng Y, Li J. (2012) Physiological and morphological responses of Tamarix ramosissima and Populus euphratica to altered groundwater availability. Tree Physiology 33: 57-68, doi: 10.1093/treephys/tps120. 81. Zhang ZS, Li XR, Nowak RS, Wu P, Gao YH, Zhao Y, Huang L, Hu YG, Jia RL. (2013) Effect of sand- stabilizing shrubs on soil respiration in a temperate desert. Plant and Soil 367:449–463 doi 10.1007/s11104- 012-1465-3. 80. Perkins L, Nowak RS (2012) Soil conditioning and plant-soil feedbacks affect competitive relationships between native and invasive grasses. Plant Ecology 213:1337-1344; doi: 10.1007/s11258-012-0092-7. 79. Perkins L, Leger E, Nowak RS. (2011). Invasion Triangle: An Organizational Framework for Species Invasion. Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.1002/ece3.47. 78. Aranjuelo I, Ebbets AL, Evans RD, Tissue DT, Nogues S, van Gestel N, Ebbert V, Adams, WW III, Nowak RS, Smith SD. (2011). Maintenance of C sinks sustains enhanced C assimilation during long-term exposure to elevated CO2 in Mojave Desert shrubs. Oecologia 167:339-354. 77. Perkins LB, Johnson DW, Nowak RS. (2011). Plant-induced changes in soil nutrient dynamics by native and invasive grasses. Plant & Soil 345:365-374. 76. Ferguson SD, Nowak RS (2011) Transitory effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on fine root dynamics in an arid ecosystem do not increase long-term soil carbon input from root litter. New Phytologist 190:953-967. 75. Mazzola MB, Chambers JC, Blank RR, Pyke DA, Schupp EW, Allcock KG, Doescher PS, Nowak RS. (2011) Effects of resource availability and propagule supply on native species recruitment in sagebrush ecosystems invaded by Bromus tectorum. Biological Invasions 13:513-526. 74. Cable JM, Ogle K, Lucas RW, Huxman TE, Loik ME, Smith SD, Tissue DT, Ewers BE, Pendall E, Welker JM, Charlet TN, Cleary M, Griffith A, Nowak RS, Rogers M, Steltzer H, Sullivan PF, van Gestel NC (2011). The temperature responses of soil respiration in deserts: a seven desert synthesis. Biogeochemistry 103:71-90. 73. Munck IA, Bennett CM, Camilli KS, Nowak RS. (2010). Long-term impact of de-icing salts on tree health in the Lake Tahoe Basin: environmental influences and interactions with insects and diseases. Forest Ecology and Management 260:1218-1229. 72. Clark NM, Apple ME, Nowak RS (2010) The effects of elevated CO2 on root respiration rates of two Mojave Desert shrubs. Global Change Biology 16:1566-1575. 71. Devoe N, Nowak B, Florence S (2009) Effective management of invasive plants. Rangelands 31(3):21-24. 70. Clark NM, Rillig MC, Nowak RS (2009) Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal abundance in the Mojave Desert: Seasonal dynamics and impacts of elevated CO2. Journal of Arid Environments 73:834-843. 69. Mazzola MB, Allcock KG, Chambers JC, Blank RR, Nowak RS (2008) Effects of nitrogen availability and cheatgrass competition on the establishment of Vavilov Siberian wheatgrass. Rangeland Ecology & Management 61:475-484. R.S. Nowak, Page 3 68. Allen EA, Chambers JC, Nowak RS (2008) Effects of a spring prescribed burn on the soil seed bank in sagebrush steppe exhibiting pinyon-juniper expansion. Western North American Naturalist 68:265-277. 67. Allen EA, Nowak RS. (2008) Effect of pinyon-juniper tree cover on the soil seed bank. Rangeland Ecology & Management 61:63-73. 66. Nadeau JA, Quall RG, Nowak RS, Blank RR. (2007). The potential bioavailability of organic C, N, and P through enzyme hydrolysis in soils of the Mojave Desert. Biogeochemistry 52:305-320. 65. DeFalco LA, Fernandez GCJ, Nowak RS (2007) Variation in the establishment of a non-native annual grass influences competitive interactions with Mojave Desert perennials. Biological Invasions 9:293-307. 64. Allcock K, Nowak R, Blank B, Jones T, Monaco, T, Chambers J, Tausch R, Doescher P, Saytal V, Tanaka J, Ogle D, St. John L, Pellant M, Pyke D, Schupp E, Call C (2006) Note: Integrating Weed Management and Restoration on Western Rangelands. Ecological Restoration 24:199-200. 63. Housman DC, Naumburg E, Huxman TE, Charlet TN, Nowak RS, Smith SD (2006) Increases in desert shrub productivity under elevated CO2 vary with seasonal water availability. Ecosystems 9:374-385. 62. Hartle RT, Fernandez GCJ, Nowak RS (2006) Horizontal and vertical zones of influence for root systems of four Mojave Desert shrubs. Journal of Arid Environments 64:586-603. 61. Phillips DL, Johnson MG, Tingey DT, Catricala CE, Hoyman TL, Nowak RS (2006) Effects of Elevated CO2 on Fine Root Dynamics in a Mojave Desert Community: A FACE Study. Global Change Biology 12:61-73. 60. Apple ME, Thee CI, Smith-Longozo VL, Cogar CR, Wells CE, Nowak RS (2005) Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization of Larrea tridentata and Ambrosia dumosa roots varies with precipitation and season in the Mojave Desert. Symbiosis 39:131-136.
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