Catalina Island Research ordered by most recent research Archaeology Last Name Project Title Date Associates Affiliation Archaeological investigation & survey of 2006- 2007 - University of California - Teeter, Wendy 2007 burn areas & Eagles Nest Present Los Angeles Chronological & geographical dimensions of Matthew Des California State University - Clark, Judy 2007 soapstone trade among southern Channel Islands Lauriers Northridge Merging aerial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) & Comer, Cultural Site Research and satellite multispectral data to inventory 2005 Douglas Management, Inc. archaeological sites Joeseph Jeffredo, John Soapstone collection for artifact identification 2002 Maritime Shoshone Moreno Raab, Mark Archaeological field school 2001 Gabrielino/Tongva tiat festival & cultural renewal University of California - Wood, Chris 1997 C. Alvitre movement Los Angeles Archaeology excavation & analysis of shell Mark Raab, California State University - Bleitz, Dana 1990 middens Roy Salls Northridge Historical Environmental Wlodarski, Study of west end site with regard to island- 1989 Archaeology Research Robert mainland soapstone trade Team A. Nathan, J. Historical Environmental Wlodarski, 1988 & Romani, G. Dating SCAI-106: west end site Archaeology Research Robert 1989 Romani, D. Team Larson, J. Cri John Atwood, Northridge Center for Raab, Mark Archaeological testing at Little/Shark Harbor 1986 Frank Public Archaeology McDowell Historical Environmental Wlodarski, Archaeological field school at Toyon Bay 1984 John Romani Archaeology Research Robert Team Historical Environmental Wlodarski, John Romani, Geological/archaeological study near Airport 1983 Archaeology Research Robert Lason Team Botany Last Name Project Title Date Associates Affiliation Characterization of silicone in coastal California William University of Alabama - Wright, Cynthia 2013 cactus Setzer Huntsville Survey for the flowering plant Cryptantha Simpson, wigginsii (Boraginaceae) on Santa Catalina 2012 San Diego State University Michael Island Characterizing the diversity of rhizobia symbionts Sergey University of Southern Wu, Wendy 2012 & their influence on host plant local adaptation Nuzhdin California Helenurm, Conservation genetics & evolution of island plant Mitchel 2011 University of South Dakota Kaius species McGlaughlin Post-fire vegetation recovery on Santa Catalina California State University - Pratt, Brandon 2011 Island: the role of deer & drought Bakersfield Carter, Collections for an inventory of the Channel Island University of California - 2010 Benjamin bryophytes (mosses, liverworts, & hornworts) Berkeley Davis, The Natural History Ex-situ conservation of Lavatera assurgentiflora 2010 Christopher Museum of London UK Biogeography, character evolution, & systematics Oh, Sang-Hun 2010 Cornell University of Crossosomatales Catalina Island Research ordered by most recent research Botany, cont. Last Name Project Title Date Associates Affiliation Ramirez, 2010 & California State University - Drought tolerance of native chaparral shrubs Peter Dixon Aaron 2011 Bakersfield Rutherford, Habitat modeling for island rush-rose 2010 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Connie (Helianthemum greenei ) Origin and diversification of the plant genus Burge, Dylan 2009 Paul Manos Duke University Ceanothus A comparison of generational genetic diversity Thomas Davis, Stephen between mainland & island subspecies of 2009 Vandergon, Pepperdine University Ceanothus megacarpus Brett Smith U.S. Geological Survey; Flagg, Karen Rare plant recovery: Galium buxifolium 2009 Growing Solutions Harrison, Comparison of statewide serpentine & non- University of California - 2009 Susan serpentine flora Davis Genetic diversity of Lyonothamnus floribundus (Catalina ironwood); collection of leaf material to University of California - Hodges, Scott 2009 identify genes responsible for leaf shape Santa Barbara differences between subspecies Phylogeography & reproductive evolution in Levin, Rachel 2009 Amherst College Lycium californicum (California boxthorn) Elucidating the inter-related roles of fire, climate change, & vegetation dynamics on hillslope Thomas McDonald, Eric 2009 Desert Research Institute stability and sedimentation along ephemeral Bullard streams Effects of grazing on post-fire regeneration of California State University - Alleman, Diana Arctostaphylos catalinae & Ceanothus 2008 Brandon Pratt Bakersfield megacarpus DeGroot, Quantitative morphology and biogeography of Rancho Santa Ana 2008 Sarah Eriastrum Wooton & Standley (woolly star) Botanical Garden Honeycutt, Deer browse study on Heteromeles arbutifolia 2008 Amelia Clark Pepperdine University Rodney (Toyon) McGlaughlin, Conservation genetic studies with the endangered 2008 & Kaius University of South Dakota Mitchell plant Sibara filifolia (Brassicaceae) 2011 Helenurm Sutton, Effects of exotic annual grasses on the re- Darren California State University - 2008 Matthew establishment of oak understory species Sandquist Fullerton Deer browse and post-fire resprout failure of a Stephen Pepperdine University, Ramirez, chaparral shrub (Heteromeles arbutifolia ) on 2007 Davis, California State University - Aaron Santa Catalina Island Brandon Pratt Bakersfield GIS-based niche modeling & random forest Milton University of California - Wang, Sam method for mapping the habitat of invasive plant 2007 McGiffen Riverside species Evolutionary & conservation genetics of the island University of Illinois - Ashley, Mary 2006 oak, Quercus tomentella Chicago Univeristy of California - Knudsen, Kerry Lichen flora of Catalina Island 2006 Redlands Herbarium Biogeography of Santa Catalina Island - plant Univeristy of California - Krantz, Tim 2006 collection for herbarium archival at USC/WIES Redlands McGlaughlin, Phylogeography in the California Channel Islands: Kaius 2006 University of South Dakota Mitchell dispersal and evolution of endemic plants Helenurm Columbus, Systematics of Dissanthelium (Poacea, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic 2005 Travis Pooideae) Garden Helenurm, Genetic variation in Sibara filifolia 2005 University of South Dakota Kaius Catalina Island Research ordered by most recent research Botany, cont. Last Name Project Title Date Associates Affiliation de Gouvenain, Island scrub oak (Quercus pacifica ) population Ali Ansary, 2004 Chapman University Roland structure & dynamics on Santa Catalina Island Cheryl Mantia The importance of fog drip to the oak woodland forest of Santa Catalina Island & contemporary Darren California State University - Evola, Shaun 2004 utilization in Quercus pacifica , a dominant Sandquist Fullerton species of the canopy Foraging behavior, population ecology, & impacts Thad Sweitzer, Rick of mule deer on native & endemic plants on Santa 2004 University of North Dakota Manuwal Catalina Island A comparison of genetic structure and pollinator Culley, reliance in oceanic & mainland California 2003 University of Cincinnati Theresa populations of Viola pedunculata Hufford, Ecological & genetic variation among Channel University of California - 2003 Kristina Island & mainland native grass populations Santa Barbara Nixon, Kevin Oak samples for herbarium specimens 2003 Cornell University Regional & local diversity in an insular Susan University of California - Safford, Hugh 2002 environment: serpentine plants in California Harrison Davis The evolution of species geographic range limits Chris G. Queen's University Samis, Karen 2002 (Abronia umbellata & Camissonia cheiranthifolia ) Eckert (Ontario, Canada) Investigate invasiveness of Genista linifolia , Heacock, University of California - invasibiity of the communities on the island, & the 2001 Jessica Irvine effects of removal on native community recovery Sanquist, Stimulating germination from Santa Catalina California State University - 2001 Darren Island soils with fire related cues Fullerton Erskine, University of California - Population biology study of fennel in California 2000 Jennifer Davis California State Morphological variation in Mimulus section Tulig, Melissa 2000 Polytechnic University - diplacus (Scrophuylariacea) Pomona Vanden Testing cospeciation between Cercocarpus University of Texas - 2000 Heuvel, Brian H.B.K. (Rosaceae) & Frankia Austin Evolutionary & taxonomic relationships within Colwell, Alison 1999 U.S. Geological Survey Orobanche section myzorrhiza The effects of herbivore size on the evolution of Long, Roger 1999 Idaho State University plant chemical defenses Hybridization between wild & cultivated Beta University of California - Bartsch, Detlef 1998 vulgaris Riverside Dhar, Manoj Molecular cytogenetic studies on Plantago 1998 Kansas State University Kaska, Evaluation of genetic diversity of Lyonothamnus University of California - 1998 Deborah floribundus ssp. floribundus Santa Barbara Koehler, University of California - Dispersal of nonnative invasive plants 1998 Paul A. Aigner Catherine Riverside Morphology of seed dispersal of Coreopsis Paula California State University - Beerstein, Fred 1997 gigantea Schiffman Northridge Helenurm, Conservation genetics of Lavatera & Crossosoma 1997 Paula Mabee San Diego State University Kaius Elizabeth Cercocarpus traskiae project: tag, GPS, Friar, Michael Rancho Santa Ana Botanic O'Brien, Bart molecular study, long term seed storage at 1997 Wall, Lorrae Garden RSABG Fuentes Catalina Island Research ordered by most recent research Botany, cont. Last Name Project Title Date Associates Affiliation Schueller, Pollination biology of native & introduced plants 1997 University of Michigan Sheila Biological control of Galium