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Sweden's boreal forests
Sweden's boreal forests
Pre-commercial thinning and species selection in managed stands
Eastern Sierra Jeffrey Pines
Eastern Sierra Jeffrey Pines
Restoring forests to fire-adapted conditions
eCO2 Research on Seedlings
eCO2 Research on Seedlings
Using CO2 enrichment experiments to study interacting climate change effects
Field-based teaching as a tool for equity
Field-based teaching as a tool for equity
My pedagogy research examines (1) how field-based programs influence student peer networks; (2) how mentorship quality and composition interact with student identity in field settings. I most recently worked with the FUTURE in Biology team at UC Santa Cruz to generally characterize the mechanisms of field-based learning.
I presented my work at the Ecological Society of America in Baltimore this August! You can view the abstract for my talk here. Title: Social network analyses demonstrate community-building effects of ecology field programs.
PUBLICATIONS
Kouba, P. V., A. M. Latimer, D. J. N. Young, M. Odkins, D. M. Bell, I. R. Clark*, and M. P. North. Prescribed and natural fire help restore fire-adapted conditions in an Eastern Sierra Jeffrey pine forest. 2025. Forest Ecology and Management 595:123010.
Kouba, P. V., M.E. Gilbert, T.N. Buckley, A.M. Latimer. TinyCO2: High-performance, low-cost CO2 enrichment for field-grown plants. 2025. Methods in Ecology & Evolution 16:1389-1396.
Jevon, F. V., D. De La Cruz*, J. A. LaManna, A. K. Lang, D. A. Orwig, S. Record, P. V. Kouba, M. P. Ayres, and J. H. Matthes. 2022. Experimental and observational evidence of negative conspecific density dependence in temperate ectomycorrhizal trees. Ecology 103.
Nagy, R. C., J. K. Balch, … P. V. Kouba, … and K. Zhu. 2021. Harnessing the NEON data revolution to advance open environmental science with a diverse and data-capable community. Ecosphere 12:e03833.
In Review/Submitted/In Prep
Reynolds, A. H., E. Ho, … P. V. Kouba, … and A. Payne. The Queer & Trans Field Safety Assessment: a tool for supporting and protecting minoritized field scientists. The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America; In press.
Arcila Hernández, L. M., … P.V. Kouba, … Roxanne S. Beltran. So you want to teach a field-based course: a practical toolkit for teaching teams. Integrative Organismal Biology; in press.
Balachandran, L., H. A. Bhatti, P. V. Kouba, … Roxanne S. Beltran. Fostering Connection to People, Place, and Self through Field Biology Learning Experiences. In review (Integrative Organismal Biology)
Bhatti, Haider Ali, … P.V. Kouba, … Roxanne S. Beltran. Differential Item Functioning Analysis Reveals Equitable Confidence Development in Undergraduate Field Courses. In review (Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education).
Kouba, P. V., E. Holmström. Pre-commercial thinning in mixed forests: Growth gains offset extra browsing damage. In prep.
Kouba, P. V., L. Arcila Hernández, N. Kaplanis, L. Balachandran, H.A. Bhatti, E. Zavaleta, R.S. Beltran. Social network strength is key to positive effects of ecology field programs. In prep.
Kouba, P. V., M. E. Gilbert, T. N. Buckley, S. J. Perry*, S. N. Patwardhan*, A. M. Latimer. The rich get richer: Future CO2 levels are more beneficial to well-watered seedlings of native California oaks. In prep.
*Undergraduate researchers
ProQuest link to my Ph.D. Dissertation: "Once and Future Forests: Historical Reconstructions and Climate Change Experiments for California Pines and Oaks" (2024)
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