Mark R. Stromberg

Resident Reserve Director
Hastings Natural History Reservation

University of California
Hastings Natural History Reserve
38601 E. Carmel Valley Road
Carmel Valley, CA 93924

Office 831 659 2664
Cell: 831 594 1664
Email stromberg@berkeley.edu

Position      
   Resident Reserve Director Hastings Natural History Reserve University of California, Berkeley 1989-present
   Academic Coordinator Museum of Vertebrate Zoology University of California, Berkeley 1989-present

Education
   University of Wisconsin, Madison Zoology Ph.D. 1979
   Univeristy of Wisconsin, Madison Zoology M.S. 1975
   Colorado State University Wildlife Biology B.S. 1973

Field Station Activities, Planning and Development Projects, and Other National Scientific Programs:
The Hastings Natural History Reservation is a remote coastal range valley and ridge research and teaching facility in the Santa Lucia mountains in central, coastal California. Hastings was established in 1937 as a field station of the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, of the University of California, Berkeley for advanced research and teaching in field biology. As Resident Reserve Director, I coordinate all the research on the reserve, manage the facility maintenance, developed, administer and maintain the reserve’s computer network, serve as data manager and web manager, plan long-term projects, host visiting groups, represent the reserve to local and regional organizations and government agencies, represent the reserve in national and regional organization (e. g. CalEON, California Biodiversity Center, Organization of Biological Field Stations, UC Natural Reserve System, etc.), oversee reserve safety and animal care issues, and co-PI grants to the reserve.

Major National Activities Over the Past Five Years
Network Coordinator and Website Manager; Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS, 1995-2005). Initiated the OBFS website, and have managed the development of the website to include databases for membership information, advertising positions at field stations, information on each field station. Served on OBFS committees to develop operations manual for field stations, long-range plans, data and information management plans, and strategic planning. Implemented ecological metadata catalog developed as Core Network Investigator of the NSF-funded RCN project, “Resource Discovery Initiative for Field Stations” (RDIFS). Worked to implement the ecological metadata catalog in the UC Natural Reserve System, OBFS and Ecological Society of America. Chair of the Long-term Studies Section, Ecological Society of America (2002-2005). Hosted NEON planning workshop on Biodiversity at Hastings in 2004, participated in CalEON and COREO planning workshops (2005).

Research- Plant Community Ecology of Grasslands
Grasslands are the most threatened ecosystems of North America, and California grasslands are the most diverse and rarest natural communities. I have pursued collaborative research of grassland animals and ecological analysis of the grasslands in Wyoming, Arizona and California. I am actively involved in basic research in restoration ecology in California grasslands. I am the lead editor for a multi-authored book on the ecology and management of California grasslands for the UC Press (2005-2006). I have lead or participated in workshops on California grassland ecology at the National Center for Ecological Analaysis and Synthesis. I am collaborating with several plant ecologists in long-term research on the changes in grasslands at Hastings, including soil microbial activity and carbon sequestration.

Synergistic Activities and Professional Affiliations
Chair Long-term Studies Section, Ecological Society of America 2001-2005
Committee Co-Chair UC Natural Reserve System, Information Management Committee 2000-present
Executive Board Member Organization of Biological Field Stations 1987-present
Core Network Investigator NSF-RCN Project, Resource Discovery Initiative for Field Stations 2002-present
Executive Committee Organization of Biological Field Stations 1995-present
Advisory Board Pebble Beach Open Space Advistory Committee 1995-2002
Advisory Board Moro-Cojo Slough, Elkhorn Slough Foundation/Moss Landing Marine Lab 2004-present
Advisory Board Ventana Wilderness Society 2000-present
Advisory Board City of Pacific Grove- Crespi Pond Natural Area 2002-present
President California Native Grass Association , (Co-Founder 1991) 1998-1999
Executive Board California Native Grass Association 1991-1999
Steering Committee Carmel Middle School, Habitat Project 2001-present
Committee Member Berkeley Natural History Field Stations 2003-present

Selected Publications:
    Stromberg, M. R. , Corbin, J. and C. D'Antonio. 2007. California Grasslands: Ecology and Management. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 390 pp.
   Potoff, M., L. E. Jackson, I. Ramirez, M. R. Stromberg, and D. E. Rolston. 2005. Soil biological and chemical properties in restored perennial grassland in California. Restoration Ecology 13:61-73.
   Steenwerth, K. L., L. E. Jackson, F. J. Calderón, M. R. Stromberg, and K. M. Scow. 2002. Soil microbial community composition and land use history in cultivated and grassland ecosystems of coastal California. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 34:1599-1611.
    D'Antonio, C. M., D. F. W., A. Glazer, S. Harrison, D. McCreary, D. Press, J. Reichman, K. Rice, M. R. Stromberg, J. Thompson, and C. Tyler. 2002. Coast Ranges Oak Woodland Network: long-term research, monitoring and training to restore and manage oak woodlands and grasslands in California's coast ranges. Final Report and Proposal for Funding to the David and Lucile Packard Foundation Office of the President, and University of California at Berkleey, Davis, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz, Oakland, CA. 250 pp.
   Hamilton, J. G., J. R. Griffin, and M. R. Stromberg. 2002. Long-Term population dynamics of native Nassella bunchgrasses in unmanaged stands in central California. Madrono 49:274-284.
   Stromberg, M. R., and J. R. Griffin. 1996. Long-term patterns in coastal California grasslands in relation to cultivation, gophers and grazing. Ecological Applications 6:1189-1211.
   Stromberg, M. R. 1990. Habitat, movements and roost characteristics of Montezuma quail in southeastern Arizona. Condor 92:229-236.
   Brady, W. W., M. R. Stromberg, E. F. Aldon, C. D. Bonham, and S. Henry. 1989. Response of a semidesert grassland to 16 years of rest from grazing. Journal of Range Management 42:284-288.