Spring 2026

cover of CEC Research, Spring 2026, Volume 10, Issue 1 [JPG, 268.99 KB]
At Angelo Coast Range Reserve, students examined tussocks—dense, raised clusters of vegetation—in the Eel Rives streambed. They investigated whether several tussock characteristics influenced the distribution patterns of two native and two invasive plant species. Their results showed that both distance downstream and stream type had a strong effect on one invasive species, but not on native species. Photo: Tyler Tutak

Native bumblebee (Bombus spp.) foraging habits on miniature lupine (Lupinus bicolor) patches in Mendocino County, California [PDF, 643.81 KB]
Gabriel Fernandez, Adee Krepner, Simone Campbell-Saito, Stella Zimmermann

Evaluating asymmetric hybridization and herbivory damage in Iris purdyi and Iris douglasiana [PDF, 732.04 KB]
Elijah Kai Arce, Sophia Dodson, Haley McCann, Kahiau Yamaguchi

Biotic and abiotic factors affect disease severity and stress response of Pacific madrone saplings [PDF, 523.10 KB]
Alec Alarcon, Anya Baphna, Olivia Stoll

Pseudotsuga menziesii encroachment on montane meadows in the Northern California Coast Range [PDF, 560.00 KB]
Ariel Anderson, Juliet Swimmer, Stella Robinson-Rosendorff

Competition between Pacific Northwest moss species indirectly correlates with drought tolerance [PDF, 660.16 KB]
Evelyn Groom, Kosisochukwu Ugezene, Yushan Cao, David Applegate

Does California slender salamander abundance vary by tree species and wood decomposition? [PDF, 600.87 KB]
Thomas D. Boyce, Nathan Pelonis, Kayla Peng, Skye J. Ramos

Abiotic influences on invasion within Carex nudata tussocks across scales in a California river [PDF, 931.88 KB]
Riccardo Gavardoni, Emily Sincoff, Lia Steyvers, Tyler Tutak