Category: Projects
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What influences seedling establishment of encroaching species?
Luis Weber, a second year Environmental Life Sciences PhD student in the Sala lab, is in his second field season at the Jornada LTER. Luis’ research is a part of the USDA-AFRI project focusing on exotic grass and woody plant encroachment. Specifically, Luis focuses on the seedling establishment phase by askingĀ “How do precipitation and herbivory interact to influence the probability…