Zavaleta, Erika, 1972-

found: Zavaleta, Erika. Ecosystems of California, 2016:ECIP t.p. (Erika Zavaleta) data view (birth date Feb. 3, 1972)

found: University of California, Santa Cruz website, April 24, 2015:faculty webpage (Erika Zavaleta is an ecosystem ecologist broadly interested in implications of interacting global and regional environmental changes, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning and stewardship of wild ecosystems. Her research group studies the drivers and consequences of changing biological diversity and the role of ecology in guiding effective conservation practice. Recent and current projects address the effects of climate variability and change on endemic California oak populations; the 150-year reconstruction of cumulative nitrogen pollution effects on remnant grassland ecosystems; the effects of climate-driven species losses on serpentine grassland functioning; the need forclimate adaptation planning processes, particularly for the state of California; and the global case for ecosystem-based climate adaptation as an alternative to hard-engineered approaches) - http://people.ucsc.edu/~zavaleta/ez.html