Welcome to Dr. Karen Holl's Research Lab Website
Research in Dr. Holl’s lab focuses on understanding factors limiting recovery of ecosystems from human-induced disturbance and using this information to design restoration strategies. Members of the Holl lab work in a range of ecosystems in California (riparian forest, coastal prairie, and chaparral) and in the neotropics (Costa Rica, Panama, and Mexico). Lab members work closely with land owners and conservation organizations to exchange information about ecosystem restoration, and aim to apply the results of their research to land management and policy decisions. Several lab members are members of the Center for Tropical Research on Ecology, Agriculture, and Development.
It's the fog.
April 2011: Mike Vasey was featured in the Spring 2011 edition of the Transect (29:1), publication of the University of California Natural Reserve System. Mike's research addresses the causes of manzanita diversification in maritime chaparral, "the Galapagos of the coast". "It's the fog" he quips! Click here for a link to the article.
Holl Lab Group (left to right): Tara Cornelisse, Lewis Reed, Karen Holl, Jorge Torres-Ortega, Leighton Reid, Daniella Schweizer, Michael Vasey. Photo by Tim Duane.