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Elizabeth Leger

Director of the Museum of Natural History Foundation Professor

University of Nevada, Reno

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College of Science

Biology

Graduate School

Elizabeth Leger is currently serving as a Biology Director of the Museum of Natural History Foundation Professor at University of Nevada, Reno.

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University of Nevada, Reno

Director of the Museum of Natural History Foundation Professor

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ecology environmental science vegetation science botany evolutionary biology plant science applied ecology restoration ecology plant ecology agricultural economics conservation biology forestry invasion biology sustainable agriculture evolutionary ecology climate change forest ecology arid environments land use wildlife avian biology ecosystems great basin applied plant ecology land restoration livestock science adaptation biological invasions landscape ecology crop improvement regenerative agriculture agronomy crop establishment invasive species drylands local adaptation land degradation pest science fire ecology spatial ecology terrestrial ecology plant biology plant diversity natural restoration plant physiology ecological applications wildlife ecology soil ecology soil restoration molecular ecology evolutionary genetics breeding behavior habitat reconstruction vegetation history rangeland productivity climate variability specie distribution natural diversity natural selection macroecology plant genomics establishment success invasive california poppies invasive species management native plants invasive annual grass rubber rabbitbrush cheatgrass die-offs seed source fire history seed transfer zones population ecology remnant native plants invaded communities adaptive value great basin plants rapid evolution population biology

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Unexpected Productivity and Invasion Resistance From Plant Communities Assembled From Allopatric Populations. Authorea (Authorea) (2025)

Alison AgnerayThomas ParchmanMatthew ForisterElizabeth Leger

plant communitiesallopatric populationsunexpected productivityinvasion resistanceevolutionary ecologyplant ecologyecology

Climate, Weather, and Geography Shape Seed Mass Variation and Decline Across Western North America. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Leah J. LenzoMatthew L. ForisterPeggy OlwellElizabeth A. Leger

geographyenvironmental scienceclimate changewestern north americaecology

Local Adaptation to Climate Facilitates a Global Invasion. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Diana GambaMegan L. VahsenToby M. MaxwellNikki PirtelSeth RomeroJustin J. Van EeAmanda PennAayudh DasRotem Ben-ZeevOwen BaughmanC. Sean BlaneyRandy BodkinsShanta Budha-MagarStella M. CopelandShannon L. Davis-FoustAlvin DiamondRyan C. DonnellyPeter W. DunwiddieDavid J. EnsingThomas A. EverestHolly HoitinkMartin C. HoldregeRuth A. HufbauerSigitas JuzėnasJesse M. KalwijEkaterina KashirinaSangtae KimMarcin KliszAlina KlyuevaMichel LangeveldSamuel LutfyDaniel MartinChristopher L. MerkordJohn W. MorganDávid U. NagyJacqueline P. OttRadoslaw PuchalkaLysandra A. PyleLeonid RasranBrian G. RectorChristoph RoscheMarina SadykovaRobert K. ShriverAlexandr StanislavschiBrian M. StarzomskiRachel L. StoneKathryn G. TurnerAlexandra K. UrzaAcer VanWallendaelCarl-Adam WegenschimmelJustin ZweckCynthia S. BrownElizabeth A. LegerDana M. BlumenthalMatthew J. GerminoLauren M. PorenskyMevin B. HootenPeter B. AdlerJesse R. Lasky

global invasionecology evolutioninvasive speciesrange shiftevolutionary biologygenetic variationinvasion biologygreat basinrange expansionbiological invasionsecologypopulation genetics

Nontarget Effects of Herbicides on Annual Forbs and Seeded Grass in the Great Basin, United States, Are Partially Offset by Planting Depth and Application Rate. Restoration Ecology (2024)

Laura C. ShriverJohn C. TullElizabeth A. Leger

forestryagricultural impactsannual forbsenvironmental sciencenatural resource managementenvironmental researchrestoration ecologyecologyapplication ratepest sciencenontarget effectsland restorationplant sciencesustainable agricultureagronomycrop improvementgreat basinapplied ecologysoil restorationcrop yieldsland useagricultural economics

Does a History of Population Co‐Occurrence Predict Plant Performance, Community Productivity, or Invasion Resistance?. Ecology (2023)

Alison C. AgnerayMatthew L. ForisterThomas L. ParchmanElizabeth A. Leger

ecologycommunity productivityinvasion resistance

Environment Predicts the Maintenance of Reproductive Isolation in a Mosaic Hybrid Zone of Rubber Rabbitbrush. Evolution (2023)

Trevor M FaskeAlison C AgnerayJoshua P JahnerCarolina Osuna-MascaróLana M ShetaBryce A RichardsonElizabeth A LegerThomas L Parchman

rubber rabbitbrushadaptationenvironmental scienceanimal ecologyanimal reproductionevolutionary ecologybreeding behaviorbiological evolutionmosaic hybrid zoneconservation biologyreproductive isolationecologyevolutionary biology

Fine‐Scale Spatial Genetic Structure in a Locally Abundant Native Bunchgrass ( Achnatherum Thurberianum ) Including Distinct Lineages Revealed Within Seed Transfer Zones. Evolutionary Applications (2023)

Carolina Osuna‐MascaróAlison C. AgnerayLanie M. GallandElizabeth A. LegerThomas L. Parchman

geneticsvegetation scienceevolutionary geneticsevolutionary ecologyseed transfer zonesecologyplant ecologybotanyevolutionary biology

Not All Seed Transfer Zones Are Created Equal: Using Fire History to Identify Seed Needs in the Cold Deserts of the Western United States. Restoration Ecology (2023)

Sarah C. BargaFrancis F. KilkennyScott JensenSarah M. KulpaAlison C. AgnerayElizabeth A. Leger

forestrybiogeographyenvironmental sciencevegetation sciencerestoration ecologyseed transfer zoneslivestock scienceecologyfire historyfire ecologyregional relevanceforest ecologyseed needsarid environmentscold desertsdesertificationwater resourcesconservation biologyapplied ecologydrylandsplanetary sciencesclimate change

Pre‐Fire Grazing and Herbicide Treatments Can Affect Post‐Fire Vegetation in a Great Basin Rangeland. Ecological Solutions and Evidence (2023)

Elise S. GornishJessica S. GuoLauren M. PorenskyBarry L. PerrymanElizabeth A. Leger

conservation scienceenvironmental sciencevegetation sciencenatural resource managementenvironmental resource managementrestoration ecologylivestock sciencerangeland productivitygreat basin rangelandecologypublic healthfire ecologyecological processplant sciencearid environmentspost-fire vegetationwater resourcesapplied ecologyenvironmental fatepre-fire grazingherbicide treatmentsland use

Reforestation of High Elevation Pines: Direct Seeding Success Depends on Seed Source and Sowing Environment. Ecological Applications (2023)

Lacey E. HankinElizabeth A. LegerSarah M. Bisbing

forestryseed sourceenvironmental sciencereforestationforest ecologyrestoration ecologysowing environmentapplied ecologyecologyhigh elevation pinesapplied plant ecology

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Elizabeth Leger

Director of the Museum of Natural History Foundation Professor

University of Nevada, Reno

Affiliations

College of Science

Biology

Graduate School

Elizabeth Leger is currently serving as a Biology Director of the Museum of Natural History Foundation Professor at University of Nevada, Reno.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Elizabeth Leger

University of Nevada, Reno

Director of the Museum of Natural History Foundation Professor

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Unexpected Productivity and Invasion Resistance From Plant Communities Assembled From Allopatric Populations. Authorea (Authorea) (2025)

Alison AgnerayThomas ParchmanMatthew ForisterElizabeth Leger

plant communitiesallopatric populationsunexpected productivityinvasion resistanceevolutionary ecologyplant ecologyecology

Climate, Weather, and Geography Shape Seed Mass Variation and Decline Across Western North America. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Leah J. LenzoMatthew L. ForisterPeggy OlwellElizabeth A. Leger

geographyenvironmental scienceclimate changewestern north americaecology

Local Adaptation to Climate Facilitates a Global Invasion. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

global invasionecology evolutioninvasive speciesrange shiftevolutionary biologygenetic variationinvasion biologygreat basinrange expansionbiological invasionsecologypopulation genetics

Nontarget Effects of Herbicides on Annual Forbs and Seeded Grass in the Great Basin, United States, Are Partially Offset by Planting Depth and Application Rate. Restoration Ecology (2024)

Laura C. ShriverJohn C. TullElizabeth A. Leger

Does a History of Population Co‐Occurrence Predict Plant Performance, Community Productivity, or Invasion Resistance?. Ecology (2023)

Alison C. AgnerayMatthew L. ForisterThomas L. ParchmanElizabeth A. Leger

ecologycommunity productivityinvasion resistance

Environment Predicts the Maintenance of Reproductive Isolation in a Mosaic Hybrid Zone of Rubber Rabbitbrush. Evolution (2023)

Trevor M FaskeAlison C AgnerayJoshua P JahnerCarolina Osuna-MascaróLana M ShetaBryce A RichardsonElizabeth A LegerThomas L Parchman

Carolina Osuna‐MascaróAlison C. AgnerayLanie M. GallandElizabeth A. LegerThomas L. Parchman

geneticsvegetation scienceevolutionary geneticsevolutionary ecologyseed transfer zonesecologyplant ecologybotanyevolutionary biology

Not All Seed Transfer Zones Are Created Equal: Using Fire History to Identify Seed Needs in the Cold Deserts of the Western United States. Restoration Ecology (2023)

Sarah C. BargaFrancis F. KilkennyScott JensenSarah M. KulpaAlison C. AgnerayElizabeth A. Leger

Pre‐Fire Grazing and Herbicide Treatments Can Affect Post‐Fire Vegetation in a Great Basin Rangeland. Ecological Solutions and Evidence (2023)

Elise S. GornishJessica S. GuoLauren M. PorenskyBarry L. PerrymanElizabeth A. Leger

Reforestation of High Elevation Pines: Direct Seeding Success Depends on Seed Source and Sowing Environment. Ecological Applications (2023)

Lacey E. HankinElizabeth A. LegerSarah M. Bisbing

forestryseed sourceenvironmental sciencereforestationforest ecologyrestoration ecologysowing environmentapplied ecologyecologyhigh elevation pinesapplied plant ecology

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