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Valerie T. Eviner Department of Plant Sciences, University of California
1210 PES, Mail Stop 1, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616
Phone (530) 752-8538, FAX (530) 752-4361
Education 2001 Ph.D. Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley
Advisors: F. Stuart Chapin III and Mary K. Firestone
1994 B.A. Biology, Rutgers College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Professional Positions 2010-present Associate Professor, University of California, Davis
2006- 2010 Assistant Professor, University of California, Davis
2002-2006 Assistant Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY
Honors and Awards 2015 Fellow, Ecological Society of America
2015 Urban Youth Outreach Award, Sierra Club
2013 California Climate and Agriculture Network Science Leadership Award
2011 Honor Society of Agriculture, Gamma Sigma Delta
2009 Outstanding Mentor Award, UCD’s Consortium for Women and Research
2008 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
Professional Service
Board Memberships
Ecological Society of America, Vice President of Science (elected term 8/13-8/16)
California Invasive Plant Council Board Member 2010- 2012, Symposium Committee member 2012
Brook Farm Project- New Paltz, NY- Board member and research coordinator for an organic farm
which serves as a sustainable agriculture research and education center- 2004-2006
Editorial Boards
Restoration Ecology Editorial Board. 2009-present
Rangeland Ecology & Management Editorial Board. 2011- 2014
Advisory Boards
California Climate and Agriculture Network- Science & Technical Advisory Board member 2011-
present. Includes development of outreach materials such as Blueprint for Agriculture and
recommendations to the California Governor on climate change solutions
California Climate and Agriculture Network- Strategic Planning Advisory Board 2015-2017
Rangeland Carbon Protocol Group Advisor (EDF, Audubon, California Cattlemen’s Association)-
2008 – 2009.
Proposal Review Panels
NSF Grant Review Panels 2010, 2012, 2017
USDA NIFA Grant Review Panels 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
NSF Long-term Ecological Research Program site-review team member- 2007
American Association for the Advancement of Science KAST Panel- 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
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Leadership of Symposia, Workshops and Working Groups
Ecological Society of America: Centennial Session: Frontiers in Science, Education, Management and
Policy to Address Pressing Environmental Issues. Co-organizer. Ecological Society of America
Annual Meeting. August 2015.
Ecological Society of America: Ignite Session: Advances, Frontiers, Applications and Challenges
within and across Ecological Disciplines: a Celebration of ESA’s Centennial and a Roadmap for
the Next 100 Years. Co-organizer. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. August 2015.
Ecological Society of America: Soil’s Role in Providing and Restoring Ecosystem Services Co-
organizer. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. August 2015.
Ecological Society of America: The Soil Frontier: Understanding how Belowground Processes Drive
Ecosystem Responses to Climate Change. Co-organizer. Ecological Society of America Annual
Meeting. August 2015.
Ecological Society of America: The Role of Long-term Studies in Advancing Ecological
Understanding. Co-organizer. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. August 2015.
Ecological Society of America: Exploring Diverse Career Pathways in Ecology. Co-organizer.
Ecological Society of America: Annual Meeting. August 2014, 2015, 2016.
Ecological Society of America: Linking Science and Public Policy: Strategies to Engage in Policy
Change and Communicate with Policy Makers. Co-organizer. Ecological Society of America
Annual Meeting. August 2014.
Ecological Society of America: Understanding and Managing Ecological Resilience to Natural
Disasters in a Changing Environment. Organizer. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting.
August 2014.
Local coordinator, Sino-USA symposium on ecological complexity and ecosystem services. October
18-20, 2005, Hudson Valley NY.
Co-convener, Cary Conference 2005, “Disease Ecology: effects of disease on ecosystems and of
ecosystems on disease”. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY.
Service as Reviewer
Faculty of 1000 Biology Review Contributor 2006-2013.
Articles and Chapters: AAAS, Annals of Botany, Applied Vegetation Science, Blackwell Publishing,
Biogeochemistry, Biological Invasions, Cary Conference 2003, Current Opinions in Environmental
Sustainability, Ecological Applications, Ecology, Ecology Letters, Ecosphere, Ecosystems,
Environmental Science and Technology, Frontiers in Ecology & Environment, Functional Ecology,
Global Change Biology, Global Invasive Species Database, Invasive Plant Science and Management,
Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Ecology, Journal of Vegetation Science, Nature, Nature
Plants, New Phytologist, Oecologia, Oikos, Plant and Soil, Plant Biology, Plant Ecology Evolution &
Systematics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Quarterly Review of Biology,
Rangeland Ecology & Management, Restoration Ecology, Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Springer
Verlag, Sustainability, Weed Technology, University of California Press, University Chicago Press
Proposals: French National Research Agency, Kearney Foundation, Marsden Fund, NASA Epscor,
National Science Foundation: Division of Environmental Biology, National Science Foundation:
Ecosystem Studies Program, National Science Foundation: Ecology Program, National Science
Foundation: FIBRE Program, UC France-Berkeley Review, University of California Agriculture and
Natural Resources Program
External promotion reviews: Archbold Biological Station, Colorado State University, Cornell
University, Iowa State University, Rothamsted, Trinity University
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University and College Service
Campus Community Book Project, Committee Member. July 2018-19
Public Service Committee, Academic Senate, 2014-2017
Advisory Committee member- Putah Creek Riparian Reserve 2009- present
Search committee- John Muir Institute of Environment Director, 2015
Institute for the Study of Ecological and Evolutionary Climate Impacts (ISEECI) proposal review-
2015
Consortium of Women and Research- UCD Board member 2009-2013
UCD ADVANCE proposal committee- 2009
UCD Herbarium Assessment 2009
Service to the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources- Sustainable Natural Ecosystems Strategic
Initiative Advisory Panel 2010-March 2018
Ad-hoc chair for 2013-14 ANR Funding cycle
ANR Information and GIS Statewide Program, Advisory Committee 2013-present
ANR Orientation Speaker- Fall 2015
Hopland Research and Extension Center, Research Advisory Committee- 2010-2015
Sierra Foothills Research and Extension Center, Research Advisory Committee- 2005- 2010
Natural Resources Continuing Conference- Planning Committee 2010
Graduate Group Service
Graduate Group in Ecology- Awards Committee: Member (2014-2016), Chair (2016- 2017)
Graduate Group in Ecology- Restoration AOE Advisor 2015-present
Graduate Group in Ecology Executive Committee 2008-2012, 2016-17
Soils & Biogeochemistry Graduate Group- Admissions Committee 2008
Department of Plant Sciences Service
Crops and Ecosystem Sciences Section Chair, Executive Committee 2016-present
Executive Council Member-at-Large 2014-2016
Faculty Skills Development & Mentoring Policy Committee 2018-current
Search Committee- Departmental Chair 2016
Awards Committee 2015-2016
Academic Planning Committee- Chair 2010-12, Member 2013-2016
Environmental Horticulture and Urban Forestry Curriculum Redesign 2012
Ecological Restoration and Management Major Committee 2006-9
Core Course Committee 2007
Search committee- Grassland Ecology and Management 2018
Search committee- Cooperative Extension Restoration Ecologist 2012-13, 2014
Search committee- Rangeland Management 2016
Search committee- Quantitative Plant Conservation Ecologist 2007-8
Teaching & Mentoring
Courses Taught Each Year
ENH 160 Restoration Ecology
ENH 160L Restoration Ecology Field Lab
PLS 163 Ecosystem & Landscape Ecology
Occasional Graduate Courses
ECL 290 Ecology of Plant-Soil Interactions
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ECL 290/PBG 298 Mechanisms and Management of Ecological Resilience
Guest lecturer in over 20 classes, including PLS Freshman seminar, Introduction to Environmental
Horticulture, Urban Ecology, Plant Conservation, Principles and Applications of Ecology (Graduate
course), Traveling Rangeland Management Course
Mentoring Primary advisor/co-advisor for 6 PhD Students, 3 MS students
Committee member for 27 graduate students (23 PhD, 4 MS)
Oral exam committee member for 44 students
Over 50 undergraduates worked/interned in lab
Research mentor for high school student, UCD Young Scholar’s Program
Guest lecturer for 6 K-12 groups, including diversity programs for at-risk, female, and minority
students
Dinner with a Scientist with grades 6-12. Sacramento, CA. December 2013.
Outreach Outings Leader- Sierra Club’s Inspiring Connections Outdoors, working with K-12 at-risk youth,
leading more than 30 trips, volunteering on more than 15 additional trips (2010-present)
California Ecosystem Management Database- Lead PI. http://ucanr.edu/sites/RestorationEcology/
Over 50 extension presentations/field days in restoration ecology, climate change, grazing
management, invasive species, sustainable agriculture, including for: California Rangeland
Conservation Coalition, California Invasive Plant Council, California Native Grassland
Association, California Climate & Agriculture Network, California Native Plant Society, UC ANR,
UCD Weed Day
8 California legislature and agency outreach events 2012-present
Rangeland Synthesis leader for California Department of Forestry and Agriculture Climate Change
Scoping Plan (February 2016)
Climate Voices Speaker 2013-present.
Organizer of workshops linking UCD researchers with restoration practitioners: Effects of drought on
restoration (March 2014, September 2014)
Organizer of workshop linking UCD researchers with restoration practitioners: Long-term, large-scale
restoration in California grasslands and oak woodlands (November 5, 2010, Attendance 62)
Reviews/expert opinion for: CA Governor’s Climate Change Scoping Plan, Blueprint for State
Climate Change and Agriculture Program, Rangeland C Protocol (Environmental Defense), CA
Water Plan Update, UCCE ecosystem services website, California Native Grasslands Association,
California Public Interest Energy Research Program, Wall Street Journal, Sacramento Bee, Pioneer
Growing Point Magazine, Millbrook Matters
Research Contracts and Grants V. Eviner. Comparing the efficacy of organic and conventional herbicides for the control of invasive
plant species in different applications in wildland settings. California Department of Pesticide
Regulation. 5/18-12/20. $225,000.
V. Eviner. The influence of soil conditions on the effectiveness of restoration practices in wetlands
and riparian areas. US Forest Service/ San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. 1/18-12/18.
$92,442
V. Eviner and M. Cadenasso. Post-Fire Restoration and Invasion Control: American River Parkway
Project. Sacramento County. 1/15-6/15. $36,732, 1/16-6/16 $36,732.
E.S Gornish, V. Eviner, E. Laca, T.P. Young. Ecological Restoration on Natural and Working Landscapes
in California: Restoration Research and Information Center (RIC). ANR 2016-17. $79,000.
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V. Eviner, M. George, A. Latimer, D. Lewis, A.T. O’Geen, K. Rice, K. Tate, T. Young. Interactive
effects of environment and management on multiple ecosystem services: decision-support for site-
specific rangeland management. Agriculture Natural Resources. 10/12-10/17. $487,617.
V. Eviner, M. George, A. Latimer, D. Lewis, A.T. O’Geen, K. Rice, K. Tate, T. Young. The
interaction of rangeland management and environmental conditions in regulating forage quality and
quantity and other ecosystem services. Western Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education
Program. 7/12-6/16. $254,414.
C. Christian, J.H. Cushman, V. Eviner. Re-introduced mammals and plant invaders as key drivers of
ecosystem processes in coastal and interior grasslands. UC/CSU/CC Collaborative Research
Funding. 1/12-12/12. $10,068.
V. Eviner. Impacts of management and environmental conditions on the roles of different plant
species in altering nitrogen inputs, recycling, and retention. California Nitrogen Assessment,
Packard Foundation. 12/09-12/10. $66,062.
M. Thompson, G. Nader, P, Alvarez, V. Eviner. Use of wood ash as a soil amendment on annual
rangelands. USDA WSARE. 6/11-7/12. $28.995.
K. Tate, L. Roche, J. Derner, M. Lubell, V. Eviner, A. O'Geen, and M. George. Prescribed Grazing to
Sustain Livestock Production, Soil Quality, and Diversity in Rangeland Ecosystems. USDA
Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. 2010-12. $197,268.
S. Larsen, M. George, T. Becchetti, M. Doran, L. Forero, R. Ingram, V. Eviner. Developing and
documenting opportunities and success stories for ecosystem services on California rangelands.
RREA. 9/10-9/11. $11,800.
K. Tate, T. O’Geen, L. Roche, V. Eviner, M. Lubell, J. Derner, and M. George. Prescribed grazing to
restore rangeland soil quality, plant diversity, water quality, and agricultural productivity.
Rangeland Research Program, USDA CSREES. 12/09-7/11. $490,000.
V. Eviner. Understanding variability in soil N and C dynamics over space and time- the role of plant
population dynamics. Kearney Foundation of Soil Science. 1/09-6/11. $89,982.
Klinger, Brooks, Croft, Eviner, Guo, Konde, Perrine, Soulard, Stephenson, Stock, Thompson, Van
Vuren. Can mammals mediate climatically-induced vegetation transitions in alpine ecosystems of
the western United States? USGS National Climate Change and Wildlife Center. 9/09-12/11.
$930,174.
V. Eviner, K. Rice, M. Cadenasso. Spatial and temporal dependence of plant effects on soils across
multiple scales: building mechanistic understanding to enhance management options. Kearney
Foundation of Soil Science. 1/08-12-09. $239,919.
V. Eviner, K. Rice. The impacts of precipitation shifts on plant evolution, community composition,
and ecosystem services in California rangelands. Agriculture Experiment Station Hatch Funding.
9/07-9/08. $35,260.
V. Eviner and C. Vaughn. Understanding grassland seedling dynamics: a tool for increasing forage
quantity and quality while providing multiple ecosystem services. USDA CSREES, Managed
Ecosystems. 7/06-6/11. $499,908.
C. Malmstrom, V. Eviner, K. Rice. Controlling invasive rangeland weeds that exploit and expand
phenological niches: influence of grazing and burning on rangeland vulnerability. USDA CSREES,
Biology of weedy and invasive species in agroecosystems. 9/06-9/09. $498,409
R. Fitzhugh, V. Eviner, R. Venterea. NIGEC, Department of Energy. Carbon and nitrogen dynamics
and retention in an agricultural ecosystem under elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide and ozone.
University of Illinois. $452,572. 9/04-9/07.
V. Eviner. National Science Foundation, Office of International Programs. Travel Grant.
Restoring plant-soil feedbacks in degraded grasslands in Inner Mongolia, China. $3,000. 7/06-
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12/07.
V. Eviner. UCD University Outreach and International Programs- Linking Science and
Management in Restoration Projects: training students through a US-China collaboration $5,000.
R. Ostfeld, F. Keesing, V. Eviner. Cary Conference XI: Infectious disease ecology: effects of disease
on ecosystems and of ecosystems on disease. Institute of Ecosystem Studies. National Science
Foundation 9/04-8/05 $30,000; USDA 12/04-11/06 $10,000, Dutchess County Department of
Health $20,000.
A. Berkowitz, G. Likens, V. Eviner and S. Findlay. National Science Foundation. Research
Experiences for Teachers: a supplement to the REU program. Institute of Ecosystem Studies.
$31,000. 4/1/05-3/31/06.
Publications In preparation
Janes, SH and VT Eviner. Seasonal shifts in the effects of species abundance on biomass productivity in
an annual grassland. Oecologia.
Eviner, VT, B Waitman, SH Janes, CW Hawkes. The relative importance of multiple feedback pathways
in regulating plant-soil feedbacks in invaded vs. native California grasslands.
Submitted
Ren, H., VT Eviner, W Gui, GWT Wilson, AB Cobb, Y Zhang, G Yang, S Hu and Y Bai. Livestock
grazing dominates ecosystem multifunctionality. Functional Ecology.
Dodge, V, VT Eviner, H Cushman. An integrated framework to address context-dependent effects of
herbivores on ecosystem processes. Ecosystems.
Peer-reviewed publications
51. Peterson, C, VT Eviner, A Gaudin. 2018. Ways forward for resilience research in agroecosystems.
Agricultural Systems 162: 19-27.
50. Malmstrom, CM, HS Butterfield, L Planck, CP Long, VT Eviner. 2017. Novel fine-scale aerial
mapping approach quantifies grassland weed cover dynamics and responses to management.
PLOS One. 12(10): e0181665.
49. Carey, C.J., J.C. Blankinship, V.T. Eviner, C.M. Malstrom, and S.C. Hart. 2017. Invasive plants
decrease microbial capacity to nitrify and denitrify compared to native California grassland
communities. Biological Invasions 19: 2941-2957.
48. Byrnes, R. V Eviner, E Kebreab, WR Horwath, L Jackson, BM Jenkins, S Kaffka, A Kerr, J Lewis,
FM Mitloehner, JP Mitchell, KM Scow, KL Steenwerth and SM Wheeler. 2017. Review of
research to inform California’s climate scoping plan: agriculture and working lands. California
Agriculture 71: 160-168.
47. Evans, R.D., R.A. Gill, V.T. Eviner, and V. Bailey. 2017. Soil and belowground processes. In: D.
Briske (editor) Rangeland Systems: Processes, Management, and Challenges. Springer. Pp. 131-
168
46. Eviner, V.T. 2016. Grasslands. In: Mooney, H.A. and E Zavaleta. Ecosystems of California.
University of California Press.
45. Ryals, R., VT Eviner, C. Stein, KN Suding, and WL Silver. 2016. Grassland compost amendments
increase forage production without changing plant communities. Ecosphere 7 (3):e01270.
44.Ricca, M.A., A. K. Miles, D.H. Van Vuren, and V.T. Eviner. 2016. Impacts of introduced Rangifer on
maritime-tundra ecosystem processes of sub-arctic islands. Ecosphere 7: e01219
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43. Roche, L.M., T.K. Schohr, J.D. Derner, M.N. Lubell, B.B. Cutts, E. Kachergis, V.T. Eviner, K.W.
Tate. 2015. Sustaining working rangelands: insights from rancher decision-making. Rangeland
Ecology & Management. 68: 383-389.
42. Carey, C.J., J.M. Breman, V. T Eviner, C.M. Malmstrom, and S.C. Hart. 2015. Soil microbial
community structure is unaltered by plant invasion, vegetation clipping, and nitrogen fertilization
in experimental semi-arid grasslands. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6:466. doi:
10.3389/fmicb.2015.00466
41. Standish, RJ, RJ Hobbs, MM Mayfield, BT Bestelmeyer, KN Suding, LL Battaglia, V Eviner, CV
Hawkes, VM Temperton, VA Cramer, JA Harris, JL Funk and PA Thomas. 2014. Resilience in
ecology: Abstraction, distraction, or where the action is? Biological Conservation 177: 43-51.
40. Kachergis, E, JD Derner, BB Cutts, LM Roche, VT Eviner, MN Lubell, and KW Tate. 2014.
Increasing flexibility in rangeland management during drought. Ecosphere 5: Article 77.
39. Chapin, FS, VT Eviner. 2014. Biogeochemical interactions governing terrestrial net primary
production. In: Karl, DM and WH Schlesinger, editors. Treatise on geochemistry. Volume 10:
Biogeochemistry. 2nd edition. Elsevier BV. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. pp. 189-216.
38. Cobb, RC, VT Eviner, DM Rizzo. 2013. Mortality and community changes drive sudden oak death
impacts on litterfall and soil nitrogen cycling. New Phytologist. 200: 422-431.
37. Hawkes, CV, SN Kivlin, J Du and VT Eviner. 2013. The temporal development and additivity of
plant-soil feedback in perennial grasses. Plant and Soil 369: 141-150.
36. Grogan, P, V Eviner, and S Hobbie. 2013. The qualities and impacts of a great mentor- and how to
improve your mentoring. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 94: 170-176.
35. Eviner, VT, K Garbach, J Baty and S Hoskinson. 2012. Measuring the effects of invasive plants on
ecosystem services: challenges and prospects. Invasive Plant Science and Management 5:125-136.
34. Treseder, KK, TC Balser, MA Bradford, EL Brodie, EA Dubinsky, VT Eviner, KS Hofmockel, JT
Lennon, UY Levine, BJ MacGregor, J Pett-Ridge, M.P. Waldrop. 2012. Integrating microbial
ecology into ecosystem models: challenges and priorities. Biogeochemistry 109:7-18.
33. Eviner, VT, and CV Hawkes. 2012. The effects of plant-soil feedbacks on invasive plants:
mechanisms and potential management options. In: Monaco and Sheley (eds). Invasive Plant
Ecology and Management: Linking processes to practice. CABI, pp 122-141.
32. Baer, SG, L Heneghan, and VT Eviner. 2012. Applying soil ecological knowledge to restore
ecosystem services. In: Wall, DH, RD Bardgett, V Behan-Pelletier, JE Herrick, H Jones, K Ritz, J
Six, DR Strong and WH van der Putten. Soil Ecology and Ecosystem Services. Oxford University
Press, UK. pp 377-393
31. Eviner, VT, SA Hoskinson and CV Hawkes. 2010. Ecosystem impacts of exotic plants can feed back
to increase invasion in western US rangelands. Rangelands 31:21-31.
30. Silver, W, B Ryles and VT Eviner. 2010. Soil carbon pools in California’s annual grassland
ecosystems. Rangeland Ecology and Management 63:128-136.
29. Eviner, VT and CV Hawkes. 2008. Embracing variability in the application of plant-soil interactions
to the restoration of communities and ecosystems. Restoration Ecology 16(4): 713-729.
28. Cornwell, W, H Cornelissen, K Amatangelo, E Dorrepaal, V Eviner, O Godoy, S Hobbie, B Hoorens,
H Kurokawa, N Perez-Harguindeguy, H Quested, L Santiago, D Wardle, I Wright, R Aerts, S
Allison, P van Bodegom, V Brovkin, A Chatain, T Callaghan, S Diaz, E Garnier, D Gurvich, E
Kazakou, J Klein, J Read, P Reich, N Soudzilovskaia, M Vaieretti, M Westoby. 2008. Plant
species traits are the predominant control on litter decomposition rates within biomes worldwide.
Ecology Letters 11:1065-1071.
27. Ostfeld, R, F Keesing, VT Eviner 2008. Cary Conference XI: Infectious disease ecology: the effects
of ecosystems on disease and of disease on ecosystems. Princeton University Press.
26. Chapin, FS, CA Brewer, VT Eviner, DS Keebler, DR Magness, LM Talbot, BA Wilcox. Disease
effects on landscape and regional systems: a resilience framework. in R Ostfeld, F Keesing, V
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Eviner (eds) Cary Conference XI: Infectious disease ecology: the effects of ecosystems on
disease and of disease on ecosystems. Princeton University Press. pp 284-303.
25. Eviner, VT and GE Likens. Effects of disease on biogeochemical cycling. in R Ostfeld, F Keesing, V
Eviner (eds) Cary Conference XI: Infectious disease ecology: the effects of ecosystems on
disease and of disease on ecosystems. Princeton University Press. pp. 260-283.
24. Eviner, VT and MK Firestone. 2007. Nutrient dynamics in California annual grasslands. in M
Stromberg , J. Corbin, and C D’Antonio (eds.) Ecology and management of California
grasslands. pp. 94-106.
23. Uriarte, M, H Ewing, VT Eviner, K Weathers. 2007. Scientific culture, diversity and society:
suggestions for the development and adoption of a broader value system in science. Bioscience
57:71-78.
22. Eviner, VT, FS Chapin III, CE Vaughn. 2006. Seasonal variations in species effects on N and P
cycling. Ecology 87:974-986.
21. Strayer DL, Eviner VT, Jeschke JM, Pace M. 2006. Understanding the long-term effects of species
invasions. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 21: 645-651.
20. Uriarte, M, K Weathers, V Eviner. 2006. Power clashes limit science and reflect archaic values.
Nature. 439: 18.
19. Eviner, VT and FS Chapin III. 2005. Selective gopher disturbance influences plant species effects on
nitrogen cycling. Oikos. 109: 154-166.
18. Canals, RM, VT Eviner, DJ Herman, FS Chapin III. 2005. Plant colonizers shape early N dynamics in
gopher mounds. Plant and Soil 276:327-334.
17. Smith, MF, VT Eviner, JM Jeschke, K Weathers, P Groffman, CG Jones. 2005. Creating individual
awareness about responsible conduct in research. Journal of Research Administration 36:21-25.
16. Eviner,VT. 2004. Plant traits that influence ecosystem processes vary independently among species.
Ecology. 85: 2215-2229.
15. Eviner, VT and FS Chapin III. 2003. Functional matrix: A conceptual framework for predicting
multiple plant effects on ecosystem processes. Annual Reviews in Ecology, Evolution and
Systematics. 34:455-485.
14. Eviner VT and FS Chapin III. 2003. Biogeochemical interactions and biodiversity. : Interactions of
the major biogeochemical cycles: Global change and human impacts. JM Melillo, CB Field, and
B Moldan (eds). Island Press, Washington. pp. 151-173.
13. Moldan, F, S Seitzinger, V Eviner, J Galloway, X Han, M Keller, P Nannipieri, W Smith, H Tiessen.
2003. Potential for deliberate management of element interactions to address major environmental
issues. In: Interactions of the major biogeochemical cycles: Global change and human impacts
JM Melillo, CB Field, and B Moldan (eds). Island Press, Washington. pp.93-114.
12. FS Chapin III and VT Eviner. 2003. Biogeochemistry of Terrestrial Net Primary Production.
In:Treatise on Geochemistry. Volume 8: Biogeochemistry. WH Schlesinger (ed). Elsevier. pp.
215-247.
11. Eviner, VT and FS Chapin III. 2003. Gopher-plant-fungal interactions affect establishment of an
invasive grass. Ecology 84 (1): 120-128.
10. Eviner, VT. 2003. Partnerships in Conservation and Agriculture, review of Jackson and Jackson (ed),
“The farm as a natural habitat: reconnecting food systems with ecosystems”. Ecology 84(1): 272-
273.
9. Eviner, VT and FS Chapin III. 2002. The influence of plant species, fertilization and elevated CO2 on
soil aggregate stability. Plant and Soil 246: 211-219.
8. Rillig, MC, SF Wright, and VT Eviner. 2002. The role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and glomalin in
soil aggregation: comparing effects of five plant species. Plant and Soil, 238: 325-333.
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7. Eviner, VT and FS Chapin III. 2001. Plant species provide vital ecosystem functions for sustainable
agriculture, rangeland management, and restoration. California Agriculture, 55: 54-59.
6. Eviner, VT and FS Chapin III. 2001. Animals and fungi can affect goatgrass establishment. California
Agriculture, 55: 53.
5. Eviner, VT, FS Chapin III and CE Vaughn. 2000. Nutrient manipulations in terrestrial systems. In:
Sala, OE, RB Jackson, HA Mooney, RW Howarth (Editors) Methods in ecosystem science.
Springer-Verlag, New York. pp. 289-307.
4. Chapin, FS III, E.S. Zavaleta, V.T. Eviner, RL Naylor, PM Vitousek, HL Reynolds, DU Hooper, S
Lavorel, OE Sala, SE Hobbie, MC Mack and S Diaz. 2000. Consequences of changing
biodiversity. Nature 405: 234-242.
3. Eviner, VT and FS Chapin III. 1997. The nitrogen cycle: plant-microbial interactions. Nature 385: 26-
27.
2. Lin, HJ, V Eviner, GC Prendergast, E. White. 1995. Activated H-ras rescues E1A-induced apoptosis
and cooperates with E1A to overcome p53-dependent growth arrest. Molecular and Cellular
biology. 15: 4536-4544.
1. Sakamuro, D, V Eviner, KJ Elliott, L Showe, E White, and GC Prendergast. 1995. c-Myc induces
apoptosis in epithelial cells by both p53-dependent and p53-independent mechanisms. Oncogene
11:2411-18.
Other publications
9. Eviner, VT. 2018. Tools and approaches for measuring ecosystem services in California's grasslands
and oak woodlands. http://ucanr.edu/sites/RestorationEcology/Handbook-
_Measuring_Ecosystem_Services/
8. Eviner, VT and CM Malmstrom. 2018. California's native perennial grasses provide strong suppression
of goatgrass and medusahead. Grasslands, 28: 3-6.
7. Lewis, J, Byrnes, R. V Eviner, E Kebreab, WR Horwath, L Jackson, BM Jenkins, S Kaffka, A Kerr,
FM Mitloehner, JP Mitchell, KM Scow, KL Steenwerth and SM Wheeler. 2016. Leveraging
research to inform the California Climate Scoping Plan Update. CA ARB.
6. Eviner, VT. 2016. Grasslands. In: Mooney, H.A. and E Zavaleta. Ecosystems of California: Threats
and Responses. Supplement for Decision Makers. University of California Press. pp. 33-34.
5. Eviner, VT. 2014. Effects of weather variations on species composition and production in California’s
grasslands. Grasslands 24:2-7.
4. Eviner, VT. 2014. Database of management trials to provide site-specific tools for more effective
management. California Invasive Plant Council News 22: 10-14.
3. Eviner, VT. 2013. Database of management trials to provide site-specific tools for more effective
restoration. Grasslands Winter 2013.
2. Eviner, VT, J Heraty, J Baty, C Malmstrom and K Rice. 2013. Impacts of native vs. exotic grassland
vegetation. California Invasive Plant Council News 21: 13-14.
1. Eviner, VT. Agroecology: providing an ecological toolbox to benefit agriculture and the environment.
Millbrook Matters. Fall 2005.
Invited Seminars, Symposia, and Lectures 1. Causes and ecosystem effects of transitions from perennial to annual-dominated grasslands.
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Botany. Beijing, China. August 4, 2017.
2. The role of plant-soil feedbacks in understanding and managing grassland response to multiple
environmental changes. Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xian,
China. July 28, 2017.
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3. Frontiers in restoration ecology in a changing world. Nanjing Agricultural University. Nanjing,
China. July 27, 2017.
4. Transitions from perennial to annual-dominated grasslands alter ecosystem functions and plant-
soil feedbacks. Nanjing Agricultural University. Nanjing, China. July 26, 2017.
5. Advancing California’s Climate Scoping Plan, Rangelands. October, 2016. Sacramento, CA.
CDFA, ARB, Department of Conservation.
6. Plenary talk: Ecosystem functions and services as guides to developing restoration goals and
approaches that are feasible and beneficial. Natural Areas Conference. Davis, CA. October 2016.
7. Invited speaker: Eviner, VT, CM Malmstrom, KJ Rice. Predicting and managing grassland
response to multiple environmental changes. Natural Areas Conference. Davis, CA. October 2016.
8. Ecology and conservation of California’s grasslands. California Academy of Sciences. February
18, 2016.
9. Eviner, VT, JM Heraty, J Baty, C Malmstrom, K Rice. Impacts of native vs. exotic grasslands on
multiple ecosystem services. California Society of Ecological Restoration. Santa Rosa, CA. May
2014.
10. Species in Conservation Biology, UC Berkeley Workshop. December 6, 2012.
11. Eviner, VT. Resilience of long-term invasions in California grasslands: should we manage these as
novel ecosystems or restore historical native communities? Invited symposium speaker. Society of
Conservation Biology. Oakland, CA. July 2012.
12. Using plant-soil interactions to understand and manage communities and ecosystems. UC Davis.
May 3, 2012.
13. Using ecological interactions to manage and restore California’s grasslands. Sonoma State
September 27, 2011
14. California rangeland status, structure and function. Uncommon dialog, Stanford University. May
2011.
15. Using plant-soil interactions to manage and restore California grasslands. University of California,
Merced. October 6, 2010.
16. Eviner, VT. Conceptual and empirical approaches that increase our ability to predict and manage
the effects of invasive plants on ecosystem services. Invited symposium speaker. Soil and Water
Conservation Society. St Louis, MO. July 2010.
17. Plant-soil interactions as tools to manage and restore native communities and ecosystem services.
MacArthur Agroecology Research Center. November 19, 2009.
18. Plant-soil interactions as tools for managing and restoring California grasslands. University of
California, Santa Cruz. October 5, 2009.
19. Using plant population and community dynamics to predict and manage ecosystem processes.
University of Nevada Reno. February 7, 2008.
20. Beyond generalizations: Embracing variability to improve our understanding and management of
plant-soil interactions. University of Michigan Ann Arbor. November 15, 2007.
21. Embracing variability to improve our understanding and management of ecosystem processes.
Duke University. October 19, 2007.
22. Eviner, VT and C Hawkes. Using functional traits of species as both benchmarks and builders of
soil conditions and plant communities. Invited symposium speaker. Ecological Society of
America, San Jose, CA, August 2007.
23. Plant-soil interactions as tools in range management. Rangeland Watershed Program Workgroup,
UCD. December 11, 2006.
24. Using plant population and community dynamics to understand and manage soil ecosystem
processes. Cornell University. December 8, 2006.
25. Eviner, VT and M Uriarte. High density seeding as a method to jump-start plant establishment and
restoration of soil nutrient fluxes. Soils in Restoration Ecology Conference. DePaul University,
Chicago. December 2006.
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26. Eviner, VT. Multiple plant traits as determinant of species differences in litter decomposition.
Invited speaker. Australia-New Zealand Research Council Vegetation Network, Sydney,
Australia. November 2006.
27. Eviner, VT and C Hawkes. Using plant species as tools to restore soil properties and processes.
Invited symposium speaker. Ecological Society of America, Memphis. August 2006.
28. Eviner, VT, E Schwartz, MP Waldrop, J Pett-Ridge, FS Chapin III, MK Firestone. The relative
importance of rhizosphere processes in plant-soil interactions. Invited speaker. Biogeomon. UC
Santa Cruz, June 2006.
29. Plant-soil interactions in California grasslands. Chinese Academy of Sciences. August 19, 2006.
30. Using plant population and community dynamics to understand and manage soil ecosystem
processes. University of Minnesota. March 22, 2006.
31. Using plant population and community dynamics to understand and manage soil ecosystem
processes. Rutgers University. New Brunswick, NJ. February 23, 2006.
32. Plant manipulations as a tool to manage for ecosystem services. University of Vermont,
Burlington, VT. February 16, 2006.
33. Ecoservices: The effects of changing plant communities on the environment. Shawangunk Ridge
Biodiversity Partnership Lecture Series. New Paltz, NY. February 8, 2006.
34. Using plant population and community dynamics to predict and manage ecosystem processes.
Columbia University, NY. November 15, 2005.
35. Using plant-soil interactions to manage and restore ecosystems. UC Irvine. November 4, 2005.
36. Linking plant population dynamics and nutrient cycling. Sino-USA symposium on ecological
complexity and ecosystem services. University of Vermont, Burlington. October 21, 2005.
37. Sustainable agroecology: feeding the world with minimal environmental impact. SUNY New
Paltz, New Paltz, NY. March 17, 2005.
38. The ecosystem consequences of plant population dynamics. Dartmouth College, NH. March 4,
2005.
39. The ecosystem consequences of plant interactions with microbes and small mammals. Michigan
State University, East Lansing, MI. February 9, 2005.
40. The direct and indirect effects of plants on ecosystems. Department of Biological Sciences. SUNY
Albany, Albany, NY. October 22, 2004.
41. Consequences of changes in vegetation composition and diversity for ecosystem services. Chinese
Academy of Sciences. Beijing, China. May 25, 2004.
42. Multiple plant traits determine plant species effects on ecosystems. Harvard Forest, Petersham,
MA. February 20, 2004.
43. The ecosystem consequences of interactions among plant species, soil microbes, and small
mammals. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. October 24,
2003.
44. The role of ecological interactions in decomposition and nitrogen cycling in grasslands.
Biogeochemistry and Environmental Biocomplexity. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. October 10,
2003.
45. Eviner, VT. Consequences of changes in vegetation composition and diversity for ecosystem
services. Biocomplexity and ecosystem services: China-US working group. Arizona State
University. April 2003.
46. Linking plant community composition and ecosystem dynamics: interactions of plant traits
determine the ecosystem effects of plant species and plant species mixtures. Marine Biological
Laboratory, Ecosystems Center. Woods Hole, MA. April 8, 2003.
47. The connections between ecological populations, communities, and ecosystem ecology.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Economics Department, Troy, NY. March 21, 2003.
48. The role of ecological interactions in ecosystems. University of Illinois, Urbana. March 12, 2003.
49. The ecosystem effects of ecological interactions. University of Connecticut, Storrs. March 6,
2003.
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50. Unraveling the role of interactions in ecology. Boston University, Boston, MA. November 25,
2002.
51. Ecosystem effects of plant species grown in monocultures vs. mixtures in California annual
grasslands: a functional profile of some new and old invaders. University of California, Davis.
September 27, 2002.
52. The ecosystem effects of ecological interactions in California annual grasslands. University of
California, Davis. September 26, 2002.
53. Cover crops: using plant species as tools in agriculture. Cornell Cooperative Extension, Dutchess
County. March 2002.
54. Unraveling the role of interactions in ecosystems using plant traits. University of California,
Berkeley. Dept. of Integrative Biology. February 2002.
55. What agricultural studies can tell us about the ecosystem function of biodiversity. GCTE, Las
Cruces, NM. August 2001.
56. Grouping plant functions and responses: Complications for ecologists are valuable tools for land
managers. GCTE, Valencia. May 2001.
57. Eviner, VT. Invited symposium speaker. 30 questions in ecology for the 21st century: Changing
the role of ecology to address a rapidly changing world. Ecological Society of America. Snowbird,
UT. August 2000.
58. Eviner, VT and FS Chapin III. Invited symposium speaker. Plant physiological ecology
symposium: Linking the organism to scales above and below. Linking suites of plant
physiological traits to ecosystem dynamics and feedbacks. Ecological Society of America.
Snowbird, UT. August 2000.
59. Eviner, VT. The importance of considering plant species’ effects on soil resource dynamics in
restoration projects. Invited speaker. Society of Ecological Restoration. San Francisco, CA. 1999.
Invited Participant in Workshops and Working Groups 1. Plant traits as tools in restoration- Synthesis Group, Perth, Australia. August 2009
2. Ecological Society of America- Ecological Dimensions of Biofuels- Workshop Synthesis Group
2008
3. Wildlands Management in China and the US, Nature Conservancy. 2008.
4. NSF-sponsored workshop- Microscale Approaches to Macroscale Issues in Ecology. Washington,
DC. April 16-18, 2007.
5. Species-specific decomposition working group- ARC-NZ Research Network for Vegetation
Function, Macquarie University. November 13-17, 2007.
6. Decomposition of mixtures working group- ARC-NZ Research Network for Vegetation Function,
Macquarie University. November 18-21, 2007.
7. Sonoma/Marin Coastal Prairie Workshop, Bodega Marine Lab. November 6, 2007.
8. Sino-USA symposium on ecological complexity and ecosystem services. University of Vermont,
Burlington. October 21-23, 2005.
9. Heinz Center State of the Nation’s Ecosystems Non-native Invertebrate Indicator Meeting.
Institute of Ecosystem Studies. Dec 16, 2004.
10. Ecological complexity and ecosystem services: opportunities for China-US collaboration, May
2004. People’s Republic of China. October 2005.
11. Cary Conference 2003, “Ecosystem function in heterogeneous landscapes”. Institute of Ecosystem
Studies. April 2003.
12. Working Group on Agriculture in the Hudson Valley. Vassar College. March 18, 2003.
13. Scientific Committee on Problems in the Environment (SCOPE)- Biogeochemical interactions
working group. Prague, Czech Republic. October 2002.
14. Global Change in Terrestrial Ecosystems (GCTE)- Diversity/ species removal effects on
ecosystems. Las Cruces, New Mexico. August 2001.
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15. Global Change in Terrestrial Ecosystems (GCTE)- Plant functional types response to disturbance
and effects on ecosystems. Valencia, Spain. May 2001.
Conference Presentations 1. Batzer, EE, and VT Eviner. Nitrogen enrichment effects on grassland plant diversity are dependent
on spatial scale. Ecological Society of America, New Orleans, August 2018.
2. Gaffney, S, and VT Eviner. Native species suppress noxious weed invasion. Ecological Society of
America, New Orleans, August 2018.
3. Eviner, VT. Interactive effects of environment and management on multiple ecosystem services.
California Agriculture and Natural Resources Statewide Conference. April 2018.
4. Michaels, JS, VT Eviner, NF McCarten. Understanding the distribution of landscape diversity in
grazed and ungrazed California vernal pools. Ecological Society of America, Portland, August
2017.
5. Eviner, VT, CV Hawkes, and SA Hoskinson. New mechanisms governing plant-soil feedbacks of
native vs. exotic grassland species: Soil carbon depth distribution alters rooting distribution and
seed production in a moisture-limited grassland. Ecological Society of American Annual Meeting;
Fort Lauderdale, FL. August 2016.
6. Eviner, VT, K Garbach, E Bennett, D Scholes, L Gerber. Opportunities and challenges in linking
ecological science, policy and management to address current and future environmental issues.
Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. Baltimore, MD. August 2015.
7. Eviner, VT, KJ Rice, C Malmstrom, J Heraty. Competitive interactions between native and
invasive grassland plants are mediated by precipitation, nitrogen deposition, clipping, and the
identity of plant competitors. California Native Plant Society Annual Meeting. San Jose, CA.
January 2015.
8. Carey, C, M Beman, VT Eviner, S Glassman, SC Hart. Soil microbial community composition
and diversity are insensitive to multiple global change drivers. International Society of Microbial
Ecology, Seoul, South Korea. August 2014.
9. Ricca, MA, VT Eviiner, AK Miles, D Van Vuren. Introduced Rangifer alter above and
belowground ecosystem processes in maritime-tundra on sub-arctic islands. Ecological Society of
America, Sacramento, CA. August 2014.
10. Brillinger, R, VT Eviner, T Houston. Linking Science and Public Policy: Strategies to Engage in
Policy Change and Communicate with Policy Makers. Ecological Society of America Annual
Meeting, Sacramento, August 2014.
11. Heraty, JM, VT Eviner, KW Tate, LM Roche. Effect of grazing on seasonal patterns of plant
biomass, plant nitrogen, and soil nutrients in California’s annual grasslands. Ecological Society of
America, Sacramento, CA. August 2014.
12. Rice, KJ, CM Malmstrom, VT Eviner. Living on “leftovers”: Effects of simulated grazing on the
soil moisture niche of two late season grassland weeds. Ecological Society of America,
Sacramento, CA. August 2014.
13. Eviner, VT, KJ Rice, CM Malmstrom. Species composition in California’s grasslands varies with
the interactions between precipitation, nitrogen deposition, clipping and the identity of plant
competitors. Ecological Society of America, Sacramento, CA. August 2014.
14. Eviner, VT, JM Heraty, J Baty, C Malmstrom, KJ Rice. Plant species impact the suite of
ecosystem services provided seasonally in California’s grasslands. Soil Science Society of
America: Soil’s Role in Restoring Ecosystem Services Conference. Sacramento, CA. March 2014.
15. Carey, C, VT Eviner, M Beman, SC Hart. Linking global change –induced shifts in soil nitrogen
cycling with the abundance of key microorganisms. American Geophysical Union. San Francisco,
CA. December 2013.
16. Eviner, VT, JM Heraty, CM Malmstrom, KJ Rice. Species composition in California’s grasslands
impacts the magnitude and timing of ecosystem services. Ecological Society of America,
Minneapolis, MN. August 2013.
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17. Ryals, R, WL Silver, VT Eviner, C Stein. Are there tradeoffs in plant dynamics in grasslands
managed for carbon sequestration? Ecological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN. August
2013.
18. Ivison-lane, G, C Carey, VT Eviner, SC Hart. Seasonal patterns of N cycling in a California
grassland. Ecological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN. August 2013.
19. Lewis, DJ, M Lennox, A O’Geen, V Eviner, S Larson, J Harper, M Doran, K Tate. Carbon
sequestration trajectory: soil pools following stream restoration. ANR Statewide Conference.
April 2013.
20. Larson, S, S Barry, T Becchetti, M Doran, K Giovannini, L Forero, H George, M George, V
Eviner. Develop and document opportunities for ecosystem services on rangelands. ACES (A
community on Ecosystem Services and Ecosystem Markets). Ft Lauderdale, FL. December 2012.
21. Hoskinson, SA, VT Eviner. Plant species abundance mediates plant traits and ecosystem
processes. Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR. August 2012.
22. Lubell, M, BB Cutts, M Hamilton, L Jasny, LM Roche, AT O’Geen, VT Eviner, JD Derner, EJ
Kachergis, KW Tate. Rancher participation in conservation easements: survey results from
California. Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR. August 2012.
23. Cutts, BB, M Lubell, M Hamilton, LM Roche, JD Derner, MR George, VT Eviner, KW Tate.
Breeding cattle ranchers: a latent class analysis approach to characterizing patterns in rancher
decision-making that alter rangeland ecosystems in California. Ecological Society of America,
Portland, OR. August 2012.
24. Carey, CJ, SC Hart, VT Eviner, J Blankinship. Interactive effects of multiple global change factors
on soil nitrogen transformations in a California annual grassland. Ecological Society of America,
Portland, OR. August 2012.
25. Emam, TM, VT Eviner, KJ Rice. Soil inoculation increases biomass of non-native grasses at a
mine restoration site. Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR. August 2012.
26. Grogan, P, VT Eviner, SE Hobbie. The qualities and impacts of a great mentor. Ecological Society
of America, Portland, OR. August 2012.
27. Roche, LM, AT O'Geen, VT Eviner, JD Derner, KW Tate. Rangeland management for multiple
outcomes: explicitly integrating ecosystem services into management models. Society for Range
Management, Spokane, WA. February 2012.
28. Eviner, VT, B Hoorens, R Fitzhugh, F Zhu, R Venterea. The impacts of elevated atmospheric
carbon dioxide and ozone on litter decomposition in corn-soybean rotations. Ecological Society of
America, Austin, TX. August 2011.
29. Roche, LM, AT O’Geen, VT Eviner, JD Derner, KW Tate. Ecosystem service-based state and
transition models to guide rangeland management. Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX.
August 2011.
30. Baty, JH, VT Eviner, KJ Rice, CM Malmstrom. Does phenology of decomposition match
phenology of plant growth in California grasslands? Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX.
August 2011.
31. Garbach, K, A Martinez Salinas, VT Eviner, M Lubell, F De Clerk. Live fence complexity and the
conservation of avian biodiversity in a pasture-dominated agricultural ecosystem. Ecological
Society of America, Austin, TX. August 2011.
32. Hayden, L, VT Eviner, KJ Rice, CM Malmstrom. Impacts of California grassland species on
multiple ecosystem services. Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX. August 2011.
33. Cobb, RC, VT Eviner, DM Rizzo. Sudden oak death impacts on soil and litterfall N dynamics.
Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX. August 2011.
34. Eviner, VT. Role of seed density and seedling thinning in providing multiple ecosystem services
in annual grasslands. USDA NRI PI Meeting. July 2011.
35. Roche, LM, KW Tate, VT Eviner, AT O’Geen, MN Lubell, JD Derner, M George, B Cutts.
Integrating dynamic soil and vegetation processes in ecosystem service-based state and transition
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models to guide range management. Soil Science Society of America, Long Beach, CA. October
2010.
36. Eviner, VT, NM Clark, L Hayden. Self-thinning of annual grass seedlings accounts for spatial and
temporal variation in the ability of multiple nutrients. Ecological Society of America, Pittsburgh,
PA. August 2010.
37. Garbach, K, A Martinez Salinas, F De Clerck, V Eviner. Spatial patterns and availability of
multiple ecosystem services: the effects of life fences in a tropical agricultural ecosystem.
Ecological Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA. August 2010.
38. Stelzner, EM, VT Eviner, KJ Rice, CM Malmstrom. There’s more to grasslands than grasses:
promoting forage forb cover in invaded rangeland landscapes. Ecological Society of America,
Pittsburgh, PA. August 2010.
39. Clark, NM, VT Eviner, KJ Rice, CM Malmstrom. Can species’ phenological traits be used to
manage noxious exotic weeds? Ecological Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA. August 2010.
40. Malmstrom, CM, VT Eviner, KJ Rice, R Goodwin. Managing invaded grasslands for forage
provisioning services and biodiversity: Ten years of collaborative analysis of remote sensing data
with private ranch owners. Ecological Society of America, Pittsburgh, PA. August 2010.
41. Eviner, VT. Understanding grassland seedling dynamics: a tool for increasing forage quantity and
quality while providing multiple ecosystem services. USDA NRI PI Meeting. October 2009.
42. Planck, LC, CM Malmstrom, KJ Rice, VT Eviner, N Repin and J Wolf. A comparison of manual
interpretation and object-oriented analysis of digital photographs to assess relative cover of
phonologically distinct plant groups in small-scale field plots. Ecological Society of America,
Albuquerque, NM. August 2009.
43. Eviner, VT, KJ Rice and CM Malmstrom. Controlling the invasion of noxious rangeland weeds
into an exotic-dominated grassland: a role for the restoration of native plants? Society of
Ecological Restoration International. Perth, Australia. August 2009.
44. Eviner, VT and M Uriarte. The role of seedling thinning as a plant N source: seed density impacts
plant production, nutrient uptake and litter chemistry. Ecological Society of America. Milwaukee,
WI. August 2008.
45. Malmstrom, C, CJ Stoner, KJ Rice, K Jones and VT Eviner. Soil moisture availability in
monotypic patches of noxious late-season rangeland weeds. Ecological Society of America,
Milwaukee, WI. August 2008.
46. Eviner, VT. Understanding grassland seedling dynamics. USDA NRI PI Meeting. May 2008.
47. Eviner, VT and GE Likens. Effects of disease on biogeochemical cycling. Ecological Society of
America. Montreal, Canada. August 2005.
48. Eviner, VT and GE Likens. The effects of disease on biogeochemical fluxes. Cary Conference
2005. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY. May 2005.
49. Eviner, VT. Plant species as indicators of invasive invertebrates. Heinz Center State of the
Nation’s Ecosystems project, Non-native invertebrate indicator meeting. IES. December 2004.
50. Eviner, VT and CE Vaughn. Seedling thinning contributes as much to the internal N cycle as does
decomposition of senesced litter. Ecological Society of America. Portland, OR. August 2004.
51. Eviner, VT and CE Vaughn. N cycling is California grasslands is strongly influenced by seedling
thinning. California Grasslands Ecology and Management. April 2004.
52. Eviner, VT. Legacy effects of invasive plant species: implications for restoration. Ecological
Society of America- Weed Science Society of America. Fort Lauderdale, FL. November 2003.
53. Eviner, VT, M Cadenasso, FS Chapin III. Distribution of disturbance by gophers and voles in
California grasslands is influenced by vegetation patch type. Cary Conference, Institute of
Ecosystem Studies. May 2003.
54. Schwartz, E, VT Eviner, M. Waldrop, E. Schwartz, J. Pett-Ridge, M. Firestone. Interactions
among grassland plant species, microbial communities, and soil processes. American Geophysical
Union. San Francisco, CA. December 2002.
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55. Eviner, VT and FS Chapin III. Plant trait interactions determine ecosystem effects of plant species
and plant species mixtures. Ecological Society of America, Tucson, AZ. August 2002.
56. Eviner, VT and FS Chapin III. Are the effects of plant species mixtures on ecosystem processes
predictable based on the effects of the component species? Ecological Society of America.
Madison, WI. August 2001.
57. Eviner, VT, FS Chapin III and MK Firestone. Ecosystem consequences of plant community
effects on microbial community function. Soil Science Society of America. Minneapolis, MN.
November 2000.
58. Eviner, VT, E Schwartz, M Waldrop, MK Firestone. Plant species identity affects soil microbial
community function, but not composition. Soil Science Society of America. Minneapolis, MN.
November 2000.
59. Rillig, M, S Wright, and VT Eviner. Production of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal protein
glomalin: The role of host plant species. Ecological Society of America. Snowbird, UT. August
2000.
60. Eviner, VT and FS Chapin III. Plant species’ effects on decomposition: the relative importance of
litter quality and conditions created by growing plants. Ecological Society of America, British
Ecological Society meeting. Orlando, FL. March 2000.
61. Eviner, VT and FS Chapin III. Plant species effects on ecosystem processes: the relative
importance of litter quality, labile C inputs, soil microclimate and other factors (gopher
disturbance). Ecological Society of America. Spokane, WA. August 1999.
62. Eviner, VT. Effects of California grassland species on nutrient cycling: ecosystem and plant
community implications. California Grassland Researcher’s Network. Davis, CA. 1999.
63. Eviner, VT, FS Chapin III, C Field, N Chiariello. Effects of plant species, elevated CO2 and
nutrients on microbial substrate utilization patterns. Ecological Society of America. Baltimore,
MD. August 1998.
64. Eviner, VT and FS Chapin III. The effects of plant species on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a
California annual grassland. California Botanical Society. Berkeley, CA. 1998.
65. Eviner, VT, FS Chapin III, C Field, and N Chiariello. Plant species effects on ecosystem
dynamics: can they help us understand community effects in response to elevated CO2? Ecological
Society of America. Albuquerque, NM. August 1997.
66. Pouyat, R. V., P. J. Bohlen, V. Eviner, M. M. Carreiro, and P. M. Groffman. 1996. Short and long-
term effects of earthworms on N dynamics in forest soils. Ecological Society of America, August
1996. Suppl. Bull. Ecol. Soc. Am. 77:359.
Outreach presentations 1. Controls over the abundance of wildflowers in California grasslands. California Native Grassland
Association, Hedgerow Farms Field Day. April 2018.
2. Climate change and restoration in Northern California: Challenges and opportunities. El Dorado
Master Gardeners. November 16, 2017.
3. Operationalizing cutting edge ecological concepts in restoration. California Restoration
Committee: Phytophthora working group. USFS. July 18, 2017.
4. Profile of a researcher article. California Native Grasslands Association, Summer 2017.
5. California’s grasslands under a changing climate. California Native Grassland Association,
Hedgerow Farms Field Day. April 2017
6. Managing California’s rangelands for mitigation of climate change and provision of other
ecosystem services. California Scoping Plan: California Department of Food and Agriculture,
California Air Resources Board, California Department of Conservation. October 2016.
7. Working group to prioritize research on native restoration. Utility Arborist Association,
Sacramento. 2016.
8. Grassland monitoring training for East Bay Parks. April 2016.
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9. Post-drought recovery of California grasslands. California Native Grassland Association,
Hedgerow Farms Field Day. April 2016
10. Summary of research on goatgrass and medusahead. Bad Grass Workshop- East Bay Regional
Parks. December 2015.
11. Ecological toolbox for invasive weed management. Utility Arborist Association- Western Chapter
meeting and field tour. American River Parkway, Sacramento. June 2015.
12. Effects of continued drought on grassland vegetation dynamics. California Native Grassland
Association, Hedgerow Farms Field Day. April 2015.
13. Effects of precipitation, clipping, and fertilization on the interactions among native, invasive, and
naturalized grassland species. UCCE Weed Day, UC Davis. July 2014.
14. Effects of weather variation on species composition and production in California’s grasslands.
California Native Grassland Association, Hedgerow Farms Field Day. April 2014.
15. Importance of farmland preservation and management for carbon sequestration. CA Secretary of
External Affairs, Deputy for Climate Change and Energy. April 2014.
16. Predicting site-specific effects of management through collaborations between scientists and land
managers. California Native Grasslands Association Monitoring Workshop. March 2014.
17. Potential for agricultural management to increase carbon sequestration. Department of
Conservation, January 2014.
18. Presented by Assistant Specialist, Joanne Heraty- Invasion resistance of natives vs. naturalized
exotic communities: interactions with precipitation, N deposition and clipping season. Sierra
Foothills Research Extension Center, Invasive Plants Field Day. October 2013.
19. Presented by Chelsea Carey. Response of soil nitrogen cycling to the interaction of invasive
plants, simulated cattle grazing, and nitrogen additions. California Invasive Plant Council, Lake
Arrowhead, CA. October 2013.
20. Database of management trials to provide site-specific decision support tool for invasive species
control. California Invasive Plant Council, Lake Arrowhead, CA. October 2013.
21. Impacts of native vs. exotic grassland vegetation on multiple ecosystem services. California
Invasive Plant Council, Lake Arrowhead, CA. October 2013.
22. The role of California’s rangelands in climate protection: possibilities, challenges and other
considerations. CalCAN Summit. Davis, CA. February 2013.
23. Managing California rangelands for resilience of multiple services in a variable and changing
climate. CalCAN field day at Paicines Ranch. October 2012.
24. Addressing challenges in managing for multiple ecosystem services: approaches for bridging
scientific knowledge gaps by learning from managers. ANR Rangeland & Forestry Program Team
Meeting, Berkeley. October 2012.
25. Developing a database and decision support tool of restoration projects in California’s grasslands.
CNGA Board Meeting. July 2012.
26. Greenhouse gas dynamics in rangelands- management opportunities for C storage. CalCAN-
California State Legislature Workshop. June 2012.
27. Managing rangelands for greenhouse gas control. CalCAN field day- Sierra Farms. June 2012.
28. Managing rangelands for multiple ecosystem services. CalCAN- State Legislature Briefing Panel.
April 2012.
29. Compiling and analyzing management case studies. California Rangeland Conservation Coalition
Annual Summit. UCCE Range Science Symposium. January 2012.
30. Managing the drivers of ecosystem services in California’s grasslands. UCCE Rangeland
Watershed Group: Managing Rangelands for Ecosystem Services Workshop and Field Day. Sierra
Foothills research & Extension Center. October 2011.
31. Presented by Chelsea Carey. Alteration of nitrogen cycling processes by exotic annuals in a
California grassland. California Invasive Plant Council. Tahoe City, CA. October 2011
32. Approaches to increase our ability to manage and predict ecosystem services. UC ANR
Sustainable Natural Ecosystems Annual Conference, Sacramento. September 2011.
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33. The science of ecosystem services: what we know and need to know. UCCE Marin County:
Ecosystem Services: Defined and in Practice. August 2011.
34. Impacts of management and environmental conditions on the roles different plant species play in
multiple ecosystem services. Packard Nitrogen Workgroup Outreach Symposium. February 2011.
35. Carbon sequestration in California’s rangelands: how, where, and what else do we need to
consider? EcoFarm January 2011.
36. What are the environmental changes most likely to impact restoration in California’s grasslands
and oak woodlands? UCD Restoration Workshop. October 2010.
37. Climate Change in California. Sustainable Natural Ecosystems Strategic Plan. June 2010.
38. Controlling the invasion of noxious rangeland weeds into an exotic-dominated grassland: Is there
a role for native grass reseeding? California Invasive Plant Council Symposium. October 2009.
39. Controls over grassland restoration success. UC Restoration Workshop. May 2009.
40. Exotic and native grassland plants differ in their effects on soil conditions. California Native
Grassland Association. May 2008.
41. Plant-soil interactions impact restoration. Hedgerow Farms field day, CNGA. April 2008
42. C and Rangeland Workshop. March 2008.
43. Effects of invasive annual grasses on soil nutrient supply persist even after species removal.
California Invasive Plant Council Annual Symposium. October 2007.
44. Plant-soil interactions in California’s Rangelands. UCCE Rangeland Workgroup. December 2006.
45. Effects of changing plant communities on vital ecosystem services. Shawangunk Ridge
Biodiversity Partnership. November 2005.
46. Regular presentations in “Twilight Talks”, Cornell Cooperative Extension (2003-5)
47. Tomato variety trial: opportunities for local agriculture to provide tastier and more sustainable
produce. Cornell Cooperative Extension. July 2004.
48. Not in my backyard! Curbing the spread of invasive species. New York Garden Club. April 2004.
49. Using crop rotations to enhance soil characteristics. Cornell Cooperative Extension Field day.
April 2006.
50. Predicting and manipulating ecosystem services. New York Garden Club. August 2003.
51. Presenter and tour leader- Hopland Research & Extension Center 50th anniversary research tour.
June 2001.
52. Eviner, VT. Ecological interactions of goat grass with other organisms can lead to insights on its
control. California Exotic Pest Plant Council Meeting. Sacramento, CA. 2000.
Current and Former Graduate Students
Jill Baty (MS) 2012
Evan Batzer (PhD) current
Sarah Gaffney (PhD) current
Kelly Garbach (PhD) 2012
Amy Gillett (MS) 2011
Elizabeth Goebel (MS) 2009
Sarah Hoskinson (PhD) 2013
Julia Michaels (PhD) current
Benjamin Waitman (PhD) current