Invasive plants disrupt many natural habitats. In the worst cases, invasive plants like mile-a-minute, cape ivy and kudzu ruthlessly choke out other plant life. This puts extreme pressure on native plants and animals, and threatened species may succumb to this pressure. Ultimately, invasive plants alter habitats and reduce biodiversity. My lab is investigating the effects and causes of cape ivy's invasion. We have mapped Cape Ivy on Skyline's campus (http://www.calflora.org/).

The following were presented at the Skyline Research Symposium:

* Comparison of the Soil Microbiomes of Delairea odorata and California Native Plants. Janah May Oclaman, Pinkal Tandel, and Christine Case (2017)

• Delairea odorata's Offensive and Defensive Physiology. Sam Reveles, Aulani Saizon, and Christine Case (2015)

• The Impact Of The Invasive Plant Delairea odorata On Carbon Cycling. Ronnette Biancah Naungayan, Jaimelynn B. Alvarez, and Christine Case (2015)

• Effects of Invasive Cape Ivy on the Mycorrhizal Presence in California Native Plants. Rene Vasquez, Irene Sequeira, and Christine Case (2015)

The following were presented at SACNAS and have been published in SACNAS conference abstracts:

• Comparison and Characterization of the Soil Microbiomes of Delairea odorata and California Native Plants. Janah May Oclaman. Mentor: Christine Case (2017)

• Comparison of the Phylloplane Microbiota of Invasive Delairea and Native Plants. Ben Liu and Stephen Situ. Mentor: Christine Case. (2016)

• Performance Comparisons of Co-Occurring Native Baccharis and Invasive Delairea. Sam Reveles and Christine Case (2015)

• Photosynthetic Characteristics of Invasive Delairea odorata and Native Coastal Sage Scrub Plants. Jean Luke Campos and Christine Case (2014)

• Allelopathy and Biotoxicity of Cape Ivy Delairea odorata. Alyssa Koszis and Christine Case (2013)

• The Effects of Cape Ivy on Soil Microbial Populations. Keefah Khalil and Christine Case (2013)

• The Impact Of The Invasive Plant Delairea odorata On Carbon Cycling. Ronnette Biancah Naungayan, Jaimelynn B. Alvarez, and Christine Case (2013)

• Antifungal Properties of Cape Ivy (Delairea odorata) and Its Potential to Prevent Post Harvest Decay. Lynn Huyn, Reema Eid, and Christine Case (2012)

• Effects of Invasive Cape Ivy on the Mycorrhizal Presence in California Native Plants. Rene Vasquez, Irene Sequeira, and Christine Case (2012)

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