This book focuses on the previously neglected interface between the conservation of plant genetic resources and their utilization. Only through utilization can the potential value of conserved genetic resources be realized. However, as this book shows, much conserved germplasm h…
"Fresh concepts in the study of seed dispersal are spurring a host of exciting new answers, answers to old questions, new methods and approaches, and a reinvigoration of the field." "Seed Dispersal: Theory and its Application in a Changing World presents both recent advances and…
The Black-spotted Newt (Notophthalmus meridionalis) is a chronically understudied species, with much information on the natural history, ecology, and distribution of this species poorly known. Previous studies using traditional methodologies have had limited success detecting N.…
The Inyo Mountains in Inyo County, California are an arid mountain range located between the eastern Sierra and Death Valley National Park. The study site is ca. 433 sq. km (167 sq. mi), ranging in elevation from 549 to 2955 m (1800 to 9694 ft), and comprises the southern extent…
Determining a species’ ecological needs, assessing the quality of their habitat, and determining genetic differentiation and connectivity among populations is essential to their conservation. My dissertation focuses on obtaining such a holistic view for a population of Pacific B…
Earthen heritage represents an important legacy regarding construction history, building technology, and expertise development, with a significant cultural value that must be preserved. Moreover, according to UNESCO, about 10% of the World Heritage is built with earth, and 57% o…
This document, accompanying the exhibition in the Henry Art museum, is a celebration of the corridor as a protected species, as a transformational entity, as a space of self-reflection and a space I hold a lot of concern for. Corridors are underrated and I believe in their true …
The traditional narrative of the Forest Service places the mythic “two-fisted” male ranger as the focus of its history. The reality is that without women he would not have gotten the job done. Women’s work as advocates, foresters, rangers’ wives, clerks, information and educatio…
Meaning, aesthetics, and value are imbricated throughout history. The United States’ land ethic operates within an episteme of prominence, where the sublime, the biodiverse, the rare are protected. As the climate crisis unfurls and uncertainty continues, we carry assumptions tha…
The US Forest Service and Walt Disney Productions clashed with the Sierra Club over construction of a planned ski resort in California’s Mineral King Valley between 1965 and 1978. This thesis qualitatively analyzed over 120 newspaper articles to find how the Los Angeles Times an…
Human-driven climate, habitat, and land use changes often co-occur in ecological communities. We must consider the multiple components of global change acting on individual species and assemblages to document biological responses to environmental change and determine the mechani…
The Illinois chorus frog (Pseudacris streckeri illinoensis) is a state-threatened species that spends the majority of its life underground. Because of their cryptic life-history, very little is known about the feeding behavior of this frog. In an attempt to rectify this lack of …
This paper is a discursive expansion on a condition report and treatment proposal for an incomplete day and evening ensemble, made by the house of Worth & Bobergh circa 1866-1868 and now held by the FIDM Museum at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (2019.1602.1A-R).…
Biodiversity is increasingly threatened by anthropogenic disturbance globally. Information on the status of species and their response to changing environments is required to determine mitigation strategies before range contractions, population declines, or extinctions occur. Ma…
Understanding threats and drivers of extinction risk is critical to conserving marine biodiversity. Although marine bony fishes are some of the most diverse and abundant vertebrates in the world, overexploitation is the major threat to these taxa. Species in the family Sciaenida…
The present-day neighborhoods of Silver Lake and Echo Park, historically known as Edendale, contain a significant concentration of historic resources associated with Los Angeles’ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) communities from the early to late-twentieth …
Habitat selection is an important aspect of a species' natural history, with applications specifically in the management of at-risk organisms. This study assesses habitat usage of the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) at three different spatial scales (landscape, home range…
