The UCSC-FERP is an ongoing research and teaching facility on the Campus Natural Reserve on the University of California Santa Cruz Campus. Plot users include undergraduate students, graduate students, postdocs, and faculty from UCSC, researchers and students from other universities, and high school students. Here are some of the people and projects associated with the plot.
Faculty and Staff
| Gregory S. Gilbert, Ph.D. – FERP Director and Professor, Environmental Studies, UCSC Forest Ecology, Plant Diseases, Applied Evolutionary Ecology |
Alex Jones – FERP and UCSC Campus Natural Reserve Manager Campus Natural History, Outdoor Education |
| Michael Loik, Ph.D. – Professor, Environmental Studies, UCSC Plant ecophysiology, microclimate |
Gage Dayton, Ph.D. – Director, UCSC Campus Natural Reserve Small Mammals and Herps |
| Marm Kilpatrick, Ph.D. – Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCSC Disease ecology; tick and insect monitoring |
Chris Lay, Director, Kenneth Norris Center for Natural History Natural History, Outdoor Education |
| Chris Wilmers, Ph.D. – Professor, Environmental Studies Wildlife Ecology |
Beth Howard, Manager, UCSC Younger Lagoon Reserve |
| Ingrid M. Parker, Ph.D. – Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Plant ecology and plant disease ecology |
Barry Nickel, Ph.D. Director, UCSC Center for Integrated Spatial Research Data and web support |
| Winifred Frick, Ph.D. Associate Research Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UCSC Chief Scientist, Bat Conservation International |
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Current and Former Graduate Students & Postdocs involved in the FERP
| Yiwei Wang Ph.D. ENVS Small Mammal Research in Forests |
Leighton Reid Ph.D., ENVS Bat Ecology and Conservation |
| Daniella Schweizer Ph.D. ENVS Forest ecology |
Sarah Carvill Ph.D. ENVS Forest data management |
| Sara Grove Ph.D., EE Biology Plant ecology |
Lewis Reed M.A., ENVS Restoration Ecology |
| Adelia Barber Ph.D., EE Biology Dendrochronology |
Peter Brewitt Ph.D. ENVS Plant Traits Database |
| Bárbara Ayala-Orozco Ph.D., ENVS Forest ecology |
Elissa Olimpi Ph.D. Candidate, ENVS Bat Ecology |
| Jorge Torres-Ortega M.A., ENVS Forest ecology |
Megan Saunders, Ph.D. Postdoc Disease Ecology |
| Sharifa Crandall, Ph.D. Candidate, ENVS Fungal and forest ecology |
Rachel Reid, Ph.D. EE Biology Small mammal ecology |
| Abe Borker, Ph.D. Candidate, EEBiology Forest soundscape |
Andrea Steves, M.F.A. Candidate, Digital Art and New Media Forest soundscape |
| Jennifer Ohayon, Ph.D. ENVS Ecology and Environmental Justice |
| 2006-2007 Beth Howard (Coordinator) Christian Schwarz Raphael Aizprua Matthew Cocking |
Original plot crew heroes Bárbara Ayala-Orozco (Crew leader) Lara Hale Alejandra Huerta Hunter Veloz |
Christina Leard Lynne Rafferty Ryan Rezek Courtney Calkins |
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2012-2015 6-ha 5-yr recensus Sarah Carvill (Coordinator) Aidan Greenwald |
& 16-ha expansion Dylan McManus Edwin Colon Elijah Papen Ellen Stone Ellen Tjosvold Elliot Wong Emily Barnett Emily Cobar Emily McDermott Emma McDonell Eric Brunschwiler Erik Bagley Erin Klee Evan Eggleston Evan Mahony-Moyer Eve Schlosser Faisal Fazilat Fernando Garcia Gabriel Ledesma Georgia Vasey Grant Thompson Griffin Goetz Haley Burrill Hanna Inman Hannah Vanderlinden Heidi Hanabusa Helena Trifillis Ingrid Chavez Jackie Millan Jacob Chemnick James Lande Jaspinder Bhullar Jazmin Lomtong Jennifer Vicente Jessica Pearson Jonathan Winslow Juliana Luengas Kaleb Goff Kambiz Pashneh-Tala Yazdi Kate Briner Katherine Mills-Orcutt Kathlyn Franco Kelly Trinh Kelsey Ewing Kevin Green Kevin Yu Khalen Hudson Kieva Perry Kristen Peck Kristian Flores Kristina Tu Kristine Cincotta Krystal Stevenson Kyle Ching Kyle Monper Laura Gomez Laura Chinh |
. Laura Swanson Lauryn Gutowski Lindsey Brady Linnea Ransom Lloyd Kirk Luis Morales Madeleine Turner Mai Dao Matthew Mosher Mauro Hernandez Maya Desai Melissa Benn Mengxing Shu Michael Laranjo Michael Mueller Michael Nash Molly Baird Monica Sopjes Muneerah Abdusshahid Natalie Neff Nicholas Edelman Nicholas Geier Nicholas Nabong Nik Madsen Nolan McMurray Page Traeger Patrick Daniels Peter Spalholz Quinlan Brow Rachel Rea Rebecca Evans Robert Reinauer Roman Reggiardo Roxy Kushner Ryan Diller Sam Castro Sam Hargrove Sarah Dillon Sean McCain Sebastian Cordier Shaneece Flores Shelley Bennett Stephanie Hernandez Syver Pearson Tabitha Fraser Tamara Kramer Thais Hogarth Thomas Hyatt Thomas Vellequette Tova Lichman Trevor Barclay Tyler Breen Tyler Hutcherson Venus Escribano Zach Rokeach Zachary Benavidez Zachary Mikalonis Zora Thomas |
| 2013-15 | 16-ha expansion heroes | |