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Research Interests
Here at UM, my current research is primarily focused on identifying and overcoming barriers to ecological restoration success. Through understanding what the potential barriers to ecological restoration success are, we then can more effectively direct our efforts to ameliorate those constraints. Within this framework, my research pulls from multiple fields including plant, soil, and rangeland ecology. I have taught undergraduate and graduate courses in rangeland management and ecology, vegetation monitoring and assessment, and restoration ecology.
Education/Academic qualification
Bachelor, Biology, Southern Oregon University
PhD, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Corrigendum to ‘Integrating Erosion Models Into Land Health Assessments to Better Understand Landscape Condition’
Wheeler, B., Webb, N., Williams, J., Faist, A., Edwards, B. E., Herrick, J., Lepak, N., Kachergis, E., McCord, S., Newingham, B., Pietrasiak, N. & Toledo, D., May 2025, In: Rangeland Ecology and Management. 100, p. 76-77 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Corrigenda / Errata
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Dust transport pathways from The Great Basin
Treminio, R. S., Webb, N. P., Dhital, S., Faist, A., Newingham, B., Brungard, C., DuBois, D., Edwards, B. L. & Kachergis, E., Mar 2025, In: Aeolian Research. 72, 100958.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hidden biodiversity: Dryland soil seed banks across ecological sites and states
Romig, K. B., James, D. K., Maxwell, C. J., Bestelmeyer, B. T., Brown, J. R., Salley, S. W. & Faist, A. M., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Arid Environments. 227, 105307.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nurse plant shading is more important than soil fertility for dryland plant recruitment and diversity
Ferrenberg, S., Rabinowich, M., Faist, A. & Lee, S. R., Sep 2025, In: Journal of Ecology. 113, 9, p. 2639-2651 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Practitioner tools for addressing knowing–doing gaps in seed-based restoration
Young, K. E., Bishop, T. B. B., Johnson, D. B., Gunnell, K., Faist, A., Garbowski, M., Kildisheva, O., Neumann, D. & Gornish, E., May 2025, In: Restoration Ecology. 33, 4, e70043.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations