Contact:

Dr. Scott Abella

Scott.Abella@unlv.edu

(702) 895-5163

University of Nevada,

Las Vegas

4505 Maryland Pkwy

Las Vegas, Nevada

89154-2040

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What We Do:

· We provide knowledge services about the ecology and management of southwestern USA desert and dryland forest ecosystems.

· We conduct and provide research, monitoring, scientific literature synthesis, and technical assistance to resource managers.

· Projects are run through the UNLV School of Life Sciences, Office of Research, or the Public Lands Institute, depending on project specific needs.

· We have expertise in botany, invasive species ecology and  treatment, fire ecology, restoration ecology, monitoring design and statistical analysis, and scientific literature synthesis.

· We specialize in working with resource managers to address key information needs for management through applied research that builds ecological knowledge and results in accessible scientific publications.

 

Current Projects:

· Invasive plant ecology

· Brassica tournefortii germination, seed spread, and ecological effects

· Spread of exotic species from roads

· Post-burn seeding effectiveness

· Rare plant monitoring

· Mojave plant communities response to fire

· Desert arthropod composition

 

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