Claudia M. Tyler. University of California, Santa Barbara, CA. March 1991 M.A. Biology. Coursework emphasis: population and evolutionary ecology

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1 Claudia M. Tyler Institute for Computational Earth System Science University of California Santa Barbara, CA (805) phone (805) fax Education University of California, Santa Barbara, CA. July 1994 Ph.D. Biology. Advisor: Joseph H. Connell Dissertation title: Mechanisms affecting post-fire seedling establishment in chaparral University of California, Santa Barbara, CA. March 1991 M.A. Biology. Coursework emphasis: population and evolutionary ecology University of California, Berkeley, CA. May 1987 Completed equivalent of B.A. in Biology Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA June 1982 B.A. Philosophy - cum laude Coursework emphasis: philosophy of science, ethical issues in science and technology Grants and Fellowships Santa Barbara County, Energy Division (Principal Investigator) August 2005 August 2012 Santa Barbara County, Energy Division (Co-Prin. Invst.) July 2000 August 2005 California Fish and Game (Principal Investigator) June April 2000 California Fish and Game (Principal Investigator) May May 1998 California Fish and Game (Principal Investigator) April May 1996 University of CA Continuing Graduate Fellowship Sept June 1993 Univ. of CA Instructional Improvement Grant June 1991 Lompoc Valley Botanical Society Research Grant December 1990 Santa Barbara Co. Fish and Game Graduate Fellowship September 1990 California Native Plant Society Research Grant December 1989 Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid-of-Research April 1989 University of CA Regents Special Fellowship Sept June 1991 Research Positions Associate Project Scientist, University of California, Santa Barbara Sept present Conducting research on the factors influencing recruitment of oaks with Dr. Bruce Mahall and Dr. Frank Davis. Funded by Santa Barbara County Oak Restoration Program. Assistant Research Biologist, University of California, Santa Barbara April 2001 Sept 2002 Project coordinator for multi-uc-campus planning grant to create a Coast Range Oak Woodland Network (CROWN). For section of the proposal pertaining to oaks specifically, worked with Dr. Frank Davis to designed long-term monitoring and research program for study of central California oak woodlands. Edited and assembled final report. Funded by the David and Lucille Packard Foundation. Assistant Research Biologist, University of California, Santa Barbara April 1995 April 2000 Designed and conducted ecological studies of Arctostaphylos morroensis, Morro Bay manzanita. Research funded by the California Department of Fish and Game, Rare Plant Program.

2 C.M. Tyler -2- September 2009 Post-doctoral researcher, University of California, Santa Barbara July April 1995 Contributed to analysis of long-term data set on the community dynamics of Australian coral reefs and tropical rainforests with Dr. Joseph. H. Connell. Research Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara June June 1994 Assisted in data management for study of coral reefs and rainforests for Dr. Joseph H. Connell. Research Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara June Sept Member of joint U.S./U.S.S.R. project to study the potential effects of global warming on northern forests. Established permanent monitoring sites and collected initial conditions data in Siberia, U.S.S.R. and Alaska, U.S.A. Principal researcher (U.S.A.): Dr. Daniel B. Botkin. Teaching Positions Lecturer, University of California, Santa Barbara, College of Creative Studies Sept 2004 present Courses taught include Introductory Biology, Field Studies in Experimental Ecology, Natural History of Central California Coast Ranges ( Walking Biology ), Conservation Ecology, Ethical Issues in Science Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles January - March 2007 Taught EEB 162 Plant Ecology and Physiology in California Ecosystems Lecturer, University of California, Santa Barbara January - March 2004, 2001 Taught ecology in EEMB 2 - Introductory Biology for majors Lecturer, University of California, Santa Barbara January - March 1998, 1996 Taught ecology in Biological Sciences 4B - Introductory Biology for majors Publications Borchert MI, CM Tyler Patterns of postfire flowering and fruiting in Chlorogalum pomeridianum var. pomeridianum in southern California chaparral. International Journal of Wildland Fire 18: Mahall BE, CM Tyler, ES Cole, C Mata A comparative study of oak seedling physiology during summer drought in southern California. American Journal of Botany 94(4):1 13. Tyler CM, FW Davis, BE Mahall The relative importance of factors affecting age-specific seedling survival of two co-occurring oak species in southern California. Forest Ecology and Management 255: Tyler CM, BE Mahall, FW Davis Influence of winter-spring livestock grazing on survival and growth of Quercus lobata and Q. agrifolia seedlings. In: Merenlender A, D McCreary, KL Purcell, tech. eds. Proceedings of the sixth symposium on oak woodlands: today's challenges, tomorrow's opportunities. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-217. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, pp Tyler CM, DC Odion, RM Callaway Dynamics of woody species in the California grassland. Pp (chapter 14), in Stromberg M, J Corbin, C D Antonio, editors. Ecology and Management of California grasslands. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA Tyler CM, MI Borchert Chaparral geophytes: fire and flowers. Fremontia 35(4):22-24.

3 C.M. Tyler -3- September 2009 Tyler CM, B Kuhn, FW Davis Demography and recruitment limitations of three oak species in California. Quarterly Review of Biology 81: Mahall B, F Davis, C Tyler Final report of the Santa Barbara County Oak Restoration Program Submitted to the Santa Barbara County Department of Planning and Development, Energy Division. 155pp. Odion D, C Tyler Recent fire history of maritime chaparral dominated by Arctostaphylos morroensis. Conservation Ecology 7(2): r6. Tyler C, M Borchert Reproduction and growth of the chaparral geophyte, Zigadenus fremontii (Liliaceae), in relation to fire. Plant Ecology 165(11): Tyler CM, BE Mahall, FW Davis, M Hall Factors limiting recruitment in valley and coast live oak. In: Standiford RB, D McCreary, KL Purcell, tech. coord. Proceedings of the fifth symposium on oak woodlands: oaks in California's changing landscape. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-184. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, pp Odion D, C Tyler Are long fire-free periods needed to maintain the endangered, fire-recruiting shrub Arctostaphylos morroensis (Ericaceae)? Conservation Ecology 6(2): 4. Tyler CM, DC Odion, D Meade, M Moritz Ecological studies of Morro Manzanita (Arctostaphylos morroensis): prescribed burning, seed ecology, and reproductive ecology. Report prepared for the California Department of Fish and Game, Species Conservation and Recovery Program. 38pp. Callaway RM, C Tyler Facilitation in rangelands: direct and indirect effects. Pp Proceedings of the VI International Rangeland Congress, vol 1. People and rangelands: building the future. Townsville, Australia. Tyler CM, DC Odion, D Meade Ecological studies of Morro Manzanita (Arctostaphylos morroensis): seed ecology and reproductive ecology. Report prepared for the California Department of Fish and Game, Species Conservation and Recovery Program. 30pp. Tyler CM Relative importance of factors contributing to postfire seedling establishment in maritime chaparral. Ecology 77(7): Tyler CM, DC Odion Ecological studies of Morro Manzanita (Arctostaphylos morroensis). Report prepared for the California Department of Fish and Game, Endangered Plant Program. 46pp. Tyler CM Factors contributing to postfire seedling establishment in chaparral: direct and indirect effects of fire. Journal of Ecology 83(6): Tyler CM, CM D'Antonio The effects of neighbors on the growth and survivorship of shrub seedlings following fire. Oecologia 102: D'Antonio CM, DC Odion, CM Tyler Invasion of maritime chaparral by the alien succulent Carpobrotus edulis: the role of fire and herbivory. Oecologia 95: Scientific Papers Presented Effects of rainfall, soil, and livestock grazing on dominance of California rangeland by an exotic annual Bromus species. Society for Range Management annual meetings, Albuquerque, New Mexico, February 2009 (C. D'Antonio presenting).

4 C.M. Tyler -4- September 2009 Interactions between livestock grazing, soil characteristics, and vegetation composition in coast range grasslands in central California. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, San Jose, California, August 2007 (C. D'Antonio presenting). Recruitment limitation in Quercus lobata and Q. agrifolia. For a special session on Large-scale experimentation and oak regeneration at the Society of American Foresters National Convention, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. October Influence of winter-spring livestock grazing on survival and growth of Quercus lobata and Q. agrifolia seedlings. Sixth symposium on oak woodlands: today's challenges, tomorrow's opportunities. Rohnert Park, California. October Effects of cattle grazing on herbaceous vegetation of oak savannas and woodlands in central California. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Portland, Oregon, August A comparative study of oak seedlings physiology during summer drought in southern California. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Portland, Oregon, August 2004 (B. Mahall presenting). Factors limiting recruitment in valley and coast live oak. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Tucson, Arizona. August Factors limiting recruitment in valley and coast live oak. Symposium on oak woodlands: oaks in California's changing landscape. San Diego, California. October The role of fire in the maintenance of a rare species of manzanita. Conference on fire management: emerging policies and new paradigms. Sponsored by California Association for Fire Ecology. San Diego, California. November Growth and reproduction of the geophyte, Zigadenus fremontii (Liliaceae), in response to fire. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Spokane, Washington. August Facilitation in rangelands: direct and indirect effects. VI International Rangeland Congress, Townsville, Australia. July Growth and reproduction of the geophyte, Zigadenus fremontii (Liliaceae), in response to fire. Conference on fire in California ecosystems: integrating ecology, prevention and management. Sponsored by UC Davis Extension. San Diego, California. November The performance of colonizing seedlings following a disturbance: local variation in resource competition? Ecological Society of America annual meeting, Madison, Wisconsin Factors affecting post-fire seedling establishment: an experimental analysis. European Ecological Congress, Marseilles, France The relative importance of fire, competition and herbivory to chaparral seedling establishment. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain Factors affecting seedling establishment after fire in coastal chaparral. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, San Antonio, Texas

5 C.M. Tyler -5- September 2009 Service Reviewer for papers submitted to: Ecology, Journal of Ecology, Oecologia, Journal of Vegetation Science, Plant Ecology, Restoration Ecology, Madroño, Canadian Journal of Forest Science, Journal of Biogeography, Diversity and Distributions, and others References: Dr. Carla D Antonio Univ. of CA, Santa Barbara phone (805) fax (805) Dr. Bruce Mahall Univ. of CA, Santa Barbara phone (805) fax (805) Dr. Frank Davis Univ. of CA, Santa Barbara phone (805) fax (805) Dr. Joseph Connell Univ. of CA, Santa Barbara phone (805) fax (805)