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Contact:

Dr. Scott Abella

Scott.Abella@unlv.edu

(702) 895-5163

University of Nevada,

Las Vegas

4505 Maryland Pkwy

Las Vegas, Nevada

89154-2040

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What We Do:

· We provide knowledge services about the ecology and management of southwestern USA desert and dryland forest ecosystems.

· We conduct and provide research, monitoring, scientific literature synthesis, and technical assistance to resource managers.

· Projects are run through the UNLV School of Life Sciences, Office of Research, or the Public Lands Institute, depending on project specific needs.

· We have expertise in botany, invasive species ecology and  treatment, fire ecology, restoration ecology, monitoring design and statistical analysis, and scientific literature synthesis.

· We specialize in working with resource managers to address key information needs for management through applied research that builds ecological knowledge and results in accessible scientific publications.

 

 

 

 

Current Projects:

· Invasive plant ecology

· Brassica tournefortii germination, seed spread, and ecological effects

· Spread of exotic species from roads

· Post-burn seeding effectiveness

· Rare plant monitoring

· Mojave plant communities response to fire

· Desert arthropod composition

 

News & Updates:

· Publications

Craig, J.E., and S.R. Abella. 2008. Vegetation of grassy remnants in the Las Vegas Valley, southern Nevada. Desert Plants. 24:16-23.

Abella, S.R., J.E. Spencer, J. Hoines, and C. Nazarchyk. 2008. Assessing an exotic plant surveying program in the Mojave Desert, Clark County, Nevada, USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Online First.

 

Bangle, D.N., L. Walker, and E. Powell. 2008.  Seed germination in the Mojave Desert invasive plant Brassica tournefortii (Sahara mustard).  Western North American Naturalist.  68:xxx-xxx.

 

Abella, S.R. 2008. A systematic review of wild burro grazing effects on Mojave Desert vegetation, USA. Environmental Management 41:809-819.

 

Abella, S.R., A.C. Newton, and D.N. Bangle. 2007. Plant succession in the eastern Mojave Desert: an example from Lake Mead National Recreation Area, southern Nevada. Crossosoma 33:45-55.