Bartolome Group
James Bartolome
Professor of the Graduate School
Email: jwbart@berkeley.edu
Office: 321 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-642-7945
Lab Phone: 510-642-7945
Fax: 510-642-5438
Research Group(s): Bartolome Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Rangeland ecology and management
Research Description
Rangeland ecosystems form extensive wildland landscapes visually dominated by grassland, shrubland, and savanna vegetation. Two important natural processes that control the structure and function of these ecosystems are herbivory and fire. Successful restoration, conservation, and…[read more]
Gareth Fisher
Graduate Student
Email: garethfisher@berkeley.edu
Research Group(s): Bartolome Group Huntsinger Group
Michele Hammond
Staff Research Associate
Email: michelehammond@berkeley.edu
Office: 304 Hilgard Hall
Lab Phone: 510-643-1367
Research Group(s): Bartolome Group
Research Interests
Grassland ecology
Lynn Huntsinger
Professor Rangeland Ecology and Management, and Chair, Division of Society and Environment
Email: huntsinger@berkeley.edu
Office: 313 Hilgard Hall; Lab: 10 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-685-1884
Website(s): Huntsinger Lab
Research Group(s): Bartolome Group Huntsinger Group
Office Hours: Spring 2013: Tuesdays 9:45-11, starting the second week of classes.
Research Interests
Rangeland conservation and management
Research Description
Whether the topic is Inner Mongolian herders or California ranchers, extensive livestock production on rangelands requires negotiation between demand for a relatively predictable flow of products and the inherent unpredictability of an arid rangeland environment….[read more]
Luke T. Macaulay
PhD Candidate
Email: luke.macaulay@gmail.com
Office: 3 Mulford Hall
Phone: 703-798-8459
Research Group(s): Barrett Group Bartolome Group Huntsinger Group
Research Interests
Economic and Environmental Impacts of Wildlife Management in Rangelands
Research Description
I study how policy that regulates hunting and management for hunting impacts environmental and economic factors on privately owned rangelands. I’m evaluating these impacts in oak savannas in Spain, Texas, and California, three places with unique policy…[read more]
Sheri Spiegal
Research Description
Erica N. Spotswood
Postdoctoral Researcher
Email: espots@berkeley.edu
Office: 147 Hilgard Hall
Lab Phone: 510-642-1334
Website(s): Research Website
Research Group(s): Bartolome Group Suding Group
Research Description
I am currently a postdoctoral scholar in Katharine Suding’s lab at the University of California, Berkeley. I am an ecologist interested in how species interactions structure plant communities. Much of my research has focused on…[read more]

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