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Research from 2018

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Comparison of Photosynthesis, Stomatal Conductance, and Water Potential between Native Rhus integrifolia and Invasive Nicotiana glauca, Tiffany J. Egbo, Emma J. Navarro, MaLaun A. Phillips, and Cameron I. Zohary

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Bioaccumulation of Zinc in Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon), Drew Fisher, H. Marie Surratt, Louise Gebauer, and Andrew Palaski

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Does the fungal pathogen (Botryosphaeria dothidea) exceed the dehydration tolerance of its chaparral host?, Cristian M. Garcia

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Testing for the Presence of Botryosphaeria dothidea in Branches of Ceanothus spinosus Undergoing Dieback, Brandon R. Grinovich, Chelsea N. Puncochar, Katarina L. Carter, Stephen D. Davis, Rodney L. Honeycutt, Talia A. Cao, and Karagan L. Smith

A Comparison of Water Potential, Photosynthetic Rate, Electron Transport Rate, and Stomatal Conductance between Native Malosma laurina and Exotic Schinus molle, Agatha C. Heng, Viridiana Hernandez-Lopez, and Karagan L. Smith

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Changes in the Proliferation and Gene Expression of HUVECs in Response to Treatment with Plant Secondary Metabolites, Caleigh Howard

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How Soil Salinity affects the Stomatal Conductance of Baccharis salicifolia (Mulefat/Seepwillow), Andrew Kim, Caroline Wilkerson, Mahala Bayless, and Peter Du

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How Soil Salinity affects the Stomatal Conductance of Baccharis salicifolia (Mulefat/Seepwillow), Andrew Kim, Caroline Wilkerson, Mahala Bayless, and Peter Du

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A Comparison of Different Methods of Dehydration on Baccharis salicifolia, Michael Nicholas and Sinjun Hong

Post Drought Recovery in Malosma laurina after Severe Dieback during California’s Historic Drought of 2012-2016, Karagan L. Smith, Guinevere X. Mesh, Natalie M. Aguirre, Gabriella N. Palmeri, Helen I. Holmlund, and Stephen D. Davis

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UVB Avoidance in Dendrobates azereus Tadpoles, Matthew Sturtevant, Lee Kats, Agustin Vargas, and Arthur Garnica

Events from 2017

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Effect of Drought on Resin Production in Woody Stems of Rhus ovata, Sydney T. Adams, Melody Young, and Moriah Hall

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Hydraulic Mechanisms of Fungal-Induced Dieback in a Keystone Chaparral Species during Unprecedented Drought in California, Natalie M. Aguirre, Marissa E. Ochoa, Helen I. Holmlund, Frank E. Ewers, and Stephen D. Davis

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Reflectance, Transmittance, and Absorbance Values in Salvia apiana
 Result in Better Performance than Salvia mellifera in Drought- like Conditions, Haley Bekins, Caroline Boone, and Kristen Hardin

Post- drought Malosma laurina Recovery Measured Through Hydraulic Conductivity, Jonny Borg, Justin Cowan, Matt Gelalich, and Julian Stark

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A Comparison of Photoprotection in C3 Plants between a Native and an Invasive Species, T. Cao, M. Field, and K. Godon

Effects of stream flow rate on caddisfly case building, Morgan A. Clark

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A Comparative Study of Adults vs. Resprouts’ Stomatal Conductance and Xylem Water Potential in Malosma laurina, Lauren Dam, Brinna Lee, Sarah Dahlberg, and Stephen Davis

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Photoprotection Adaptiveness in Native (Lupinus 
succulentus) and Invasive (Malva parviflora) Heliotropic Plants, Joseph Davidson, Cameron Juarez, and Collin Scott

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Carbon Black Exposure Induces Alterations in Mitochondrial Morphology in Human Lung Cells: A Software-Based Quantitative Analysis, Jennifer D. Duff, Brianna K. LaFerney, Celina Y. Jones, Penn M. McClatchey, and Jay Brewster

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Comparison of Leaf Water Potential, Stomatal Conductance, and Chlorophyll Fluorescence between an Invasive Weed, Schinus molle, and a native Chaparral Shrub, Ceanothus spinosus, in the Santa Monica Mountains, Adam L. Fahey, Harry Zhou, and Katie Callahan

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Prevalence of Airborne Spores Causing the Spread of Fungal Disease in Laurel Sumac, Malosma laurina, in the Santa Monica Mountains, Cristian M. Garcia, Alexandra N. Case, and Bashir J. Chuma

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Testing for the Presence of Botryosphaeria dothidea in Ceanothus spinosus, Brandon R. Grinovich, Chelsea N. Puncochar, Katarina L. Carter, Stephen D. Davis, Rodney L. Honeycutt, Talia A. Cao, and Karagan L. Smith

Resistance to Xylem Cavitation in Evergreen Ferns Correlates with Seasonal Dehydration Levels, Not Mechanical Strength, Helen I. Holmlund, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, Breahna M. Gillespie, Jarmila Pittermann, and Stephen D. Davis

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Comparison of Physiological Measurements and Water Potential of Malosma laurina During and after the Drought in Southern California, Nicolette Jessen, Kirstin Van Fleet, and Rachel White

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The Effect of Water Levels on Crayfish Aggression, Emory B. Johnson and Sarah E. Blase

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Post-Drought Recovery in the Chaparral Shrub Ceanothus spinosus, Katie C. Lindley, Kylie N. Smith, Nina R. Duchild, Stephen D. Davis, Karagan L. Smith, and Talia A. Cao

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Solar Tracking Fitness in Native Lupulinus succulentus vs. Non-Native Malva sylvestris, Kathryn Maidlow and Logan Scott

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Dark-adapted fluorescence and stomatal conductance after DCMU (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1, 1-dimethylurea)) exposure on Malva parviflora plants, Piueti Maka, Mia Bryant, and Isabelle Sarwono

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Potential Recovery from Drought-Induced Dieback in a Keystone Chaparral Species, Malosma laurina, Guinevere X. Mesh, Natalie M. Aguirre, and Stephen D. Davis

Effect of Site on Aggressive Behavior in Procambarus clarkii, Brett K. Muramoto 4992586, Wenting He, Jun Lee, and Nabeel Afzal

Empirical evaluation of the lone star tick’s theoretical niche through experimentation, William Ota and Javier Monzon

The Effect of an Amphibian Toxin on an Invasive Snail, William Ota, Braden S. Olsen, Gary Bucciarelli, and Lee Kats

The Effect of Drought on the Comparative Fitness of Purple Needle Grass (Stipa pulchra) in the Presence of an Invasive Weed, Grace M. Palmer, Taylor M. Purdy, and Stephen D. Davis

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Comparative Fitness of Transplanted Nassella Pulchra: a Study of Native and Invasive Grasses, Grace Palmer, Yash Pandey, and Isabelle Panos

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Comparison of Photosynthesis among Three Chaparral Species in the Family Anacardiaceae, Catelyn T. Price, Sarah A. Holmes, Brandon T. Harris, Stephen D. Davis, Karagan L. Smith, and Talia A. Cao

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Plant Water Relations during Drought-Induced Dieback in Greenbark Ceanothus, Ceanothus spinosus, in the Santa Monica Mountains, Christopher F. Ross and Andrew Palaski

Maximum Photosynthetic Rates Correspond to Life History Type among Eight Fern Species in the Santa Monica Mountains, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, Helen I. Holmlund, Victoria Lekson, Paul Chung, Nicole A. Nakamatsu, Jarmila Pittermann, and Stephen D. Davis

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Progression of Activity and Predator Avoidance in California Grunion Larvae, Callyn E. Shelley

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The Rate of Fungal Pathogen Growth (Botryosphaeria dothidea) 
in Stems of the Chaparral Shrub Rhus integrifolia, Jayla D. Simmons, Edward J. Ayala, Kamara J. Satcher, Stephen D. Davis, Karagan L. Smith, and Talia A. Cao

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A Comparison of Water Potential, Photosynthetic Rate, Electron Transport Rate, and Stomatal Conductance between Native Malosma laurina and Exotic Schinus molle, Karagan L. Smith, Agatha C. Heng, and Viridiana Hernandez-Lopez

A Comparison of Water Potential, Photosynthetic Rate, Electron Transport Rate, and Stomatal Conductance Between Native Malosma laurina and Exotic Schinus molle, Karagan L. Smith, Agatha C. Heng, Viridiana Hernandez-Lopez, and Stephen D. Davis

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Genetic Effects of California Drought on Helix aspersa populations at Pepperdine University, Dylan J. Waddill, Edward Santos, Sydney Sauter, Anne Manganellio, and Joseph Lee

Climate Change’s Potential Effects on the Embryonic Development of Leuresthes tenuis, Alora Yarbrough and Karen Martin

Events from 2016

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Root Hydraulic Conductance in Malosma laurina Experiencing Severe Dieback in the Santa Monica Mountains, Natalie M. Aguirre 5861995, Avery Davis, and Sarah Nelson

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Root Hydraulic Conductance in Laurel Sumac Experiencing Severe Dieback in the Santa Monica Mountains, Natalie M. Aguirre, Avery N. Davis, Sarah B. Nelson, and Stephen D. Davis

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Using Koch’s Postulate to Identify the Causative Agent of Dieback in Malosma laurina During Historic Drought in California, Adriana J. Borges, Emily R. Pierce, Mariah K. Taylor, and Frida J. Morales

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Using Koch’s Postulate to Identify the Causative Agent of Dieback in Malosma laurina During Historic Drought in California, Adriana J. Borges, Emily R. Pierce, Mariah K. Taylor, and Frida J. Morales

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Nodes Alter Stem Mechanical Strength in Heteromeles arbutifolia, Gabriella E. Chan, Caleigh A. Howard, and Callie E. Shelley

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The Effect of the Tapia Water Treatment Plant on the Growth of Lemna minor, Morgan Clark, Imani Goodman, William Ota, and Alora Yarbrough

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Comparing the Electron Transport Rate of Nico%ana glauca and Encelia californica at Normal and Increased PAR, Carter Clinebell, Griffin Duvall, and Daniel Suh

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The effect of nitrate on the release of glucose into the hemolymph of crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, Alec R. Flores, Lee Kats, David Green, and Gary Bucciarelli

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Extensive Dieback in Malosma laurina in Coastal Exposures of the Santa Monica Mountains Associated with Unprecedented Drought in California, Gina S. Gilderman, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, and Gabriella N. Palmeri

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Extensive Dieback in Malosma laurina in Coastal Exposures of the Santa Monica Mountains Associated with Unprecedented Drought in California, Gina S. Gilderman, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, and Gabriella N. Palmeri

Extensive Dieback in Malosma laurina in Coastal Exposures of the Santa Monica Mountains Associated with Unprecedented Drought in California, Gina S. Gilderman, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, and Gabriella N. Palmeri

Seasonal changes in tissue water relations for eight species of ferns during historic drought in California, Helen I. Holmlund, Victoria Lekson, Breahna Gillespie, Nicole A. Nakamatsu, Amanda M. Burns, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, Jarmila Pittermann, and Stephen D. Davis

Nanoparticle-induced Stress Leads to Elevated Reactive Oxygen Species, Punctate Mitochondria, and Apoptosis in Human Lung Cells, Celina Jones and Emily Blair

A Discrete Mathematical Model of Newt Population Dynamics in Santa Monica Mountain Streams During a Period of Drought, Marjorie T. Jones

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Comparison of Nighttime Stomatal Conductance in Malosma laurnia and Encelia californica, Stephanie R. Kaplan, Jessica T. Gash, and Hannah H. Ziegler

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Allelopathic compounds in Adenostoma fasciculatum leaves may inhibit seed germination of Ceanothus megacarpus, Olivia L. Le Sage, Shamiran C. Prater, and Christian M. Botello

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Botryosphaeria dothidea impacts relative water abundance in Malosma laurina, Andrew Lozano, Michael Gribble, and Jared Delapaz

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The Effect of Temperature on Root Nodulation and Growth in Glycine max, Brooke O’Neill and Katherine Kawachi

Malosma laurina Dieback Associated with Fungal Induced Loss in Hydraulic Conductivity and Photosynthesis, Gabriella N. Palmeri, Shaquetta R. Reese, Helen I. Holmlund, Frank W. Ewers, and Stephen D. Davis

Changes in Spawning Events of the California Grunion, Leuresthes tenuis, in Los Angeles County, Emily R. Pierce, Karen L. Martin, and Vincent Quach

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The Effects of Human Involvement: A Study of Transplanted Nassella pulchra in a Competitive Environment, Miranda Prints, Summer Ngo, and Taylor Purdy

Drought-Induced Fungal Infection Causes Severe Dieback in Malosma laurina in the Santa Monica Mountains, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, Helen I. Holmlund, Shaquetta Reese, and Gabriella N. Palmeri

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The Effect of Water Deficit on Photosynthetic Properties of Salvia leucophylla, Brianna Scott, Theadora Ordog, and Alexis Lordi

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Effects of Drought on Antimicrobial Properties of a Chaparral Indicator Species — Adenostoma fasciculatum, Andrew Shute, Jennifer Duff, and Salina Pearce-Harris

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The Impact of Turbidity on the Predator-Prey Relationship between Red Swamp Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) and Pacific Tree Frog (Pseudacris regilla) Tadpoles, Daniel Suh

Research from 2015

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Root Hydraulic Conductance in Laurel Sumac Experiencing Severe Dieback in the Santa Monica Mountains, Natalie M. Aguirre, Avery N. Davis, and Sarah B. Nelson

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Fitness Parameters in Malosma laurina Seedlings Growing Near and Away from Invasive Brassica nigra, Natalie M. Aguirre, Agustin Vargas, and Phoebe Shin

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Morphological Changes in Malosma laurina Due to Prolonged Drought in the Santa Monica Mountains, Grace S. M. Bae, Majie C. Foster, MaryElizabeth S. Stein, and Mariah K. Taylor

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The Effects of Salinity on the Photosynthetic Rate of Limonium californicum, Adriana J. Borges, Elizabeth S. Chau, and Justine M. McKitrick

Recent Dieback in a Keystone Chaparral Species is Caused by a Fungal Pathogen, Botryosphaeria dothidea, Adriana Borges, Frida Morales, Emily Pierce, and Mariah Taylor

Novel Seed Germination in Response to California’s Historic Drought May Deplete Soil Seed Banks, Amanda M. Burns, Victoria M. Lekson, Helen I. Holmlund, and Stephen D. Davis

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Effects of Drought on Malosma laurina Leaves, Suk Ho (Josh) Chang, Jingyi Chen, and Sarah B. Nelson

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Differential Survival of Chaparral Shrub Species in Response to Historic Drought in California, Hannah Dario

Differential Survival of Chaparral Shrub Species in Response to Severe Drought, Hannah Dario and Stephen D. Davis

Premature Seed Germination and High Seedling Mortality in a Chaparral shrub (Adenostoma fasciculatum) Caused by Severe Drought in Calfiornia, Lexe Evans, Teal Speece, and Stephen D. Davis

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Seedling Resprouts of Adenostoma fasciculatum Between Wildfire Cycles are Promoted by Environmental Conditions that Mimic Fire-Like Environments, Lexe Evans, Teal Speece, and Stephen D. Davis

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Effects of High Light Exposure on Photosynthetic Rate and Fluorescence of Eucrypta chrysanthemifolia, Alec Flores, Gina Gilderman, and Hannah Dario

Effect of Toxicity on Response to Predator Stimuli in Poison Dart Frogs, Arthur Garnica, Braden S. Olsen, Taylor Stucky, Daniel Suh, Maxwell Kenyon, Madeline Frohling, and Mariah Taylor

Extensive Dieback in Malosma laurina in Coastal Exposures of the Santa Monica Mountains Associated with Unprecedented Drought in California, Gina S. Gilderman, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, and Gabriella Palmeri

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Extensive Dieback in Malosma laurina in Coastal Exposures of the Santa Monica Mountains Associated with Unprecedented Drought in California, Gina S. Gilderman, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, and Gabriella N. Palmeri

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Correlation between Hydration and Reflectance of Yellow Petals on Encelia californica, Jayci M. Givens, Kaylee A. Nussbaum, and Caitin R. Kawata

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Correlation between Hydration and Reflectance of Yellow Petals on Encelia californica, Jayci M. Givens, Kaylee A. Nussbaum, and Caitlin R. Kawata

Comparative Foliar Water Uptake and Leaf Hydrophobicity among Eight Species of California Ferns, Victoria Lekson, Helen I. Holmlund, Stephen D. Davis, Nicole A. Nakamatsu, and Amanda M. Burns

Comparative Foliar Water Uptake and Leaf Hydrophobicity in Island versus Mainland Ferns, Victoria M. Lekson, Helen I. Holmlund, Nicole A. Nakamatsu, Amanda M. Burns, and Stephen D. Davis

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Difference in Chaparral Species Population on the North and South Aspect on Pepperdine University Campus, Alexandra N. Lozano, Drew N. Rasmussen, and Ashlyn L. Rawls

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Recent Dieback in a Keystone Chaparral Species is Caused by a Fungal Pathogen, Botryosphaeria dothidea, Frida Morales and Mariah Taylor

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Possible Fungal Infection Leading to Malosma laurina Dieback, Gabriella N. Palmeri, Braden S. Olsen, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, and Stephen D. Davis

Human Predation Affects Grunion Spawning Events, Emily R. Pierce, Karen L. Martin, and Vince V. Quach

Correlation Between Freezing Sites and Xylem Vessel Diameter for Three Chaparral Species of the Santa Monica Mountains, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, Theadora V. Ordog, and Nicole A. P. M. K. O. M. Nakamatsu

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Comparison of Downstream Cell Survival Responses in HUVECs and HLECs During VEGF Signaling, Haley Smith

Research from 2014

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Reduced Ability of Drought-Effected Plants to Assimilate Carbon Dioxide, Adrian Alvarado, Francisco De Mendiola, Julia Namkoong, and Yunni Zhai

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Drought-Induced Mortality in Malosma Iaurina and Ceanothus megacarpus in Response to California's Changing Climate, Stefano Berrios, Stefani Francisco, and Olivia Kim

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Measuring Performance of a Weedy Species (Nicotania glauca) vs. a Native Species (Venegasia Carpesioides) on the Pepperdine Campus, Emily J. Blair, Zach G. Coffman, and Celina Y. Jones

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Measuring Photosynthesis to Evaluate Photoprotection by Anthocyanins in Malosma laurina, Jorge Bojorkez-Calderon and Hannah Imson

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The Mechanical Strength of Malosma laurina Leaves Corresponds with Survivability During Extreme Drought, Alexander Booth, Alexander Corwin, and Matthew Chung

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Effects of Personal Gardens on the Reduction of Atmospheric CO2 and Climate Change, Jacqueline N. Brody, Paige L. Elson, and Brittany V. New