{"id":398,"date":"2015-04-24T18:02:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T18:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sextonlab.ucmerced.edu\/?page_id=398"},"modified":"2025-07-21T22:24:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T22:24:33","slug":"natural-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sextonlab.ucmerced.edu\/?page_id=398","title":{"rendered":"Natural History and Outreach"},"content":{"rendered":"

-Here is an article<\/a> by Kathleen Wong detailing our research studying the California poppy to improve predictions of plant species performance to climate variation: https:\/\/ucnrs.org\/improving-predictions-of-plant-species-survival-with-the-california-poppy\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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-We are studying the ecology of plants (monkeyflowers) on the some of the highest cliffs in the world (i.e., El Capitan). Here is a video of the Big Wall Monkeyflower Project<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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-UC Merced is part of the PopUp Poplar Gardens<\/a> project studying climate adaptation and hybridization in poplar trees.<\/p>\n

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-Check out the California WaterBlog<\/a> for information on California drought status and human and ecosystem impacts.<\/p>\n

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-The UC Merced Vernal Pools Phenology Project has been student-led and running since 2015. Here are publications related to that project:<\/p>\n

Ruiz-Ramos et al. 2023<\/a><\/p>\n

Hendrickson 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Hendrickson et al. 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

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-Here is a news article featuring our research and highlighting the use of eDNA in conservation efforts:<\/p>\n

G\u00f3mez-Van Cortright, Guanan\u00ed (2023, May 3). How the DNA We Leave Behind Can Help Conservation<\/a>. Bay Nature.<\/em> https:\/\/baynature.org\/2023\/05\/03\/how-the-dna-we-leave-behind-can-help-conservation\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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-Check the Merced Vernal Pool & Grassland Reserve (MVPGR) website<\/a> for other happenings and updates on vernal pool research.<\/p>\n

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-What is a vernal pool and who cares about vernal pools?\u00a0 The BIOTA team launched their first video, which highlights the importance of California Central Valley Vernal Pools (click here).<\/p>\n

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-Check out this amazing field education opportunity to spend a quarter in the field<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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-Listen to this great science podcast run by UCM graduate students: RadioBio<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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