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Suzanne Langridge

Ph.D. 2008, Environmental Studies
Jointly advised with Dan Doak, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Suzanne Langridge   Contested landscapes: can scientific information and collaborative processes lead to success in large-scale restoration projects

The Janzen-Connell hypothesis predicts that host-specific pathogens present in the soil around parent trees lead to higher disease-induced seedling mortality. Some authors have also argued that shared AM fungi among conspecifics can lead to greater survival. In addition to conspecifics, closely related plant species are more likely to share pathogens and mycorrhizal symbionts than are more distantly related species. The research proposes to test whether there is a phylogenetic signal in the way that established tree species can facilitate or deter the subsequent establishment of secondary tree species by the degree to which species share deleterious or beneficial organisms like pathogens and mycorrhizae. Research will take place within a pre-existing large-scale reforestation initiative that aims to test the viability of planting a variety of native tree species across a range of climatic and edaphic conditions within Panama (Prorena project). Results from this research will inform managers and researchers working in tropical regions about how to plan a multi-species restoration plantation based on the phylogenetic relationship of the tree species.   more research interests...
Email: sml <at> ucsc.edu     Office:
Snail-mail: Suzanne Langridge, Environmental Studies, 1156 High St., University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA		  

 

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Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae

Suzanne Langridge

Education
University of California Santa Cruz (Ph.D. 2008) Environmental Studies (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
Smith College (BS, Biology 1991)
School for Field Studies, Kenya (1989)

Honors
Western Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Fellowship 2006-8
CALFED Science Fellowship 2005-8
National Science Foundation, Center for Informal Learning and Schools Fellowship 2004-6
David Gaines Award, Environmental Studies Department, UCSC 2005 STEPS Institute Graduate Grant 2005
STEPS Institute Interdisciplinary Research Grant 2004
Paul A. Steward Award, Wilson Ornithological Society 2003
Association of Avian Veterinarians Conservation Grant 2002
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Environmental Studies Department, UCSC 2001
Environmental Studies Departmental Grant, UCSC 2001-5
Kathleen Anderson Award, Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences 2001
Marilyn C. Davis Memorial Scholarship for Women in Science, UCSC 2001,5
Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems Grant, UCSC 2001,3
Marilyn Justman Memorial Scholarship, UCSC 2001 Explorers Club Grant 2001
Smithsonian Fellowship 2000
Star Award - USGS Biological Resources Division 1998
Council Commendation Award. Golden Gate Raptor Observatory 1992 Smith College Tropical Biology Program Travel Grant 1991

Select Recent Publications
Langridge, S. (In revision) Limited effects of large-scale restoration on seed banks in agriculture. Restoration Ecology.
Langridge, S. (In review) Distribution and behavior of bird pests and pest-predators at the interface of agriculture and restored riparian forest. Ecological Applications.
Gilbert, G., E. Howard, B. Ayala, M. Bonilla, J. Cummings, S. Langridge, I. M. Parker, J. Pasari, D. Schweizer, and S. Swope. (In review). Beyond the tropics: diversity, size distribution, and spatial structure in a mapped temperate forest. Journal of Vegetation Science.
Kelley, J., M. Johnson, S. Langridge, M. Whitfield. 2008. The Efficacy of Stable Isotope Ratios in Assigning Endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatchers to Breeding and Wintering Sites. Ecological Applications 18(3):568-576.
Danner, R.M., S. Langridge, T. Dietsch. 2008. The nest and eggs of Prevost’s ground sparrow (Melozone biarcuata), group Biarcuata in Mexico. Ornitologia Neotropical 19: 283–285.
Langridge, S., M. Buckley, K.D. Holl. 2007. Strategies for overcoming obstacles to restoring natural capital: Large-scale restoration on the Sacramento River. Chapter 17 in Aronson, J., S. Milton, and J. Blignaut (editors) Restoring Natural Capital: Science, Business and Practice. Island Press.
Center for Tropical Research in Ecology, Agriculture and Development Working Group. 2005. Book Review: Making Parks Work: Thought-provoking Argument, Not a Guide. Conservation Biology 19:279-81.
Perfecto, I, J. Vandermeer, G. Lopez, G. Ibarra, R. Greenberg, P. Bichier, and S. Langridge. 2004. Greater predation in shaded coffee farms: role of resident neotropical birds. Ecology 85(10): 2677-2681.
M. Sogge, J.Owen, E. Paxton S. Langridge, and T.Koronkiewicz. 2001. Targeted Mist Net Capture Technique for the Willow Flycatcher. Western Birds 32(3).

Select professional experience
2008-present Lecturer, University of California Santa Cruz
2006-2007 Research Associate, The Nature Conservancy, Chico, CA

Select teaching experience
Restoration Ecology, Animal Ecology and Conservation

Teaching assistant for Environmental Geology, Restoration Ecology, Tropical Ecology, Conservation Biology, Future of theRainforest, Natural History of the Birds.
   

 

 
Expanded Research Interests.