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. 

• Seasonal biodiversity assessments of the Stunt Range Santa Monica Mountains Reserve

• The effects of urbanization on bird vocal performance

• Continuous monitoring of plant carbon and water fluxes at UCLA’s Stunt Ranch Reserve

• Ground-based remote sensing of Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence of evergreen and drought- deciduous plants at Stunt Ranch

• Towards a conservation physiology of California flora: Assessing drought vulnerability and its variation with plant size across species and ecosystems 

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

• Fine-scale landscape genomics in an ecological generalist, Elgaria multicarinata

• Spectral overlap and temporal avoidance among singing birds

• Landscape genetics of amphibians in the Santa Monica Mountains