Educational background
•Ph.D. Botany Duke University, 1983 (minor Zoology)
•M.S. Biology San Diego State University, 1978
•B.S. Biology San Diego State University, 1976 (with Highest Honors)
Publications
Cavaleri, M. A., S.F. Oberbauer, M. G. Ryan 2008. Foliar and ecosystem respiration in an old-growth tropical rain forest. Plant, Cell & Environment 31:473483 .
Gomez-Peralta, D., S.F. Oberbauer, M.E. McClain, and T.E. Philippi. 2008. Rainfall and Cloud-Water Interception in Tropical Montane Cloud Forests in the Eastern Andes of Central Peru. Forest ecology and Management. 255:1315-1325.
Current Projects
National Science Foundation – Ecosystems. Causes and implications of dry season control of tropical wet forest tree growth at very high water levels: direct vs. indirect limitations (CARBONO - VERANO project).
National Science Foundation – Polar Programs. Arctic Observing Networks: Collaborative Research: Sustaining and amplifying the ITEX AON through automation and increased interdisciplinary of observations (AON-ITEX).
Favorite places
California poppy preserve
Ribdon River, Alaska
Professional Organizations
American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Society of Plant Biologists, Association for Tropical Biology, Botanical Society of America, California Native Plant Society, Ecological Society of America
•Ph.D. Botany Duke University, 1983 (minor Zoology)
•M.S. Biology San Diego State University, 1978
•B.S. Biology San Diego State University, 1976 (with Highest Honors)
Publications
Cavaleri, M. A., S.F. Oberbauer, M. G. Ryan 2008. Foliar and ecosystem respiration in an old-growth tropical rain forest. Plant, Cell & Environment 31:473483 .
Gomez-Peralta, D., S.F. Oberbauer, M.E. McClain, and T.E. Philippi. 2008. Rainfall and Cloud-Water Interception in Tropical Montane Cloud Forests in the Eastern Andes of Central Peru. Forest ecology and Management. 255:1315-1325.
Current Projects
National Science Foundation – Ecosystems. Causes and implications of dry season control of tropical wet forest tree growth at very high water levels: direct vs. indirect limitations (CARBONO - VERANO project).
National Science Foundation – Polar Programs. Arctic Observing Networks: Collaborative Research: Sustaining and amplifying the ITEX AON through automation and increased interdisciplinary of observations (AON-ITEX).
Favorite places
California poppy preserve
Ribdon River, Alaska
Professional Organizations
American Institute of Biological Sciences, American Society of Plant Biologists, Association for Tropical Biology, Botanical Society of America, California Native Plant Society, Ecological Society of America