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Tom L. Dudley is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research primarily spans Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, covering a substantial body of work in related subfields.

The main subfields of study associated with their work include:

  • Ecology
  • Plant Science
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Insect Science
  • Global and Planetary Change

Tom L. Dudley's research topics focus on several key areas such as:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Biological Control of Invasive Species
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
  • Identification and Quantification in Food
  • Allelopathy and phytotoxic interactions
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance

Notable recent publications demonstrating the breadth of their research include:

  • "Calibrating Environmental DNA Metabarcoding to Conventional Surveys for Measuring Fish Species Richness" (2020), published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Post-release monitoring in classical biological control of weeds: assessing impact and testing pre-release hypotheses" (2020), published in Current Opinion in Insect Science
  • "Spenders versus savers: Climate-induced carbon allocation trade-offs in a recently introduced woody plant" (2021), published in Functional Ecology
  • "Using Chemical Ecology to Enhance Weed Biological Control" (2021), published in Insects
  • "Variation in salinity tolerance and water use strategies in an introduced woody halophyte (Tamarix spp.)" (2021), published in Journal of Ecology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Tom L. Dudley include:

  • Carla M. D'Antonio
  • Randall W. Long
  • Kevin R. Hultine
  • Alexander M. Gaffke
  • Terra L. Dressler

The scientist's work has appeared in a variety of publication venues, demonstrating interdisciplinary reach. Common venues include:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Current Opinion in Insect Science
  • Functional Ecology
  • Insects
  • Journal of Ecology

Best Publications

  • Control of Tamarix in the Western United States: implications for water salvage, wildlife use, and riparian restoration.

    Patrick B. Shafroth;James R. Cleverly;Tom L. Dudley;John P. Taylor

  • Effects of Macroalgae on a Stream Invertebrate Community

    Tom L. Dudley;Scott D. Cooper;Nina Hemphill

  • The Effects of Substrate Texture, Grazing, and Disturbance on Macroalgal Establishment in Streams

    Tom L. Dudley;Carla M. D'Antonio

  • Reduction of riparian arthropod abundance and diversity as a consequence of giant reed (Arundo donax) invasion

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  • Grazing catfish, fishing birds, and attached algae in a Panamanian stream

    Mary E. Power;Tom L. Dudley;Scott D. Cooper

  • Ecological interactions in the biological control of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) in the United States: toward a new understanding.

    C. J. DeLoach;R. I. Carruthers;J. E. Lovich;T. L. Dudley

  • Fire as a disturbance in mediterranean climate streams

    Iraima Verkaik;Maria Rieradevall;Scott D. Cooper;John M. Melack

  • Biological Invasions as Agents of Change on Islands Versus Mainlands

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  • Evolution of critical day length for diapause induction enables range expansion of Diorhabda carinulata, a biological control agent against tamarisk (Tamarix spp.).

    Dan W. Bean;Peter Dalin;Tom L. Dudley

  • Seasonal timing of diapause induction limits the effective range of Diorhabda elongata deserticola (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) as a biological control agent for tamarisk (Tamarix spp.).

    Daniel W. Bean;Daniel W. Bean;Tom L. Dudley;Tom L. Dudley;Julie C. Keller

  • Calibrating environmental DNA metabarcoding to conventional surveys for measuring fish species richness

    Mary E. McElroy;Terra L. Dressler;Georgia C. Titcomb;Emily A. Wilson

  • Ecology and Impacts of the Large-Statured Invasive Grasses Arundo donax and Phragmites australis in North America

    Adam M. Lambert;Tom L. Dudley;Kristin Saltonstall

  • Mechanisms and consequences of interspecific competition between two stream insects.

    Tom L. Dudley;Carla M. D'antonio;Scott D. Cooper

  • Defoliation by introduced Diorhabda elongata leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) reduces carbohydrate reserves and regrowth of Tamarix (Tamaricaceae)

    Jeremy L. Hudgeons;Allen E. Knutson;Kevin M. Heinz;C. Jack DeLoach

  • Trophic interactions in open systems: Effects of predators and nutrients on stream food chains

    Graham E. Forrester;Tom L. Dudley;Nancy B. Grimm

  • Tamarisk biocontrol, endangered species risk and resolution of conflict through riparian restoration

    Tom L. Dudley;Daniel W. Bean

  • Beneficial effects of herbivores on stream macroalgae via epiphyte removal

    Tom L. Dudley

  • Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.), Endangered Species, and Biological Weed Control—Can They Mix?1

    Tom L. Dudley;C. Jack Deloach

  • First results for control of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) in the open field in the western United States.

    C. J. DeLoach;R. I. Carruthers;T. L. Dudley;D. Eberts

  • Invasive riparian plant litter alters aquatic insect growth

    Barbara M. Going;Barbara M. Going;Tom L. Dudley

  • Early impacts of biological control on canopy cover and water use of the invasive saltcedar tree (Tamarix spp.) in western Nevada, USA

    Robert R. Pattison;Robert R. Pattison;Carla M. D’Antonio;Carla M. D’Antonio;Tom L. Dudley;Tom L. Dudley;Kip K. Allander

  • Assessment of risk to native Frankenia shrubs from an Asian leaf beetle, Diorhabda elongata deserticola (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), introduced for biological control of saltcedars (Tamarix spp.) in the western United States

    Phil A Lewis;C.Jack DeLoach;John C Herr;Tom L Dudley

  • Seasonal Adaptations to Day Length in Ecotypes of Diorhabda spp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Inform Selection of Agents Against Saltcedars (Tamarix spp.)

    Peter Dalin;Daniel W. Bean;Tom L. Dudley;Vanessa A. Carney

  • Field assessment of the risk posed by Diorhabda elongata, a biocontrol agent for control of saltcedar (Tamarix spp.), to a nontarget plant, Frankenia salina

    Tom L. Dudley;David J. Kazmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Carla M. D'Antonio
Carla M. D'Antonio University of California, Santa Barbara
Kevin R. Hultine
Kevin R. Hultine Desert Botanical Garden
Scott D. Cooper
Scott D. Cooper University of California, Santa Barbara
Matthew L. Brooks
Matthew L. Brooks United States Geological Survey
Kumud Acharya
Kumud Acharya Desert Research Institute
Kristin Saltonstall
Kristin Saltonstall Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Cheryl J. Briggs
Cheryl J. Briggs University of California, Santa Barbara
Christopher L. Jerde
Christopher L. Jerde University of California, Santa Barbara
Daniel Potts
Daniel Potts Chemnitz University of Technology
Edward P. Glenn
Edward P. Glenn University of Arizona

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