James San Jacinto Mountains Reserve Annual Report

Riverside Campus: Investigator: M. Flaxman (UCR, James Reserve), J. Froelich (Joshua Tree National Monument) Description of Research: GIS, GPS, and hypermedia applications for monitoring desert tortoises Investigator: T. Paine (UCR), S. Bertram (UCR) Description of Research: flight periodicity study of western bark beetle Dendroctonus brevicomus and Ips paraconfusus Investigator: K. Cooper, UCR Description of Research: pollination biology of Lotus strigosus and L. nevadense and related species Investigator: M. Hamilton (UCR, James Reserve) Description of Research: 1) development of multimedia software for data management at biological stations, 2) rare plant monitoring and management in the San Jacinto Mountains, 3) biological resource management using geographic information systems Investigator: N. Ellstrand (UCR), D. Elam (UCR) Description of Research: Population genetics of Lilium parryi in southern Calfornia mountain ranges. Other UC Campuses: Investigator: M. Barbour (UCD), J. Barry (CDPR), J. Bendemez (CICESE), J. Burke (CSUF), J. Foster (CDPR), E. Franco-Viscaino (MSU), M. Hamilton (UCR, James Reserve), R. Minnich (UCR), J. Menke (UCD), J. Sosa-Ramirez (CICESE) Description of Research: comparison and management of montane ecosystems in the peninsular range of the Californias Investigator: H. Walter (UCLA) Description of Research: post-fire succession monitoring in montaine chaparral Investigator: M. Savage (UCLA) Description of Research: regeneration of yellow pines following bark beetle induced dieback Investigator: J. Cloud (UCSB) Description of Research: the role of space shuttle photography and multimedia information systems for environmental assessment California State University System Investigator: R. Guitterez (CSU, Humboldt.) Description of Research: population ecology and habitat utilization patterns of the California Spotted Owl, Strix occidentalis Investigator: T. Eben (Cal Poly, Pomona) Description of Research: Feeding ecology in Salmo species Investigator: S. Bryant (Cal Poly, Pomona) Description of Research: population genetics of Drosophila pseudoobscura Other Universities and Institutions Investigator: S. Davis (Pepperdine University) Description of Research: ecophysiology of selected shrubs in the San Jacinto Mountains Community Colleges Investigator: W. Sakai (Santa Monica CC), N. Hogg (Santa Monica CC) Description of Research: Avian monitoring and nest box utilization by western bluebirds Agencies and Private Institutions Investigator: T. Clem (Riv. Co. Flood Control) Description of Research: precipitation patterns in the San Jacinto Mountains