California Institute for Biodiversity
The California Institute for Biodiversity (CIB) advances partnerships and grows solutions to save, understand, and celebrate California’s remarkable diversity.
Projects
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Uncovering hidden insect diversity associated with a likely undescribed gall-forming midge
Does a likely undescribed species of gall-forming midge (pers. comm. Ray Gagné) on Eriodictyon plants (Yerba...
Macrofungi of the California archipelago
The eight islands of the California Archipelago are a well-studied biodiversity hotspot — but we know almost...
Specialist bees of the Californian deserts: Are they still here?
Specialist bees collect pollen from a narrow set of plants. Southern California’s deserts once hosted diverse...
Quantifying leaf beetle communities in the Diablo Range, CA
Natural History Museums (NHM) are critical to biodiversity research, and increasingly in evolution, genetics...
Documenting unique plant and insect species within Siskiyou County's biodiverse landscape
The biodiversity in Siskiyou County is inadequately documented because of prior inaccessibility. We seek...
Tick Walks: Population and seasonal dynamics of California ticks
Join us as we develop a community partnership with Bay Area community biology labs to collect and test ticks...
Moths from a flame: Surveying moth ecological succession as a factor of plant succession post-fire
I am studying the relationship between moths and plants in prescribed burned and unburned meadows at the...
Bacterial Biodiversity Within The Ballona Wetlands
The Ballona Wetlands are the largest wetlands in Los Angeles. Within the last 80 years urbanization has...
Documenting Fungi in California's Dense Oak Woodland.
Mushrooms are plentiful at Santa Rita, a 1,700 acre ranch in the heart of the coastal Adelaida Mountain...
Biodiversity of Serpents in Northern California
I frequently come across live and roadkill snakes in Northern California while roadcruising (herping). Vouchering...
Fungal diversity of Grass Lake, California's largest montane peatland
Grass Lake Research Natural Area, home to California’s largest peat-forming fen, is a rare montane ecosystem...
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Under the cormorant's wing: Sequencing California's missing fly
The seaweed fly Fucellia thinobia swarms visitors as they arrive at Alcatraz and the Farallon Islands. This...
Epiphytic cryptogam communities on San Bruno Mountain
San Bruno Mountain in the San Francisco Bay Area has sharp microclimate contrasts from summer fog. These...
Feeling Salty: What Insects Thrive in the San Francisco Bay Area's Former Salt Ponds?
The San Francisco Bay Area's salt ponds represent a vital part of California's history and biodiversity...
The evolutionary history of Banana Slugs (Gastropoda: Ariolimax): Native California slugs with a story to tell
The evolutionary relationships of California Banana slugs (genus Ariolimax) are unknown and unpublished...
Optimizing eDNA sampling: Which filters best capture marine biodiversity?
Recent trials in the Galapagos demonstrate that environmental DNA (eDNA) is a powerful biodiversity monitoring...
Discovering the fungal diversity of the Jepson Prairie Preserve
Biodiversity surveys often overlook fungi despite their importance. California’s Fungal Diversity Survey...
