Current Projects

We have an array of research projects happening at Stunt Ranch, from plant physiology studies to conservation genomics projects. Learn more about each of these projects below. 

Chaparral fern gametophytes experience microclimates with more moisture and more moderate temperatures than fern sporophytes

Drought influence on chlorophyll fluorescence in evergreen and drought deciduous plant species of southern California

Fern gametophyte response to desiccation is more similar to moss gametophytes than to fern sporophytes

Full Recovery of Thallus Size After Desiccation by Fern Gametophytes

Landscape genetics of amphibians in the Santa Monica Mountain

Los Angeles CO2 measurements

Mesocarnivore ecology and behavioral interference in the Santa Monica Mountains

Toyon Common Garden Experiment