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

veviner@ucdavis.edu

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