[Ccb_faculty] FW: THURSDAY @7pm - CalBotSoc Botany Speaker: Dr. Mitchell Coleman

Mon Jan 5 15:27:50 PST 2026

THURSDAY @7pm - CalBotSoc Botany Speaker: Dr. Mitchell Coleman

*From:* Membership [mailto:membership at calbotsoc.org]
*Sent:* Monday, January 5, 2026 3:07 PM
*To:* amy.litt at ucr.edu
*Subject:* THURSDAY @7pm - CalBotSoc Botany Speaker: Dr. Mitchell Coleman

*THURSDAY, January 8, 2025 7-8 pm PT*

Botany Speaker

*Mitchell Coleman*

*"Using Ecological Niche Breadth and Phylogeny to Evaluate Functional Trait
Variation in Halophytes"*

*TALK DESCRIPTION*

This talk draws from Mitchell’s recently completed doctoral research,
focusing on how functional traits and photosynthetic pathways shape
ecological niche breadth in halophytic (salt-loving) plants. Using local
and global trait datasets alongside a detailed analysis of saltbushes (
*Atriplex *sp.), Mitchell's research explores how physiology, environment,
and evolutionary history interact to influence halophyte distributions
across arid and saline systems, with broader implications for restoration
and conservation under global change.

*Information and Zoom Link*
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*BIO*

Mitchell Coleman is the Executive Director of the Tejon Ranch Conservancy.
Having grown up in Bakersfield, he has been connected to Tejon Ranch since
childhood, first visiting through Scouts BSA and developing an early
appreciation for the landscapes he now helps steward. In 2015, he received
a grant to conduct his master’s thesis research on the Ranch, an experience
that also led to an internship with the Conservancy. After joining the
organization as a staff biologist in 2017, he served as Conservation
Science Director from 2019 to 2025, overseeing science and stewardship
programs, coordinating research initiatives, and acting as the
Conservancy’s designated conservation easement monitor. He was appointed
Executive Director in December 2025.

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*UPCOMING DATES: *

*The California Botanical Society's Paul Silva Student Research Grant
Deadline is January 15th *

Funds: up to $1000
Application deadline: January 15, 2026

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*The California Botanical Society's 2026 banquet*
University of California, Merced
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Details and Registration to come

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