Field work

Summer in the Great Basin
The deserts project team visits Deep Springs for summer field work
Jun 13, 2026
Summer in the Great Basin
Field work in Southern California
The deserts project team takes on the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts!
Mar 13, 2026
Field work in Southern California
Great Basin Desert Field Work
First desert trip of the season!
Jan 27, 2026
Great Basin Desert Field Work
Second season of field work on San Bruno Mountain
This summer, MEEP Lab went back to San Bruno Mountain to launch iButton temperature and humidity loggers.
Aug 4, 2025
Field work on San Bruno Mountain
A summer of hiking and surveying on San Bruno Mountain, surrounded by moss, lichen, and ever-changing weather.
Jul 20, 2024
Field work in SW Utah

The Rothfels and Rushworth Labs headed to SW Utah for 10 days of fieldwork in the deserts and the mountains.

May 29, 2023
Field work in SW Utah
Transcriptomic effects of acute ultraviolet radiation exposure on two Syntrichia mosses
Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a major environmental stressor for terrestrial plants. Here we investigated genetic responses to acute …
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Transcriptomic effects of acute ultraviolet radiation exposure on two Syntrichia mosses
Natural ultraviolet radiation exposure alters photosynthetic biology and improves recovery from desiccation in a desert moss
Plants in dryland ecosystems experience extreme daily and seasonal fluctuations in light, temperature, and water availability. We used …
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Natural ultraviolet radiation exposure alters photosynthetic biology and improves recovery from desiccation in a desert moss
Life under quartz: Hypolithic mosses in the Mojave Desert
Several species of dryland cyanobacteria are known to occur as hypoliths under semi-translucent rocks. In the Mojave Desert, these …
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Life under quartz: Hypolithic mosses in the Mojave Desert
Fieldwork-wildlife conflicts
Or, how desert woodrats tried to sabotage my dissertation.
Sep 17, 2019
Fieldwork-wildlife conflicts