Sandquist Lab

Plant physiological ecology and ecosystem ecology of deserts from the lab of Dr. Darren Sandquist at California State University, Fullerton

[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

The #csuf Channel Islands native plants garden is looking great even in the heat of summer. Happy to see #monarchs on the narrow-leaf milkweeds

[CSU Desert Studies @desertstudies]

The Presch #scholarship is available for undergraduate and graduate research in CA deserts! $400 and fee waivers at the #CSU #DesertStudiesCenter at #Zzyzx! Application deadline Nov 1. Apply here: https://t.co/GXiJlAIqNg…

[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

@BitterWaterBlue Ahhhh.... thanks for the smiles. Maybe next, add music?

[Loralee Larios @loraleelarios]

I began my path in #ecology because of @SCERP Southern California Ecosystems Research Program @csufbio

Help train and support more #BIPOCinSTEM #FirstGenInSTEM #WomenInSTEM #LGBTQinSTEM in #ecology by donating
https://t.co/WLDeVl0g6M #CSUFImpact

[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

@MkirbyE Best political yard sign I’ve seen this year
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[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

@M_J_Spasojevic Maybe ask Jim Andre. Saw a talk by him about this, albeit focused on Mojave spp.

[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

@SMWadgymar @BotanyRules Extravagant: airtight tube with desiccant, -30 freezer. Low budget: sealed (presumably airtight) tube, room temp, ambient humidity usually 20-40%. Results after 18 years... no sig diff. 60-70% germination. (But results probably vary by spp.)

[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

@LAevolving @hollyernest Hmm. Might this explain why I haven’t seen an Anna’s in my coastal OC yard for more than a year? Anna’s used to outnumber Allen’s 10:1 at least. Now they’re gone.

[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

💔😢💔

[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

@JBYoder @JTGenome Oh and it also really sucks!!!

[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

@sweetlynnc @lifedispersing @naomibot @tjalamont (Not surprised to find this thread among you Mojave fans.) We’ve watched recovery at a 2006 burn and have seen little to none over 14 yrs. But those have been some dry years. The adjacent in-tact JT woodland has dense native shrub, but also lots of Bromus!!

[CSUFullertonGeology @CSUFGeology]

Internship available to CSU undergrad & graduate women in #STEM, in partnership between Mojave Desert Land Trust & Bureau of Land Mngmnt.
Applications & Resumes due Aug. 21 to [email protected]
Women in Science Discovering Our Mojave (WISDOM) Project starts Sept. 8 @desertstudies

[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

Avery did a super job with this amazing long-term data set. Shout out to the many @csuf @csufbio students that contributed to data collection over the years.

[Jim Ehleringer @ehleringer]

Avery Driscoll's PNAS paper on long-term changes in intrinsic water-use efficiency in #Encelia farinosa with #climatechange has just been published, https://t.co/3dOrdjXN8N

[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

DEPRAVED 2020 was unlike any other - delayed to June, and with a crew of but three. Easy to distance 6 m when working in the wide-open of the Mojave. We missed you Jim @ehleringer #Encelia #covidsafe #fieldwork

[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

@MkirbyE @CSUFGeology Was the trail crowded?

[CSUFBIOLOGY @csufbio]

Way to go Dr. Cohen! https://t.co/3Aiy3WMlOc #csuf #outstandingteaching @csufcnsm

[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

@MkirbyE @csuf @CSUFGeology Hey Kirby, do this new lake next. https://t.co/c1ljF6nSAh

[CSU Desert Studies @desertstudies]

Our pick for #WildlifeWednesday is the Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes). It moves in a sideways motion by manipulating it's body in S-shape curves. Each curve is a point of contact with the ground and creates friction to lift and push itself forward over loose sandy substrates.

[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

Excellent choice.

[CSU Desert Studies @desertstudies]

It's #flowerFriday featuring Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa), a common shrub found on rocky slopes throughout the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. We hope its eye-popping yellow inflorescence brightens your day!
#csudesertstudies #mojavenationalpreserve #desert #desertflowers

[Sandquist Lab @SandquistLab]

Excellent choice!

[CSU Desert Studies @desertstudies]

It's #flowerFriday featuring Brittlebush (Encelia farinosa), a common shrub found on rocky slopes throughout the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. We hope its eye-popping yellow inflorescence brightens your day!
#csudesertstudies #mojavenationalpreserve #desert #desertflowers