Corinna Riginos
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Corinna Riginos
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I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Graduate Group in Ecology at the University of California, Davis. My research focuses on the vegetation dynamics and community ecology of arid and semi-arid grazing systems. I am generally interested in natural resource management and conservation in areas that serve both human and conservation interests.
Before coming to UC Davis, I conducted research on shrub population and community dynamics in the Succulent Karoo biome, South Africa, and on drought stress tolerance in a New England herb. I am currently working with Truman Young on his ongoing study of how different herbivore guilds affect community dynamics in a Kenyan savanna system. Specifically, I am studying tree-grass interactions and the effects of wild versus domestic ungulate herbivores on these interactions. I am also studying the many consequences of differences in tree density in the savanna landscape - for plants as well as wild and domestic herbivores. An understanding of these issues is important in a landscape where human interests, such as cattle grazing and charcoal production, often make use of the same resources as the indigenous wildlife.
Please click on the above links for more information on my research.