Justin Luong
Assistant Professor - Rangeland Science & Management
Research in Dr. Luong’s lab focuses on adapting restoration practices for changing climates and integrating socio-economic and management perspectives to understand rangeland ecology. Lab members engage in hands-on learning opportunities that inform real-world rangeland restoration and management projects to cultivate a diverse and inclusive learning environment.
See more at www.justinluong.com.
Education
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Cruz, Environmental Studies
M.A. University of California, Santa Cruz, Environmental Studies
B.S. University of California, Santa Barbara, Environmental Studies
Courses Taught
RRS 306 – Rangeland Resource Principles
RRS 370 – Rangeland Ecology
RRS 430 – Rangeland Restoration
RRS 499 – Directed Study in Rangeland Sciences
SCI 100 – Becoming a STEM Professional in the 21st Century
Current Graduate Students
| Name | Thesis |
|---|---|
| Ernesto Chavez-Velasco | Integrating plant traits with site characterizations to support biodiverse California coastal grassland restoration |
Publications
15) Muramoto J, Flores R, Jones A, Luong J. 2024. Utilizing Traditional Ecological Knowledge to Tend Geophytes on the Central Coast of California. In J. Habu (Eds.) Agroecology, Sustainable Food Production and Landscape Conservation: International Collaborations between Japan and the Americas (98-105).
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14) Yang X, Loik ME, Wu X, Luong JC, Wei X, Li L. 2024. Drought and vegetation restoration lead to shifts in soil microbial diversity and co‐occurrence networks in California coastal prairie. Plant and Soil. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-024-06625-7
13) Medina-van Berkum P, Schmöckel E, Bischoff A, Carrasco-Farias N, Catford JA, Feldmann R, Groten K, Henry HAL, Bucharova A, Hänniger S, Luong JC, Oetama VSP, Pärtel M, Power SA, Villellas J, Welk E, Wingler A, Rothe B, Gershenzon J, Reichelt M, Roscher C, Unsicker SB. 2024. Plant geographic distribution influences chemical defences in native and introduced Plantago lanceolata populations. Functional Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14535
12) Nolan MP, Luong JC, Valliere JM, Mazer SJ, D’Antonio CM. 2023. Rethinking local seed sourcing for the restoration of a foundational grass species in California. Restoration Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13992
11) Luong JC, Press DM, Holl KD. 2023. Lessons learned from an interdisciplinary evaluation of long-term restoration outcomes on 37 restored coastal grasslands in California. Biological Conservation 280(109956). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.109956
10) #Luong JC, Villanueva EM, Bauman TA. 2023. Native and invasive bunchgrasses have different responses to trail disturbance on California coastal prairies. Plant Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-022-01284-z
9) Toone TA, Ahler SJ, Larson JE, Luong JC, Martinez-Baena F, Ordóñez-Parra CA, Silva MC, van der Ouderaa IBC. 2022. Inclusive restoration: Ten recommendations to support LGBTQ+ researchers in restoration science. Restoration Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13743
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8) Holl KD, Luong JC, Brancalion PHS. 2022. Overcoming biotic homogenization in ecological restoration. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2022.05.002
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7) Luong JC, Loik ME. 2022. Adjustments in physiological and morphological traits suggest drought-induced competitive release of some California plants. Ecology and Evolution 12(4): e8773. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8773
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6) Luong JC. 2022. Non-periodic grassland restoration management can promote native woody shrub encroachment. Restoration Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13650
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5) +Motta CI, Luong JC, Seltmann KC. 2022. Plant-arthropod interactions of an endangered California lupine. Ecology and Evolution.
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4) Luong JC, Holl KD, Loik ME. 2021. Leaf traits and phylogeny explain plant survival and community dynamics in response to extreme drought in a restored coastal grassland. Journal of Applied Ecology 58(8): 1670-1680. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13909
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3) Luong JC, Loik, ME. 2021. Selecting coastal California prairie species for climate-smart grassland restoration. Grasslands 31(1): 4-9.
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2) Luong JC, Nolan MN, Stratton LC. 2019. The importance of pilot studies and understanding microhabitat requirements when reintroducing endemic plants during coastal dune restoration. Journal of Coastal Conservation 23: 552-562. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11852-019-00684-0
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3-min Video Summary
1) Luong JC, Turner PL, Phillipson CN, Seltmann KC. 2019. Local grassland restoration affects insect communities. Ecological Entomology 44(4): 471-479. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.12721
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+Mentorship paper #Published with undergrads
