Christopher Gurney

Graduate Student
B.A.  Environmental Science  Claremont McKenna College, 2009

4 Mulford Hall, Brashares Lab
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, United States 94720
cgurney@berkeley.edu
  
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My interests are quite broad, but my current research is focused on plant community ecology in altered ecosystems. Specifically, I am investigating how plant-herbivore interactions affect the assembly of native bunchgrasses compared to invasive annual grasses at Carrizo Plains National Monument. My study will consider both the effects of native animals (Giant Kangaroo Rats) and introduced livestock—including the effects of herbivory, seed predation, and biotic soil disturbance. With my findings, I hope to develop recommendations for the restoration of California native grasslands.