Road Ecology Center

Road Ecology Think Tank
	Dr. Alison M. Berry Professor, Department of Plant Sciences Director, UC Davis Road Ecology Center Email: amberry@ucdavis.edu Phone: 916-752-7683
Road Ecology Research Interest Dr. Berry's longterm research program focuses on biological nitrogen fixation and ecosystem nitrogen cycling patterns. Her interest in road ecology is twofold: to examine the impacts of vehicle emissions on roadside vegetation including shifts to invasive species, and on the microbial communities associated with these plant communities, that may in turn be determinants of community composition.
	Dr. Daniel Sperling Director, Institute of Transportation Studies Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering Email: dsperling@ucdavis.edu Phone: 530-752-7434
Road Ecology Research Interest Prof Sperling studies transportation and environmental policy. He is interested in analytical methods, public policies, and institutional structures that can be used to reconcile road benefits and ecological impacts in ways that lead to more efficient and socially beneficial transportation investments.
	Dr. Catherine A. Toft Section of Evolution & Ecology, Division of Biological Sciences and Center for Population Biology Email: catoft@ucdavis.edu Phone: (530) 752-7614, 1272
Road Ecology Research Interest Dr. Toft research involves analzing the impact of Off Highway Vehicle (OHV) usage on desert and dune ecosystem vegetation succession and plant demography; implications for road placements and restriction of OHV use.
	Dr. Susan Handy Associate Professor, Environmental Science and Policy Email: slhandy@ucdavis.edu Phone: 530-752-5878
Road Ecology Research Interest Susan handy studies travel behavior and specific factors leading to excess driving (Handy, et al. 2005). She has also comducted studies of the impact of highway bypasses on development patterns in small towns (Handy, et al. 2002).
	Dr. Susan Harrison Professor, Environmental Studies Davis Campus Director, UC Natural Reserve System Email: spharrison@ucdavis.edu Phone: (530) 752-7110
Road Ecology Research Interest Dr. Harrison studies California grasslands that are heavily invaded and largely dominated by Mediterranean annual species. Her research indicates that grasslands farther from roads are significantly less invaded and more native-dominated than grasslands closer to roads (Safford & Harrison 2001; Harrison, et al. 2002; Gelbard & Harrison 2003).
	Dr. Jim Quinn Professor, Environmental Science & Policy Co-Director, Information Center for the Environment College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Email: jfquinn@ucdavis.edu Phone: 530.752.8027
Road Ecology Research Interest Dr. Quinn directs activities at the Information Center for the Environment (ICE) and the National Biological Information Infrastructure's California Information Node (NBII-cain). He uses geospatial information technologies to assess biodiversity, land use, water quality, and ecosystem health and restoration - much of it as joint projects with state and federal agencies.