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Curriculum Vitae
Eugene W. Schupp
ResearcherID: F-1834-2010
Address:
Department of Wildland Resources, and
The Ecology Center
5230 Old Main Hill
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-5230
Phone: 435-797-2475
FAX: 435-797-3796
e-mail: [email protected]
Education:
1987
1981
1977
Ph.D., Biology
M.A., Zoology
B.A., Biology
University of Iowa
University of South Florida
University of South Florida
Professional Experience (Post-Ph.D.):
2012-2013
College of Natural Resources Assistant Dean for Research & Graduate
Education, Utah State University
2011-present Professor, Utah State University
1998-2011
Associate Professor, Utah State University
1995-present Adjunct Researcher, Integrated Ecology Group, Estación Biológica de Doñana,
Sevilla, Spain
1992-1998
Assistant Professor, Utah State University
1989-1992
DOE Alexander Hollaender Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, Savannah River
Ecology Laboratory
1988-1989
NSF–NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, Estación Biológica de Doñana, Spain
1987-1988
Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Iowa
1987
Co-coordinator, Organization for Tropical Studies field course, “Tropical biology:
an ecological approach,” Costa Rica
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Grants and Contracts Funded:
External, at USU:
2015-2020
USDA Forest Service/USDI Bureau of Land Management, “Ongoing funding for
SageSTEP regional experiment,” PI, $135,000
2015-2016
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, “Interactive effects of soils and browsing on
sagebrush: implications for restoration success,” K. Veblen, PI, $137,000; (coinvestigator with K. Nehring, J. Boettinger, E. Schupp, E. Thacker, J. Villalba, C.
Brungard)
2013-2015
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, “Sclerocactus wetlandicus habitat
characterization and seed germination,” Co-PI, $98,999
2011-2015
State of Colorado, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and
Outdoor Recreation, “Conservation of a candidate species: breeding system and
seed pool dynamics of the endemic DeBeque Phacelia (Phacelia submutica),” PI,
$50,000.
2011-2015
USDA Forest Service/USDI Bureau of Land Management, “Ongoing funding for
SageSTEP regional experiment,” PI, $510,823
2011-2013
The Nature Conservancy, “North Elk Ridge/Cottonwood Ecosystem Condition
Assessment,” PI, $135,000
2009-2014
US Fish & Wildlife Service, “Shrubby Reed-Mustard reproductive success and
roads,” PI, $72,363
2007-2012
US National Park Service, “Restoring natural fire regimes at Golden Spike
National Historic Site by developing a healthy sagebrush/grassland vegetation
community to prevent the cheatgrass-wildfire cycle,” PI, $157,375
2005
NSF, workshop support for the “4th International Symposium–Workshop on
Frugivores and Seed Dispersal,” PI, $33,000
2005-2011
Joint Fire Science Program, “A regional experiment to evaluate effects of fire
and fire surrogate treatments in the sagebrush biome,” Co-PI $12,900,000
multi-institution project, USU PI (USU portion $1,404,745, my portion $869,884)
2004-2008
NSF, Research Coordination Networks, “Drought impacts on regional ecosystems
network (DIREnet): Coordinating studies on southwest forests and woodlands,”
as collaborator, $0, but opportunities for USU students
2001-2005
USDA CSREES IFAFS, “Integrated restoration strategies towards weed control on
western rangelands,” Co-PI, $3,241,847 multi-institution project, USU PI (USU
portion, $779,238)
2000-2001
NSF, “Overlaps in tropical tree fruiting phenology: implications for patterns of
seed dispersal and seedling establishment,” $5,466 (Dissertation Improvement
Grant of Tarek Milleron)
1999-2002
USDA NRI, “Nitrogen immobilization for restoration of cheatgrass-infested
range,” PI, $100,959
1997-1999
USDA NRI, “Competition from native grasses for restoration of cheatgrassinfested range,” PI, $100,000
1994-1996
U.S. Department of Defense Legacy Resource Management Program, “Postfire
restoration for ecosystem management at arid installations,” PI, $78,200
1993-1996
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Travel Grant, $1,500
1993
Junta de Andalucía Travel Grant, for cooperative research with Estación
Biológica de Doñana, Spain, $3,000
External, as Graduate Student and Postdoc:
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1988-1989
1986-1989
1986
1984-1985
1983
USU Internal:
2012-2014
2010-2015
2004-2010
1998-2004
1995-1997
1995-1997
1994-1995
1993-1998
1993-1994
Funded, declined:
2008-2010
Other:
2007
Department of Energy Alexander Hollaender Postdoctoral Fellowship, “Seed
predation and swamp forest dynamics,” Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
NSF–NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship, “The evolution of seed dispersal by animals:
quantity versus quality,” Estación Biológica de Doñana, Spain
Smithsonian Institution Environmental Science Program Grant, “Long-term
seedling dynamics,” Panama
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Short-term Fellowship, “Tropical tree
seedling recruitment,” Panama
Smithsonian Institution Predoctoral Fellowship, “Ecological consequences of
masting in Faramea occidentalis,” Panama
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Short-term Fellowship, “Ecological
consequences of masting in Faramea occidentalis,” Panama
Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Grant, “Restoration of healthy sagebrush
ecosystems on the Colorado Plateau”
Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Project, “Reproductive ecology and
recruitment of Utah rangeland plants”
Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Project, “Climate and Soil Impacts on Utah
Piñon-Juniper Woodlands”
Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Project, “Effects of woody vegetation on
plant recruitment in Utah rangelands”
USU Vice President for Research Grant, “Seed accumulation and natural
regeneration across a juniper invasion front”
USU Vice President for Research Grant, “Bottlebrush squirreltail competition
with cheatgrass: implications for restoration of native rangelands”
USU New Faculty Research Grant, “Seed production, dispersal and loss as
factors limiting recruitment of Cercocarpus ledifolius”
Utah Agricultural Experiment Station Project, “Seed and seedling ecology of
Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma)”
USU New Faculty Research Grant, “Seed dispersal ecology of Juniperus
osteosperma”
Schupp, E.W., official PI and mentor; T.A.S. Newbold, primary author. USDA NRI
Postdoctoral Proposal. "The role of harvester ant foraging behavior in the
restoration of cheatgrass-degraded sagebrush-steppe rangelands." March 2008.
$100,000, recommended for full funding, declined because accepted a job with
USNPS.
Part of 16-person writing team that submitted a successful proposal for a
National Environmental Observatory Network (NEON) Wildland Core Site and
Gradient Site to be located in our region.
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Publications:
= undergraduate student,
= graduate student, ‡ = postdoctoral researcher
Peer-Reviewed:
Homet-Gutierrez, P., E.W. Schupp, and J.M. Gómez. 2015. Naturalization of almond trees
(Prunus dulcis) in semi-arid regions of the western Mediterranean. Journal of Arid Environments
113: 108-113.
McIver, J., M. Brunson, S. Bunting, J. Chambers, P. Doescher, J. Grace, A. Hulet, D. Johnson, S.
Knick, R. Miller, M. Pellant, F. Pierson, D. Pyke, B. Rau, K. Rollins, B. Roundy, E. Schupp, R.
Tausch, J. Williams. 2014. A synopsis of short-term response to alternative restoration
treatments in sagebrush-steppe: the SageSTEP project. Rangeland Ecology and Management 67:
584-598.
Rau, B.M., J.C. Chambers, D.A. Pyke, B.A. Roundy, E.W. Schupp, P. Doescher and T.G. Caldwell.
2014. Soil resources influence vegetation and response to fire and fire-surrogate treatments in
sagebrush-steppe ecosystems. Rangeland Ecology and Management 67: 506-521.
Pyke, D.A., S.E. Shaff, A.I. Lindgren, E.W. Schupp, P.S. Doescher, J.C. Chambers, J.S. Burnham,
and M.M. Huso. 2014. Region-wide ecological responses of arid Wyoming big sagebrush
communities to fuel treatments. Rangeland Ecology and Management 67: 455-467.
Chambers, J.C., R.F. Miller, D.I. Board, D.A. Pyke, B.A. Roundy, J.B. Grace, E.W. Schupp, R.J.
Tausch. 2014. Resilience and resistance of sagebrush ecosystems: Implications for state and
transition models and management treatments. Rangeland Ecology and Management 67: 440454.
Lewis, M.B. and E.W. Schupp. 2014. Reproductive ecology of the endangered Utah endemic
Hesperidanthus suffrutescens with implications for conservation. The American Midland
Naturalist 172: 236-251.
Poulos, J.M., A.P. Rayburn, and E.W. Schupp. 2014. Simultaneous, independent, and additive
effects of shrub facilitation and understory competition on the survival of a native forb
(Penstemon palmeri). Plant Ecology 215: 417-426.
Rayburn, A.P., E.W. Schupp, and S. Kay. 2014. Effects of perennial semi-arid bunchgrass spatial
patterns on performance of the invasive annual cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) . Plant Ecology
215: 247-251.
Rayburn, A.P. and E.W. Schupp. 2013. Effects of community- and neighborhood-scale spatial
patterns on semi-arid perennial grassland community dynamics. Oecologia 172: 1137-1145.
Ostoja, S.M., E.W. Schupp, S. Durham, and R. Klinger. 2013. Seed harvesting is influenced by
associational effects in mixed seed neighbourhoods, not just by seed density. Functional Ecology
27: 775-785.
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Rayburn, A.P., J.B. Davidson, and E.W. Schupp. 2013. Effect of storage time, site, and floral
morph on seed germination of the threatened distylous primrose Primula cusickiana var.
maguirei. Plant Species Biology 28: 101-108.
Ostoja, S.M., E.W. Schupp, and R. Klinger. 2013. Seed harvesting by a generalist consumer is
context dependent: Interactive effects across multiple spatial scales. Oikos 122: 563-574.
Pekas, K.M. and E.W. Schupp. 2013. Influence of aboveground vegetation on seed bank
composition and distribution in a Great Basin Desert sagebrush community. Journal of Arid
Environments 88: 113-120.
Schupp, E.W. and P. Jordano. 2011. The full path of Janzen-Connell effects: genetic tracking of
seeds to adult plant recruitment. Molecular Ecology 20: 3953–3955. (Invited Perspective).
Sivy, K.J., S.M. Ostoja, and E.W. Schupp. 2011. Effects of rodent species, seed species, and
predator cues on seed fate. Acta Oecologica 37: 321-328
Rau, B.M., D.W. Johnson, R.R. Blank, A. Lucchesi, T.G. Caldwell, and E.W. Schupp. 2011.
Transition from sagebrush steppe to annual grass (Bromus tectorum): influence on belowground
carbon and nitrogen. Rangeland Ecology and Management 64: 139-147.
Rayburn, A.P., K.J. Schiffers, E.W. Schupp. 2011. Use of precise spatial data for describing spatial
patterns and plant interactions in a diverse Great Basin shrub community. Plant Ecology 212:
585-594.
Mazzola, M.B., J.C. Chambers, R.R. Blank, D.A. Pyke, E.W. Schupp, K.G. Allcock‡, P.S. Doescher,
and R.S. Nowak. 2011. Effects of resource availability and propagule supply on native species
recruitment in sagebrush ecosystems invaded by Bromus tectorum. Biological Invasions 13: 513526.
Schupp, E.W., P. Jordano and J.M. Gómez. 2010. Tansley Review: Seed dispersal effectiveness
revisited: a conceptual review. New Phytologist 188: 333-353.
Puerta-Piñero, C., J.M. Gómez, and E.W. Schupp. 2010. Spatial patterns of acorn dispersal by
rodents: does the environment matter? Oikos 119: 179-187.
Morris, C. and E.W. Schupp. 2009. Comparison of emergence speed and sterility in two sterile
annual hybrid cereal grasses developed for use in restoration. Restoration Ecology 17: 678-685.
Ostoja, S.M. and E.W. Schupp. 2009. Conversion of sagebrush shrublands to exotic annual
grasslands negatively impacts small mammal communities. Diversity and Distributions 15: 863870.
Ostoja, S.M., E.W. Schupp, and K.J. Sivy. 2009. Ant assemblages in intact big sagebrush and
converted cheatgrass-dominated habitats in Rush Valley, Tooele County, Utah, USA. Western
North American Naturalist 54: 223-234.
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Mazzola, M.B., K.G. Allcock‡, J.C. Chambers, R.R. Blank, E.W. Schupp, P.S. Doescher, and R.S.
Nowak. 2008. Effects of nitrogen availability and cheatgrass competition on the establishment
of Vavilov Siberan wheatgrass. Rangeland Ecology and Management 61: 475-484.
Hampe, A.‡, J.L. García-Castaño, E.W. Schupp, and P. Jordano. 2008. Spatio-temporal dynamics
and local hotspots of initial recruitment in vertebrate-dispersed trees. Journal of Ecology 96:
668-678.
Gómez, J.M., C. Puerta-Piñero, and E.W. Schupp. 2008. Effectiveness of rodents as local seed
dispersers of Holm oak. Oecologia 155: 529-537.
Humphrey, L.D.‡ and E.W. Schupp. 2004. Competition as a barrier to establishment of a native
perennial grass (Elymus elymoides) in alien annual grass (Bromus tectorum) communities.
Journal of Arid Environments 58: 405–422.
Ibáñez, I. and E.W. Schupp. 2002. Effects of litter, soil surface conditions, and microhabitat on
Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. seedling emergence and establishment. Journal of Arid
Environments 52: 209–221.
Humphrey, L.D.‡ and E.W. Schupp. 2002. Seedling survival from local and commercially
obtained seeds on two semiarid sites. Restoration Ecology 10: 88–95.
Ibáñez, I. and E.W. Schupp. 2001. Positive and negative interactions between environmental
conditions affecting Cercocarpus ledifolius seedling survival. Oecologia 129: 543–550.
Humphrey, L.D.‡ and E.W. Schupp. 2001. Seedbanks of Bromus tectorum-dominated
communities in the Great Basin. Western North American Naturalist 61: 85–92.
Jordano, P. and E.W. Schupp. 2000. Seed disperser effectiveness: the quantity component and
patterns of seed rain for Prunus mahaleb. Ecological Monographs 70: 591–615.
Ahmad, S., C.A. Call, and E.W. Schupp. 2000. Regeneration ecology of Chrysopogon aucheri and
Cymbopogon jwarancusa in upland Balochistan: I. Morphology, viability and movement of seeds
(spikelets). Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 3: 1583–1587.
Ahmad, S., C.A. Call, and E.W. Schupp. 2000. Regeneration ecology of Chrysopogon aucheri and
Cymbopogon jwarancusa in upland Balochistan: II. Dispersal, predation and soil reserves of
seeds (spikelets). Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 3: 1880–1883.
Ahmad, S., C.A. Call, and E.W. Schupp. 2000. Regeneration ecology of Chrysopogon aucheri and
Cymbopogon jwarancusa in upland Balochistan: III. Effects of precipitation and seedbed
microhabitat on seedling recruitment. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 3: 2041–2047.
Chambers, J.C., S.B. Vander Wall, and E.W. Schupp. 1999. Seed and seedling ecology of piñon
and juniper species in the pygmy woodlands of western North America. Botanical Review 65: 1–
38.
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Humphrey, L.D.‡ and E.W. Schupp. 1999. Temporal patterns of seedling emergence and early
survival of Great Basin perennial plant species. Great Basin Naturalist 59: 35–49.
Fuentes, M.‡ and E.W. Schupp. 1998. Empty seeds reduce seed predation by birds in Juniperus
osteosperma. Evolutionary Ecology 12: 823-827.
Feener, D.H. and E.W. Schupp. 1998. Effect of treefall gaps on the patchiness and species
richness of Neotropical ant assemblages. Oecologia 116: 191–201.
Fuentes, M.‡ and E.W. Schupp. 1998. Empty seeds reduce seed predation by birds in Juniperus
osteosperma. Evolutionary Ecology 12: 823–827.
Russell, S.K., E.W. Schupp, and V.J. Tepedino. 1998. Reproductive biology of curlleaf mountain
mahogany, Cercocarpus ledifolius (Rosaceae): self-compatibility, pollen limitation, and wind
pollination. Plant Species Biology 13: 7–12.
Russell, S.K. and E.W. Schupp. 1998. Effects of microhabitat patchiness on patterns of seed
dispersal and seed predation of Cercocarpus ledifolius (Rosaceae). Oikos 81: 434–443.
Alzérreca-Angelo, H., E.W. Schupp, and S.G. Kitchen. 1998. Sheep grazing and plant cover
dynamics of a shadscale community. Journal of Range Management 51: 214–222.
Clark, J., C. Fastie, G. Hurtt, S. Jackson, C. Johnson, G. King, M. Lewis, J. Lynch, S. Pacala, C.
Prentice, E.W. Schupp, T. Webb III and P. Wyckoff. 1998. Dispersal theory offers solutions to
Reid's paradox of rapid plant migration. BioScience 48: 13–24.
Boettinger, J.L., J.A. Doolittle, N.E. West, E.W. Bork, and E.W. Schupp. 1997. Non-destructive
assessment of rangeland soil depth to petrocalcic horizon using electromagnetic induction. Arid
Soil Research and Rehabilitation 11: 375–390.
Schupp, E.W., H.J. Heaton, and J.M. Gómez‡. 1997. Lagomorphs and the dispersal of seeds into
communities dominated by exotic annual weeds. Great Basin Naturalist 57: 253–258.
Schupp, E.W., J.M. Gómez‡, J.E. Jiménez, and M. Fuentes‡. 1997. Dispersal of Juniperus
occidentalis (western juniper) seeds by mammals on Juniper Mountain, southeastern Oregon.
Great Basin Naturalist 57: 74–78.
Schupp, E.W. and M. Fuentes‡. 1995. Spatial patterns of seed dispersal and the unification of
plant population ecology. ÉcoScience 2: 267–275.
Schupp, E.W. 1995. Seed-seedling conflicts, habitat choice and patterns of plant recruitment.
American Journal of Botany 82: 399–409.
Schupp, E.W. 1993. Quantity, quality and the effectiveness of seed dispersal by animals.
Vegetatio 107/108: 15–29.
Schupp, E.W. 1992. The Janzen-Connell Model for tropical tree diversity: population
implications and the importance of spatial scale. American Naturalist 140: 525–530.
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Schupp, E.W. 1990. Annual variation in seedfall, post-dispersal predation and recruitment of a
neotropical tree. Ecology 71: 504–515.
Schupp, E.W., H.F. Howe, C.K. Augspurger and D.J. Levey. 1989. Arrival and survival in tropical
treefall gaps. Ecology 70: 562–564 (invited Special Feature contribution).
Schupp, E.W. and E.J. Frost. 1989. Differential predation of Welfia georgii seeds in treefall gaps
and the forest understory. Biotropica 21: 200–203.
Schupp, E.W. 1988. Factors affecting postdispersal seed survival in a tropical forest. Oecologia
76: 525–530.
Schupp, E.W. 1988. Seed and early seedling predation in the forest understory and in treefall
gaps. Oikos 51: 71–78.
Schupp, E.W. 1986. Azteca protection of Cecropia: ant occupation benefits juvenile trees.
Oecologia 70: 379–386.
Howe, H.F., E.W. Schupp and L.C. Westley. 1985. Early consequences of seed dispersal for a
neotropical tree (Virola surinamensis). Ecology 66: 781–791.
Schupp, E.W. 1976. Cattle egrets feeding at a carcass. Florida Field Naturalist 4: 37-38.
Rochow, T.F. and E.W. Schupp. 1976. Lake fluctuation and drawdown and their effects on the
lakeside vegetation of Lake Tarpon, Pinellas County. Florida Scientist 39.
Books:
Monaco, T.A., E.W. Schupp, R.L. Pendleton, S.G. Kitchen, and P.K. Palacios, editors. 2011.
Proceedings – Threats to Shrubland Ecosystem Integrity; 2010 May 18-20; Logan, UT. Natural
Resources and Environmental Issues, Volume XVII. S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Natural Resources
Research Library, Logan Utah, USA.
Dennis, A.J., E.W. Schupp, R.J. Green, and D.A. Westcott, editors. 2007. Seed Dispersal: Theory
and Its Application in a Changing World. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, 684 pp.
Invited Book Chapters:
Chambers, J.C., M.J. Germino, J. Belnap, C.S. Brown, E.W. Schupp, and S.B. St. Clair. 2016. Plant
community resistance to invasion by Bromus species: the roles of community attributes, Bromus
interactions with plant communities, and Bromus traits. In: Germino, M.J., J.C. Chambers, and
C.S. Brown, eds., Exotic Brome-Grasses in Arid and Semiarid Ecosystems of the Western US.
Causes, Consequences, and Management Implications. Springer International Publishing
Switzerland.
Schupp, E.W. 2007. Part III. Seed fate and establishment. In: Dennis, A.J., E.W. Schupp, R.J.
Green, and D.A. Westcott, eds., Seed Dispersal: Theory and Its Application in a Changing World.
CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 363-367.
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Schupp, E.W. 2007. Suitable sites for dispersal are context dependent. In: Dennis, A.J., E.W.
Schupp, R.J. Green, and D.A. Westcott, eds., Seed Dispersal: Theory and Its Application in a
Changing World. CAB International, Wallingford, UK, pp. 445-462.
Schupp, E.W., T. Milleron, and S.E. Russo. 2002. Dissemination limitation and the origin and
maintenance of species–rich tropical forests. In: D.J. Levey, W.R. Silva, and M. Galetti, eds. Seed
Dispersal and Frugivory: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation. CABI Publishing, Wallingford,
Oxfordshire, UK, pp. 19-33.
Schupp, E.W. and D.H. Feener. 1991. Phylogeny, lifeform, and habitat-dependence of antdefended plants in a Panamanian forest. In, C. R. Huxley and D. K. Culver, eds. Ant-Plant
Interactions, pp. 175–197. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Encyclopedia Entries:
Schupp, E.W. 2011. Dispersal ability, plant. In: Simberloff D. and M. Rejmánek, Editors.
Encyclopedia of Biological Invasions, pp. 159-165. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA,
USA.
Proceedings and Other Non-Peer-Reviewed:
Schupp, E.W., C.S. Boyd, and S. Green. 2015. Woody Fuels Reduction in Wyoming Big Sagebrush
Communities. Great Basin Factsheet Series no. 13, 6 p.
Pyke, D.A., J.C. Chambers, M. Pellant, S.T. Knick, R.F. Miller, J.L. Beck, P.S. Doescher, E.W.
Schupp, B.A. Roundy, M. Brunson, M., and J.D. McIver. 2015. Restoration handbook for
sagebrush steppe ecosystems with emphasis on greater sage-grouse habitat—Part 1. Concepts
for understanding and applying restoration: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1416, 44 p.,
http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/cir1416.
Pyke, D.A., S.T. Knick, J.C. Chambers, M. Pellant, R.F. Miller, J.L. Beck, P.S. Doescher, E.W.
Schupp, B.A. Roundy, M. Brunson, and J.D. McIver. 2015. Restoration handbook for sagebrush
steppe ecosystems with emphasis on greater sage-grouse habitat—Part 2. Landscape level
restoration decisions: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1418, 21 p.,
http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/cir1418.
McIver, J.D., M. Brunson, S. Bunting, J. Chambers, N. Devoe, P. Doescher, J. Grace, D. Johnson, S.
Knick, R. Miller, M. Pellant, F. Pierson, D. Pyke, K. Rollins, B. Roundy, E.W. Schupp, R. Tausch, D.
Turner. 2010. The Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project (SageSTEP): a test of stateand-transition theory. RMRS-GTR-237. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report, Rocky
Mountain Research Station, Ft. Collins, CO.
Allcock K.‡, R. Nowak, B. Blank, T. Jones, T. Monaco, P. Doescher, T. Tanaka, D. Ogle, L. St. John,
M. Pellant, D. Pyke, V. Satyal, J. Tanaka, E.W. Schupp, and C. Call. 2006. Integrating weed
management and restoration on western rangelands. Ecological Restoration 24:199-200.
Chambers, J.C., E.W. Schupp, and S.B. Vander Wall. 1999. Seed dispersal and seedling
establishment of piñon and juniper species within the piñon-juniper woodland. Pp. 1–6 In, S.B.
Monsen, R. Stevens, R.J. Tausch, R. Miller, and S. Goodrich, eds. Proceedings: Ecology and
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Management of Pinyon–Juniper Communities Within the Interior West. USDA Forest Service
RMRS–Proceedings-0.
Ibáñez, I., E.W. Schupp, and J.L. Boettinger. 1999. Successional history of a curlleaf mountain
mahogany stand: a hypothesis. In, E.D. McArthur, W.K. Ostler, and C.L. Wambolt, eds.
Proceedings: Shrubland Ecotones. USDA Forest Service Proceedings RMRS–P–11: 102–107.
Schupp, E.W., J.C. Chambers, S.B. Vander Wall, J.M. Gómez‡, and M. Fuentes‡. 1999. Piñon and
juniper seed dispersal and seedling recruitment at woodland ecotones. In, E.D. McArthur, W.K.
Ostler, and C.L. Wambolt, eds. Proceedings: Shrubland Ecotones. USDA Forest Service
Proceedings RMRS–P–11: 66–70.
Schupp, E.W., M. Fuentes‡, and J.M. Gómez‡. 1996. Dispersal of Utah juniper (Juniperus
osteosperma) seeds by lagomorphs. Proceedings Vth International Rangeland Congress, p. 496–
497.
Book Reviews:
Schupp, E.W. 2012. The interplay between place-based research and ecological theory. (review
of I. Billick and M.V. Price, eds. The ecology of place: contributions of place-based research to
ecological understanding). Ecology 93: 690-691.
Schupp, E.W. 2000. Process, scale, and wildland repair: a framework. (review of S. G.
Whisenant. 1999. Repairing Damaged Wildlands: A Process-Oriented Landscape-Scale
Approach). Ecology 81: 3264–3265.
Schupp, E.W. 1993. Applications of population biology: can we do it better? (review of S.K. Jain
and L.W. Botsford, eds. 1992. Applied Population Biology). Ecology 74: 1293-1294.
Text Boxes:
Schupp, E.W. 2002. La eficacia del agente dispersor: un modelo conceptual jerárquico.
(Disperser effectiveness: a hierarchical conceptual model) In: M. Guariguata and G. Kattan, eds.
Écología y Conservación de Bosques Neotropicales. Pp. 357-358. Libro Universitario Regional,
Cartago, Costa Rica.
Schupp, E.W. 2002. La eficacia del dispersor: cómo determinarla (Disperser effectivenss: how
we measure it) In: M. Guariguata and G. Kattan, eds. Écología y Conservación de Bosques
Neotropicales. Pp. 359-360. Libro Universitario Regional, Cartago, Costa Rica.
Environmental Assessments:
Rochow, T.F., L.F. Bartos and E.W. Schupp. 1976. Environmental Assessment of the Jay B.
Starkey Wilderness Park. Southwest Florida Water Management District Report.
Courser, W.D., T.F. Rochow and E.W. Schupp. 1974. Cypress Creek wellfield baseline
environmental data. Southwest Florida Water Management District Report.
Theses:
Schupp, E.W. 1987. Studies on Seed Predation of Faramea occidentalis, an Abundant Tropical
Tree. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
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Schupp, E.W. 1981. Interactions between Ants and Plants: Azteca Protection of Cecropia. M.A.
thesis, University of South Florida, Tampa.
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Professional Service:
Society Memberships:
American Society of Naturalists
Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
Ecological Society of America
Sigma Xi
Society for Ecological Restoration
Society for Range Management
Utah Native Plant Society
Committee Memberships, etc.:
2009-2011
Member, NEON Domain 15 (Great Basin) Domain Science and Education
Coordination Committee
2008-present Uinta Basin Rare Plant Forum
2006-present Canyonlands Research Center Science & Management Advisory Council
2006-present USU representative, Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit
2005-present Idaho-Nevada-Utah Interagency Plant Materials Committee
2000-2009
Utah representative, WERA-21, “Revegetation and stabilization of deteriorated
and altered lands”
2004-2005, Secretary
2005-2007, Chairperson
2000-2006
Board of Directors, Utah Native Plant Society
1995-present Shrub Consortium Executive Committee, USU representative
1993
Botanical Society of America Corresponding Fellows Committee
Judging Student Presentations:
2014
Best Undergraduate Student Poster Judge, Student Showcase, USU
2013
Best Student Paper Judge, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
2013
Best Undergraduate Student Poster Judge, Student Showcase, USU
2012
Best Student Paper Judge, Intermountain Graduate Student Symposium
2011
Best Student Paper Judge, Intermountain Graduate Student Symposium
2011
Best Student Paper Judge, Society for Range Management
2009
Best Student Paper Judge, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
2006
Best Student Paper Judge, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
2004
Best Student Paper Judge, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting
2002
Best Student Paper Judge, Intermountain Graduate Student Symposium
1994
Best Student Paper Award Committee, Association for Tropical Biology
Manuscript Reviews (Since 1 January 2005):
Acta Oecologica; African Journal of Range & Forage Science; American Journal of Physical
Anthropology; American Midland Naturalist; Austral Ecology; Basic and Applied Ecology;
Biological Invasions; Biological Reviews; Biotropica, Conservation Biology; Diversity &
Distribution; Ecological Applications; Ecological Engineering; Ecological Research; Ecology;
Ecology Letters; Ethology Ecology & Evolution; Evolutionary Ecology; Functional Ecology; Global
Change Biology; Integrative Zoology; International Journal of Plant Sciences; International
Journal of Primatology; Invasive Plant Science and Management; Journal of Applied Ecology;
Journal of Arid Environments; Journal of Ecology; Journal of Natural History; Journal of
Vegetation Science; Molecular Ecology; Naturwissenschaften; New Phytologist; Northwest
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Science; Oecologia; Oikos; Oxford Bibliographies in Ecology; Perspectives in Plant Ecology,
Evolution & Systematics; Plant Ecology; Plant Ecology & Diversity; Plant Species Biology;
Rangeland Ecology and Management; Rangelands; Restoration Ecology; Western North
American Naturalist; various book chapters
Proposal Reviews:
Fauna and Flora International, International Foundation for Science, Israel Science Foundation,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, National
Geographic Society, National Science Foundation, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station,
Organization for Tropical Studies, Smithsonian Institution, United States Department of
Agriculture National Research Initiative, U.S.–Israel Bi-National Science Foundation, Utah
Agricultural Experiment Station, USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities
Grants; restoration ecology book proposals for Sinauer Press and for Island Press
Unpaid Consulting Activities:
1994
Educational Testing Service: usefulness and validity of new GRE tests
1994
Eastside Ecosystem Management Project: responses of rare plants to large-scale
forest disturbance
1994
Utah Department of Health: stratified sampling design for Hanta virus survey
1993-1995
Oxford Scientific Films: information on seed dispersal by monkeys and birds
Meeting Sessions Chaired:
2005 4th International Symposium/Workshop on Frugivory and Seed Dispersal, “Frugivore
community composition”
2000 3rd International Symposium/Workshop on Frugivory and Seed Dispersal, “Theoretical
aspects”
1998 10th Wildland Shrub Symposium, “Shrubland ecotones”
1997 Ecological Society of America, “Frugivory, seed dispersal and seed and seedling ecology”
1994 Association for Tropical Biology, “Plant population ecology”
Seminars:
Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, Almería, Spain, 2015; University of Missouri-St.
Louis/Missouri Botanical Gardens, 2009; Utah State University, Department of Wildland
Resources, 2006, 2009; Universidad de Granada, Spain, 2003; Muséum National d’Histoire
Naturelle, Brunoy, France, 1999; Universidad de Sevilla, Spain,1999; Idaho State University,
1997; Brigham Young University, 1997; University of South Florida, 1995; University of Nevada,
Reno, 1995, 2002; Utah State University, Department of Plants, Soils and Biometeorology, 1995;
University of Arkansas, Department of Biology, 1995; University of Arkansas, Department of
Entomology, 1995; Utah State University, Department of Fisheries & Wildlife, 1994; Utah State
University, Department of Forest Resources, 1993, 1998, 2000; Estación Biológica de Doñana,
Sevilla, Spain,1993; University of Utah, 1992, 1997; Utah State University, Department of
Rangeland Resources, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2000; Laval University, 1992; Savannah River Ecology
Laboratory, 1990; University of Georgia, Department of Botany, 1990; University of Georgia,
Institute of Ecology, 1990; Ohio University, 1989; Miami University (Ohio), 1989; Organization
for Tropical Studies, 1987; University of Illinois, 1987; University of Puerto Rico, 1987; University
of Miami, 1983, 1995; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá,1982, 1985, 1991
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Meetings Organized:
2010 16th Wildland Shrub Symposium, “Threats to Shrubland Ecosystem Integrity. Linking
Research & Management, Utah State University, Logan, UT (with Tom Monaco and Mark
Brunson)
Workshops:
Organized:
2010 5th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivory and Seed Dispersal, Montpellier,
France (with Pierre-Michel Forget, Pedro Jordano, Joanna Lambert, Anna Traveset, Joe
Wright, and others)
2005 4th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivory and Seed Dispersal, Griffith
University, Brisbane, Australia (with Andrew Dennis, Mauro Galetti, Ronda Green, Pedro
Jordano, David Westcott)
1996 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis Workshop, “The role of seed
dispersal in the Holocene expansion of trees,” (with J. Clark, Duke University [lead] and
T. Webb, Brown University)
Invited:
2003
2000
1997
1991
Workshop on Colorado Plateau Research. Salt Lake City, UT
3rd International Symposium–Workshop on Frugivory and Seed Dispersal, Brazil
University of Iowa's Oberman Center for Advanced Studies, workshop on modeling seed
dispersal in heterogeneous landscapes
2nd International Symposium–Workshop on Frugivory and Seed Dispersal, Mexico
Member of Roundtable Discussion Panels:
2008 member, concluding roundtable discussion panel, Spanish Association of Terrestrial
Ecology Symposium, “Evolutionary ecology of plant-animal interactions, Palma de
Mallorca, Spain
2000 member, concluding roundtable discussion panel, 3rd International Symposium–
Workshop on Frugivory and Seed Dispersal, Brazil
Oral Papers and Posters Presented:
= undergraduate student,
Invited:
2014
2008
2008
2005
= graduate student, ‡ = postdoctoral researcher
Association for Fire Ecology/International Association of Wildland Fires, “Large Wildland
Fires: Social, Political and Ecological Effects,” “SageSTEP: Short-term vegetation
responses to fuels treatments in sagebrush ecosystems.”
Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology Symposium, “Evolutionary ecology of plantanimal interactions,” Palma de Mallorca, Spain. “The context dependence of seed
dispersal effectiveness and constraints on the evolution of specialization.”
The Association for Fire Ecology, Regional Meeting, Tucson, AZ (with Ostoja, J.M., first
author, and R. Klinger). “Fire, weed invasion and associated modifications of plantanimal interactions: Examples from the Great Basin.”
4th International Workshop/Symposium on Frugivory and Seed Dispersal, Brisbane,
Australia. “What is a suitable site? Or, where does a seed really want to land?”
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2005
2005
2003
2003
2000
1998
1997
1994
1993
1992
1991
1989
Taller Iberoamericano sobre "Conservación de interacciones animal-planta: conceptos y
transferencias" (IberoAmerican workshop on "conservation of plant-animal interactions:
concepts and extension), Santiago de Chile, Chile (with Gómez, J. M., first author; and C.
Puerta-Piñero). “Dispersión de Quercus ilex por roedores y arrendajos: consecuencias
demográficas y genéticas a escala de paisaje (Dispersal of Quercus ilex by rodents and
jays: demographic and genetic consequences at the landscape scale).”
XXXV Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland,
Regensburg, Germany (with Hampe, A.‡, first author; J. L. García-Castaño; and P.
Jordano). “Initial recruitment of vertebrate-dispersed plants: dissecting spatial patterns
through time.”
XVII International Botanical Congress, Symposium “How much is seed dispersal
limiting?”, Vienna, Austria (with Hampe, A.‡, first author; J. L. García-Castaño; and P.
Jordano). “Spatial and temporal dynamics of seed rain and seedling emergence in
animal-dispersed species: bridging dispersal and establishment.”
8th Biennial Conference Integrating Science and Management on the Colorado Plateau,
Symposium on “Weed Invasions,” Flagstaff, AZ (declined)
7th Biennial Conference Integrating Science and Management on the Colorado Plateau,
Symposium on “Evolution and Management of Invasive Weeds,” Flagstaff, AZ. “Nitrogen
immobilization and competition between exotic annual and native perennial grasses.”
Coordinated Intermountain Restoration Project Meeting on Great Basin Restoration,
Boise, ID. “Nitrogen immobilization and competition between exotic annual and native
perennial grasses.”
3rd International Symposium–Workshop on Frugivory and Seed Dispersal, Brazil (first
author, with T. Milleron and S.E. Russo). “Dissemination limitation and the origin and
maintenance of species–rich tropical forests.”
VII International Congress of Ecology Symposium, Florence, Italy, Processes that
structure tropical tree communities. (first author, with T. Milleron). “Dispersal limitation
in tropical forests: consequences for species richness.”
Conference on Ecology and Management of Pinyon–Juniper Woodlands Within the
Interior West, Utah, (with J. Chambers, first author, and S. B. Vander Wall). "Seed
dispersal and seedling establishment of piñon and juniper species within the piñonjuniper woodland."
Association for Tropical Biology/Society for Conservation Biology Symposium, Mexico,
“Plant–animal interactions in tropical dry forests,” (declined)
XV International Botanical Congress Symposium, Japan, “Role of herbivores in
controlling structure and dynamics of plant communities,” (declined)
Botanical Society of America Symposium, Hawaii, Seed Fates: Importance for Structuring
Plant Populations and Communities. “Seed-seedling conflicts, habitat choice and
patterns of plant recruitment.”
2nd International Symposium–Workshop on Frugivory and Seed Dispersal, Mexico.
“Quantity, quality and the effectiveness of seed dispersal by animals.”
Oxford Symposium, England, “Ant–Plant Interactions” (first author, with D.H. Feener).
“Phylogeny, lifeform, and habitat-dependence of ant-defended plants in a Panamanian
forest.”
Contributed, While at USU:
2016 Utah Rare Plant Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT (presented with Sodja, E., first author).
“Pediocactus sileri, a threatened cactus in southwest Utah.”
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2015
2015
2015
2014
2014
2013
2013
2013
2012
2012
2012
2012
Utah Rare Plant Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT (presented as first author with J. Boettinger,
K. Harding, J. Armentrout, and J. Norton). “Sclerocactus wetlandicus habitat
associations.”
Washington County Rare Plant Meeting, St. George, UT (presented with Sodja, E., first
author). “Pediocactus sileri (Siler’s pincushion cactus) 2015 monitoring results.”
13th Biennial Conference of Science & Management on the Colorado Plateau &
Southwest Region, Flagstaff, AZ (presented with Darger, A.M., first author, and J.L.
Boettinger). “Sagebrush decline on the Colorado Plateau: A look at sagebrush and soils.”
Society for Ecological Restoration International Meeting, Manchester, UK (presented
with D.A. Pyke, first author, S.T. Knick, J.C. Chambers, M. Pellant, and J.L. Beck).
“Restoration of Greater Sage-Grouse habitat: A framework for landscape and sitespecific decisions.”
6th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivory & Seed Dispersal. Drakensberg,
South Africa (first author, presented with L.D. Bennion, J.M. Gómez, J.M. Arroyo, P.
Jordano, and S.G. Kitchen). “Preliminary observations of dispersal and recruitment
dynamics of Prunus fasciculata, a dry-fruited native almond of the SW United States.”
IUFRO World Congress, Salt Lake City, UT (presented with J.C. Chambers, first author,
R.F. Miller, D.I. Board, D.A. Pyke, B.A. Roundy, J.B. Grace, R.J. Tausch). “Resilience to
Disturbance and Management Treatments and Resistance to Invasive Annual Plants in
Sagebrush and Piñon Pine/Juniper Ecosystems.”
Ecological Society of America, Sacramento, CA (presented with M. Lee Davis, first
author, J. Burnham, J.C. Chambers, P.S. Doescher, D.A. Pyke, and S.E. Shaff). “Imazapic
interacts with perennial grass cover to mediate cheatgrass cover after fuels reduction
treatments in arid Wyoming big sagebrush sites.”
Ecological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN (presented with Kristen Pekas, first
author). “Effects of sagebrush fire and fire surrogate treatments on a Great Basin seed
bank community.”
Ecological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN (presented with Alicia Langton, first
author). “Reproductive strategy of Phacelia submutica (Boraginaceae; formerly in
Hydrophyllaceae), a threatened plant species in western Colorado.”
Ecological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN (presented with Matthew Van Scoyoc,
first author). “Assessing ecosystem health using the ecological site framework in the
absence of ecological site descriptions.”
Fifth International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, Portland, OR (presented
with K.M. Pekas, first author). “Effects of Sagebrush Fire and Fire Surrogate Treatments
on a Great Basin Seed Bank Community.”
Fifth International Fire Ecology and Management Congress, Portland, OR (presented
with S.E. Shaff, first author, D.A. Pyke, A.I. Lindgren, J. Burnham, P.S. Doescher, and J.C.
Chambers). “Short-term results from arid SageSTEP (Sagebrush Steppe Treatment
Evaluation Project) fuel treatments.”
Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR (presented with S.E. Shaff, first author, D.A.
Pyke, A.I. Lindgren, J. Burnham, P.S. Doescher, and J.C. Chambers). “Inter-perennial gaps
may indicate invisibility of sagebrush systems.”
Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR (presented with A.D. Reinwald, first author,
J.R. Summerhays, S.M. Ostoja, and M.L. Brooks). “Evaluating restoration techniques
using native perennial grasses in cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) invaded sagebrushsteppe ecosystems.”
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2011
2011
2010
2010
2010
2009
2009
2009
2009
2009
2008
2008
Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR (presented with M.B. Lewis, first author, and
T.A. Monaco). “Dust and proximity to unpaved roads correlated with decreased
reproduction of an endangered Utah endemic shrub.”
Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR (presented with J. Burnham, first author, S.E.
Shaff, D.A. Pyke, A.I. Lindgren, J.C. Chambers, and P.S. Doescher). “Effects of tebuthiuron
and imazapic on sagebrush and herbaceous understory.”
17th Wildland Shrub Symposium, Las Cruces, NM (presented with J. Burnham, first
author, S.E. Shaff, D.A. Pyke, A.I. Lindgren, J.C. Chambers, and P.S. Doescher). “Effects of
tebuthiuron and imazapic on sagebrush and herbaceous understory.”
Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX (with J.R. Summerhays, first author, and A.D.
Reinwald). “Changes to nutrient availabilities and cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.)
metrics following non-surface disturbing restoration treatments in a sagebrush-steppe
ecosystem.”
Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX (with J.M. Poulos, first author, and S.M.
Ostoja). “Life-stage conflicts and the shifting balance between interference and
facilitation: A case study with Penstemon palmeri and shrubs.”
Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX (with T.A.S. Newbold, first author). “The role of
harvester ant foraging behavior in the restoration of cheatgrass-degraded
sagebrush-steppe rangelands.”
5th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivory and Seed Dispersal, Montpellier,
France (with J.M. Gómez, first author, and M. Verdú). “How evolutionarily conserved are
the dispersal systems of Ficus and Quercus?”
5th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivory and Seed Dispersal, Montpellier,
France (first author, with J.M. Gómez and M. Fuentes). “Seed dispersal and microhabitat
patterns of Juniperus osteosperma recruitment.”
16th Wildland Shrub Symposium, Logan, UT (with Jesse Poulos, first author). “Effects of
Artemisia tridentata on spatial patterns, seedling survival, and water
stress of Penstemon palmeri.”
Ecological Society of America (with D.A. Pyke, first author, and S.E. Shaff, A. Lindgren,
M.D. Reisner, E.W. Schupp, J. Burnham, P.S. Doescher, and J.C. Chambers). “Gaps
among perennial plants: spatial relationships, root biomass and cheatgrass cover.”
Ecological Society of America (with S.E. Schaff, first author; and D.A. Pyke, A. Lindgren, J.
Burnham, E.W. Schupp, J.C. Chambers, and P.S. Doescher). “Pretreatment vegetation
similarities and differences among arid Sagebrush Steppe Treatment Evaluation Project
(SageSTEP) sites.”
Ecological Society of America (with A.P. Rayburn, first author). “Spatial patterns and
species interactions in a diverse Great Basin (USA) shrub community.”
International Association of Landscape Ecology Conference (with A.P. Rayburn, first
author). “Spatial patterns and species interactions in a diverse Great Basin (USA) shrub
community.”
Society for Range Management (with J.S. Burnham, first author). “Growth in mixtures of
bluebunch wheatgrass, cheatgrass, and squarrose knapweed under factorial nitrogen
and phosphorus additions to a low nutrient soil.”
Ecological Society of America (with K.M. Pekas, first author). “Seed pools, aboveground
vegetation, and prescribed fire in the context of sagebrush restoration.”
15th Wildland Shrub Symposium (with K.M. Pekas, first author). “Seed pools,
aboveground vegetation, and prescribed fire in the context of sagebrush restoration.”
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2007
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2007
2007
2007
2007
2007
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2005
2005
2005
2005
Annual Winter Meeting of the Utah Section of the Society for Range Management (with
K.M. Pekas, first author). “Seed pools, aboveground vegetation, and prescribed fire in
the context of sagebrush restoration.”
Annual Winter Meeting of the Utah Section of the Society for Range Management (with
J.S. Burnham*, first author). “Bluebunch wheatgrass competition with invasive weeds.”
Ecological Society of America (with K. Sivy, first author; and S.M. Ostoja). “Tales from the
sandbox: Do predator cues influence patch selection and seed-handling behaviors of two
Heteromyid species?”
Ecological Society of America (S.M. Ostoja, first author). “Man versus rat: A comparison
of two traditional seeding methods to seeding done by Dipodomys ordii (Ord's kangaroo
rat).”
Ecological Society of America (with L.D. Humphrey‡, first author). “Reproductive and
growth traits related to life histories of two rangeland grasses of western North
America.”
Ecological Society of America (with C. Morris, first author). “Comparison of emergence
speed and sterility in two sterile annual hybrid cereal grasses developed for use in
restoration.”
Society for Range Management (first author, with P.S. Doescher and D.A. Pyke). “Plant
functional groups and soil N: secondary weed responses.”
Society for Range Management (with S.M. Ostoja, first author). “Rodent granivory and
ecological restoration.”
Society for Range Management (with M. Mazzola, first author, K. Alcock‡, J. Chambers
and D.A. Pyke). “Plant functional groups and soil N: cheatgrass and native plant
responses.”
Ecological Society of America (with S.M. Ostoja, first author). “Total seed densities and
relative proportions affect seed preferences by granivorous rodents.”
Ecological Society of America (with L.D. Humphrey‡, first author). “Competition between
an invasive annual grass, and mature individuals of a perennial grass species.”
Fourteenth Wildland Shrub Symposium. “SageSTEP: Sagebrush steppe treatment
evaluation project.”
Fourteenth Wildland Shrub Symposium (with J.S. Burnham, first author; and T.A.
Monaco). “Competition between bluebunch wheatgrass, cheatgrass and squarrose
knapweed under factorial nitrogen-phosphorous regimes.”
Annual Meeting of the Spanish Association of Terrestrial Ecology (with J.M. Gómez, first
author; C. Puerta-Piñero; and M.L. Huertas Martínez). “Dispersión de Quercus ilex por
roedores y arrendajos: consecuencias demográficas a escala de paisaje.”
Ecological Society of America (with J. Landmesser, first author; T. Jones; T. Monaco; R.
Nowak; D. Pyke). “Success of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) control and native plant
restoration techniques on western rangelands.”
Ecological Society of America (with S.M. Ostoja, first author). “Evidence for indirect
effects in seed removal by granivorous rodents in the Great Basin of Utah.”
Ecological Society of America (with J. Burnham, first author). “Competition between
bluebunch wheatgrass, cheatgrass, and squarrose knapweed under different nutrient
regimes.”
Ecological Society of America (with L.D. Humphrey‡, first author). “Grasshopper
herbivory in Bromus tectorum-dominated annual grasslands and establishment of
perennial-plant seedlings.”
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2003
2002
2002
2002
2001
2001
2001
2000
2000
2000
1999
1998
1998
Society for Range Management (with S.M. Ostoja, first author). “Evidence for indirect
effects in seed removal by granivorous rodents in the Great Basin of Utah.”
Ecology & Management of Pinyon-Juniper & Sagebrush Communities Conference. “A
regional experiment to evaluate effects of fire and fire surrogate treatments in the
sagebrush biome.”
Ecological Society of America (first author, with J.M. Gómez and M. Fuentes). “Spatial
and microhabitat patterns of tree recruitment in three juniper woodlands in west-central
Utah, USA.”
7th International Conference on the Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions
(with R.S. Nowak, first author, K. Allcock‡, R. Blank, J.C. Chambers, P.S. Doescher, D.
Ogle, M. Pellant, D.A. Pyke, and C. Wilson). “Integrating weed control and restoration on
western rangelands.”
Ecological Society of America (first author, with R. Sharitz). “Effects of burial, litter, and
canopy openness on Aesculus pavia seedling emergence.”
Ecological Society of America (with L.D. Humphrey‡, first author). “A test of a long-lived
and a short-lived perennial grass for use in restoring Bromus tectorum communities.”
Society for Range Management (with M. Myklebust, first author). “Nitrate and the
germination of 10 common annual and perennial species.”
World Congress of Soil Science (with J.L. Boettinger, first author, J.M. Gómez, J. Castro,
and R. Zamora) “Human-induced soil changes: pine plantations above apparent natural
tree line, Sierra Nevada, Spain.”
Ecological Society of America (first author, with J.L. Boettinger and P. Jordano). “Prunus
mahaleb regeneration: does the balance between interference and facilitation depend
on the environment?”
Ecological Society of America (with L.D. Humphrey‡, first author). “Life histories of some
perennial grasses in semiarid environments.”
Ecological Society of America (with L.D. Humphrey‡, first author). “Competition and
facilitation during the establishment of perennial grasses.”
Ecological Society of America (with R. Luster, first author). “Evaluating nitrogen
immobilization for the restoration of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) infested
rangeland.”
Ecological Society of America (with J.L. Boettinger, first author; J.M. Gómez; J. Castro;
and R. Zamora). “Soil acidification following burning of pine plantations, Sierra Nevada,
Spain.”
Ecological Society of America (with L.D. Humphrey‡, first author). “Model comparisons
for evaluating competitive relationships in mixed-density plots.”
Ecological Society of America (with R. Luster, first author). “Nitrogen immobilization for
the restoration of cheatgrass-infested range.”
Soil Science Society of America (with J.L. Boettinger, first author, J.M. Gómez, J. Castro,
and R. Zamora). “Influence of pine plantations on native shrub soils, Sierra Nevada,
Spain.”
Ecological Society of America (with L.D. Humphrey‡, first author). "Effects of Bromus
tectorum on seedling and second-year Elymus elymoides plants."
Ecological Society of America (with I. Ibañez, first author, and J.L. Boettinger).
"Environmental conditions affecting emergence and seedling establishment of the tree
Cercocarpus ledifolius during the first growing season."
Ecological Society of America (with L.D. Humphrey‡, first author). "Seedling survival
from local and commercially-obtained seeds on two semiarid sites."
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1993
10th Wildland Shrub Symposium (with I. Ibañez, first author; and J.L. Boettinger).
"Successional history of a curlleaf mountain mahogany stand."
10th Wildland Shrub Symposium (first author, with J.C. Chambers, S.B. Vander Wall, J.M.
Gómez‡, M. Fuentes‡, and T. Milleron). "Piñon and juniper seed dispersal and seedling
recruitment at woodland ecotones."
Society for Range Management (first author, with J.M. Gómez‡ and M. Fuentes‡). “Seed
dispersal and recruitment of Utah juniper in the Great Basin, USA.”
Society for Range Management (with J. McMillan, first author; and J.L. Boettinger). “Soil
properties influence western harvester ant nest site density in the upper Green River
Basin.”
Ecological Society of America (first author, with M. Fuentes‡ and J.M. Gómez‡).
"Microhabitat patterns of seed dispersal and seedling recruitment of Utah juniper
(Juniperus osteosperma)."
Ecological Society of America (with L. D. Humphrey‡, first author). "Can squirreltail
(Elymus elymoides) withstand competition from cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum)?"
Ecological Society of America (with S. Russell, first author). "The effects of habitat
patchiness on patterns of seed dispersal and survival of Cercocarpus ledifolius
(Rosaceae).”
7th European Congress of Ecology (with M. Fuentes‡, first author, and J.M. Gómez‡).
"Spatio-temporal variability in the seed dispersal of Juniperus osteosperma."
International Rangeland Congress (first author, with M. Fuentes‡ and J.M. Gómez‡).
"Dispersal of Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma) seeds by lagomorphs."
Ecological Society of America. (first author, with R. Sharitz). "Propagule characteristics
associated with potential seed dispersal by water in a South Carolina bottomland
community."
Association for Tropical Biology. "Pollen and resource limitation of reproduction in the
abundant tropical tree Faramea occidentalis."
Ecological Society of America. "Seed size, light environment and seedling vigor of a
tropical tree."
Association for Tropical Biology. "Seed size, light environment and seedling vigor of a
tropical tree."
Webinars Presented:
2012 “Patterns of Understory Growth during the First Three Years Following Prescribed Burn,”
for the Great Basin Science Delivery Project.
2014 “Effects of imazapic over four years post-treatment,” for the Great Basin Science
Delivery Project.
Honors and Awards as Student:
1978 University of South Florida 1-yr Graduate Fellowship
Honors and Awards at USU:
2014 USU Quinney College of Natural Resources Faculty University Service Awardee
2009 USU College of Natural Resources Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year
2006 USU College of Natural Resources Undergraduate Advisor of the Year
Academic and Research Advising:
Ph.D. Students:
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Andrew P. Rayburn, S.J. and Jesse E. Quinney Ph.D. Fellow (graduated 2011), presently,
Restoration Ecologist & Science Director, River Partners, Sacramento, CA. Dissertation: “Causes
and consequences of plant spatial patterns in natural and experimental Great Basin plant
Communities.”
Steven M. Ostoja, Ph.D. (graduated 2008), presently, Supervisory Ecosystems Program Manager,
Sierra National Forest, CA. Dissertation: “Granivores and restoration: implications of weed
invasion and context-dependent seed removal.”
Tarek Milleron, Ph.D. (graduated 2005), presently, Executive Director of Caura Futures, an
environmental/cultural non-profit. Dissertation: “Context-dependent dispersal and survival of
tropical tree seeds.”
Humberto Alzérreca-Angelo, Ph.D. (graduated 1996), presently, private range consultant,
Bolivia. Dissertation: “Spatial and temporal dynamics of plant populations in salt-desert shrub
vegetation grazed by sheep.”
M.S. Students:
Kourtney Harding, M.S. candidate (2013-present; Primary Advisor: Janis L. Boettinger). Thesis
topic: Biotic habitat relationships of Sclerocactus wetlandicus, a threatened cactus.
April Darger, M.S. candidate (2012-present; Co-Advisor: Janis L. Boettinger). Thesis topic: Soilvegetation relationships in Beef Basin, Canyonlands Research Center, Utah
R. Chesson Colburn, M.S. candidate (2012-present). Thesis topic: Developing a new release of
blue flax for restoration. (Tom Jones, USDA ARS, is funder and co-research advisor).
Alicia Langton, M.S. candidate (graduated 2014), presently Biological Consultant. Thesis topic:
Reproductive ecology of the annual Debeque phacelia, a candidate endangered species.
Leah Lewis, M.S. (graduated 2014). Thesis: “Habitat characteristics of Mexican Spotted Owls
(Strix occidentalis lucida) in the Canyonlands of southern Utah.”
Matt Van Scoyoc, M.S. (graduated 2014), presently Ecologist, National Park Service, Moab, UT.
Thesis: “A quantitative approach to the development of ecological sites and state-and-transition
models.”
Pablo Homet Gutiérrez, University of Granada, Spain (co-advised with José María Gómez;
graduated 2013). Thesis: “Estudio de la dispersión natural del almendro (Prunus dulcis) D.A.
Webb en un ambiente árido del sur de España” (“Study of the natural dispersal of the almond
(Prunus dulcis) D.A. Webb in an arid environment of the south of Spain.”)
Alexandra Reinwald, USU Vice President for Research Fellow, M.S. (graduated 2013), presently
Manager of Native Plant Nursery Program for the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Prairie
City, Oregon. Thesis: “Effects of non-surface-disturbing restoration treatments for native grass
revegetation and soil seedbank composition.”
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Matt Lewis, M.S. (graduated 2013), presently Botanist, Bureau of Land Management, Vernal, UT.
Thesis: “Roads and the reproductive ecology of Hesperidanthus suffrutescens, an endangered
shrub.”
Jesse Poulos, M.S. (graduated 2013). Thesis: “Interspecific interactions between Penstemon
palmeri and shrubs in the arid shrublands of the Spring Mountains, Nevada.”
Jan Summerhays, USU Vice President for Research Fellow, M.S. (graduated 2011), presently
consultant with URS/AECOM, Boise, ID. Thesis: “Effects of non-surface-disturbing treatments for
native grass revegetation on cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum L.) metrics and soil ion availabilities.”
Jeff Burnham, M.S. (graduated 2010), presently Range Ecologist, Washington Department of
Fish and Wildlife, Yakima, WA. Thesis: “Native bunchgrass and invasive weed establishment in
low nutrient rangeland soils with nitrogen and phosphorous manipulation.” (Also full-time
Research Associate at USU, see below)
Kristen Pekas, M.S. (graduated 2010), presently, Botanist, Idaho Natural Heritage Program,
Idaho Department of Fish & Game, Lewiston, ID. Thesis: “Seed pool dynamics of a Great Basin
sagebrush community in the context of restoration.”
Dara Scherpenisse, M.S. (graduated 2009), presently, Restoration Ecologist, Lake Mead National
Recreation Area, NV. Thesis: “Mycorrhizae in sagebrush-steppe community restoration:
mycorrhizal dependency of invasive and native grasses with intraspecific and interspecific
competition.”
Matt Parsons, M.S. (graduated 2008), presently, USDA Agricultural Research Service technician,
Ft. Collins, CO. Thesis: “Ecotypic Variation in Elymus elymoides ssp. brevifolius race C in the
Intermountain West. (Tom Jones, USDA ARS, was research advisor).
Ryan Luster, M.S. (graduated 2002), presently, Restoration Coordinator, The Nature
Conservancy, Chico, CA. Thesis: “Nitrogen manipulation and the competitive balance between
Bromus tectorum, an annual weedy grass, and Elymus multisetus, a native perennial grass:
Implications for restoration of native rangelands.”
Inés Ibáñez, Fulbright Fellow, M.S. (graduated 1998), Ph.D. Duke University; presently, Associate
Professor, University of Michigan. Thesis: “Early recruitment in curlleaf mountain mahogany
(Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt.).”
Susan Russell, M.S. (graduated 1997), presently, Science Department Chair and Biology &
Biotechnology Teacher, Lynnwood High School, Seattle, WA. Thesis: “Reproduction and
recruitment of curlleaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius): pollination and seed
ecology.”
M.N.R. Students:
Eli Angus, professional degree program (graduated 2014). Project topic: organizing a bio-blitz for
endangered plant species in the Uintah Basin, Utah.
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Failed to Finish:
Dusty Carpenter, M.S. candidate (2002–2007; left USU without finishing). Thesis topic:
Mycorrhizae and restoration of cheatgrass–infested rangelands.
May Myklebust, M.S. candidate (2000–2003; changed major advisor). Thesis topic: Nitrogen
manipulation and the germination, emergence, and establishment of exotic weeds and native
perennials.
Yvonne Wilder, M.S. candidate (1993-1994; left USU without finishing). Thesis topic: The role of
rodents in juniper seed dispersal.
Undergraduate Independent Researchers:
Eric Sodja (2015), “Shrodinger’s cactus: revisiting Pediocactus sileri.”
Lee Bennion (2014-15), “Germination ecology of the desert almond, Prunus fasciculata.”
Kourtney Blanc (2011-13), “Seed neighborhood species richness and seed harvesting by western
harvester ants.”
Kelly Sivy (with Steve Ostoja, 2006), “Seed Preferences of Dipodomys ordi in the presence of
predator cues.”
Tyler Logan (2006), “Comparing effects of restoration treatments on the foraging behavior of
harvester ants in the eastern Great Basin sagebrush desert.”
Ryan Woodland (2002), “The effects of aeration on irrigated meadows at Deseret Land and
Livestock, Woodruff, Utah.”
Hoyt Heaton (1996), “Lagomorphs and the dispersal of seeds into communities dominated by
exotic annual weeds.”
Postdoctoral Associates:
Scott Newbold, Utah State University (2006-2008), presently Assistant Professor, Sheridan
College, Sheridan, WY. Research topic: The effects of cheatgrass on harvester ant foraging:
implications for restoration.
L. David Humphrey, Utah State University (1996-1999), presently, private biological consultant.
Research topic: Rangeland restoration.
José María Gómez, Universidad de Granada, Spain, Spanish Ministry of Science Fellowship
(1994-1995), presently Professor, Universidad de Granada, Spain. Research topic: Seed and
seedling ecology of Juniperus osteosperma.
Marcelino Fuentes, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Fulbright Fellowship (19931994), presently Associate Professor, Universidade da Coruña, Spain. Research topic: Seed and
seedling ecology of Juniperus osteosperma.
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Visiting Researchers:
José María Gómez, Universidad de Granada, Spain (September 1998, September 2003, October
2005, October 2007, October 2009, July-September 2011). Research topics: Balance between
interference and facilitation during establishment of arid land plants, Drought impacts on piñonjuniper woodlands, and long-term dynamics of piñon-juniper woodlands.
Marcelino Fuentes, Universidade da Coruña, Spain (January 1997). Research topic: Juniperus
osteosperma seed dispersal.
Maria Teresa Sebastià, Universidad de Lleida, Spain (July 1994). Research topic: Community
structure of alpine grasslands.
Research Associates:
M. Lee Davis, M.S. Syracuse University (2012–present), manages restoration projects.
Christo Morris, B.S. University of California Santa Cruz, M.S. USU (2005–2006), managed USDA
restoration project. Presently, Instructor, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR.
Jeff Burnham, B.S. Brigham Young University, M.S. USU (2004-2012), managed restoration
projects, presently Range Ecologist, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Yakima, WA.
Laura Blonski, B.S. & M.S. University of Alberta (2002-2004), managed cheatgrass restoration
projects. Presently, Range Ecologist, Ministry of Forests and Range, British Columbia, CA.