One of the newest additions to the research projects in the Berhe biogeochemistry lab is the study of interactive effects of fire and erosion on persistence of soil organic matter. Here we are studying to what extent fires change rates of soil erosion and the implications of lateral transport of topsoil mineral and charred organic matter on decomposition and mineral reactivity of organic matter along dynamic hillslopes.

Traits, genetic diversity, and niche breadth in otters. Quaternary ecology, biogeography, and phylogeography. This paper was spearheaded by Diego Nieto-Lugilde.

Our physicists study condensed matter, atomic physics, molecular physics, solar energy science, nanoscience, soft matter and biophysics. Our biological sciences researchers study the integration of systems to better understand the overall function of biological systems as a whole. Our chemistry faculty and students study everything from how HIV targets cells to improving solar cell efficiencies. UC Merced Greenhouse Grand Opening.

Nate Bogie wins UC Merced GradSLAM Competition. Chelsea and Jesseca gearing up for field work. REU Students learning gas sample collection at Dana Meadows, Yosemite National Park. Vivian preparing soil cores for biochar amendment experiment. Nate working at ISRA lab in Thies Senegal. Dr Roger Bayala measuring pre-dawn water stress at Nioro du Rip Senegal. Nate Bogie won the first-ever GradSLAM.

Wildfire Modeling, Fire Forecasting and Climate Change Assessment. Welcome to the Climate Applications Lab at UC Merced,. The main focus of our research is wildfire-vegetation-climate interactions, wildfire modeling, wildfire forecasting, impacts of climate change in wildfire and air quality, impacts of wildfire on the carbon budget and policy implications on regional to global scales. And the Environmental Systems Graduate Group.

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Integrative evolutionary biology and conservation genetics. It has been some time since I have posted any news. We had a VERY busy summer collecting lizards across the SW US. This semester brings us several new members to the lab. Kinsey wins a Rosemary Grant Award! Just out today, a big congratulations to Kinsey on her Rosemary Grant Award from The Society for the Study of Evolution.