Lina Aoyama (Batas)
Long-Term Agroecosystem Research (LTAR) Network Coordinator

 

Address: 2150 Centre Ave., Building D, Fort Collins, CO 80526
Phone: (970) 837-6307
Email: lina.batas@usda.gov

Degrees:
B.S.    University of California, Berkeley    Molecular Environmental Biology    2015
M.S.   University of California, Berkeley     Range Management                       2018
Ph.D.  University of Oregon                       Restoration Ecology                        2024

   

Research Interests:

Dr. Aoyama's interdisciplinary research aims to improve the sustainability and resilience of working landscapes. Her research interests include restoration ecology, plant community interactions, landscape genetics, and social-ecological agroecosystems. Her current research examines: 1) what, where, and when to seed after wildfires in semi-arid rangelands, 2) plant recovery after tillage in short-grass steppe, and 3) tradeoffs and synergies of ecosystem services across agricultural production systems. In her current role as a Coordinator for LTAR, she is coordinating implementation of the network’s strategic plan, and facilitating research collaborations within the LTAR network and beyond.

 

Publications:

Aoyama, L., Silva L., Copeland, S. M., O’Connor, R. C., and L. M. Hallett. 2024. Interannual variation in provenance performance under drought in a Great Basin rangeland. Restoration Ecology e14210. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.14210

Case, M., Davies, K., Boyd, C., Aoyama, L., Merson, J., Penkauskas, C. and L. M. Hallett. 2024. Cross-scale analysis reveals interacting drivers of annual and perennial vegetation in Northern Great Basin rangelands. Ecological Applications 34(4): e2953. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2953

Hallett, L. M., Aoyama, L., Barabas, G., Gilbert, B., Larios, L., Shackelford, N., Werner, C.M., Godoy, O. Ladouceur, E.R., Lucero, J.E., Weiss-Lehman, C.P., Chase, J.M., Chu, C., Harpole, W.S., Mayfield, M.M., Faist, A.M. and L.G. Shoemaker. 2023. Restoration ecology through the lens of coexistence theory. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 6(4): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.06.004

Aoyama, L., Shaw, E.A., While, C.T., Suding, K.N. and L.M. Hallett. 2023. Functional diversity buffers biomass production across variable rainfall conditions through different processes above- vs below-ground. Functional Ecology 37(9): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14394

Halpern, B. et al. including L. Aoyama. 2023. Priorities for synthesis in ecology and environmental science. Ecosphere 14(1): e4342. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4342

Muehleisen, A., Ebel, C., Altmire, G., Shaw, E.A., Case, M., Aoyama, L., Brambila, A. …and L. M. Hallett. 2022. Nutrient addition drives declines in grassland species richness primarily via enhanced species loss. Journal of Ecology 111(3): 552-563. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14038

Aoyama, L., Cook, E. and L. M. Hallett. 2022. Intraspecific variation in native grass seedling response to water stress depends on the annual grass invasion context. Restoration Ecology 31(6): e13816. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13816

Aoyama, L., Shoemaker, L.G., Gilbert, B., Collinge, S.K., Faist, A., Shackelford, N.A., Temperton, V., Barabás, G., Larios, L., Ladouceur, E.R., Godoy, O., Bowler, C. and L.M. Hallett. 2022. Application of modern coexistence theory to rare plant restoration provides early indication of restoration trajectories. Ecological Applications 32(7): e2649. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2649

Aoyama, L., Bartolome, J.W., Silva, L. and W.L. Silver. 2022. Using Ecological Site Descriptions to make ranch-level decisions about where to manage for soil organic carbon. California Agriculture 76(2): 85-92. https://doi.org/10.3733/ca.2022a0007

Weiss-Lehman, C. P., Werner, C.M., Bowler, C.H., Hallett, L.M., Mayfield, M.M., Godoy, O., Aoyama, L., Barabás, G., Chu, C., Ladouceur, E.R., Larios, L. and L.G. Shoemaker. 2022. Disentangling key species interactions in diverse and heterogeneous communities: A Bayesian sparse modeling approach. Ecology Letters 25(5): 1263-1276. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13977

Hernández, E., Shaw, E.A., Aoyama, L., Brambila, A., Niederer, C., Weiss, S.B. and L.M. Hallett. 2021. Fire and grazing as tools to restore serpentine grasslands under global change. Restoration Ecology 29(S1): e13353. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13353

Aoyama, L., Bartolome, J.W. and L.M. Hallett. 2020. Incorporating diversity measures into Ecological Site Descriptions to manage biodiversity on heterogeneous landscapes. Rangelands 42(4): 93-105.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2020.05.002

Aoyama, L. and L. Huntsinger. 2019. Are landowners, managers, and range management academics on the same page about conservation? Rangelands 41(1): 61-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2018.10.001