CURRICULUM VITAE
CARLA C. BOSSARD
Professor
Department of Biology
Environmental Science and Studies Program
Saint Mary’s College of California
EDUCATION
Ph.D.
M.S.
B.S.
Telephone
(925) 631-4032
FAX
E-mail
(925) 376-4027
bossard3@pacbell.net
Ecology University of California - Davis. 1990
Botany University of Illinois, Urbana
1974
Botany University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee 1967
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2001-to present
Professor, Department of Biology,
St. Mary's College of California, P.O.Box 5407, Moraga, CA, U.S.A.
1996-2001
Associate Professor, Department of Biology,
St. Mary's College of California, Moraga, CA, U.S.A.
1997-98
Fulbright Senior Scholar at University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Nugegoda,
Sri Lanka, and Sinharaja Biosphere Preserve, Sri Lanka
1991-95
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology,
St. Mary's College of California, Moraga, CA, U.S.A.
1990-91
Post-doctoral Researcher
Unit of Comparative Plant Ecology (J. Phillip Grime Head),
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
1989-1990
Botany Research Fellow,
Department of Botany
University of California, Davis, CA, U.S.A.
1986 -1989
Teaching Assistant
Department of Botany
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Bossard, Carla, Tang Ya, Rose, Ashley, Wang, Jiayuan Growth patterns of Picea, Abies and Betula tree
species in high elevation forest gaps of JuiZhaiGou National Park, Sichuan, China in a changing
environment. J. For Eco Mgmnt , 201? submitted
Tang,Ya, Carla Bossard, and Jacob Reidhead. 2014. Effects of percent cover of Japanese cedar in
forests on slope slides in Sichuan, China
Journal of Ecological Engineering, 74:42-47.
Yong Gu, Jie Du, Ya Tang, Carla Bossard, Guiping Deng 2013 “Challenges for sustainable
tourism at the Jiuzhaigou World Natural Heritage site, western China”. Natural Resources Forum
37 (2013) 103–112
Linan Gao, Ya Tang, Carla Bossard, Yan Wang, Zhiguo Han.2011. “Diurnal variation in relative
photosynthetic performance of marestail (Hippuris vulgaris Linn.) across a water temperature
gradient using PAM fluorometry in Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province”,
China. J of Mountain Science, (2011) 8: 794–807.
Bossard, Carlas and Ken Moore 2009“ Sinapsis alba seed meal as a pre –emergent control for
French broom (Genista monspessulana) seedlings”.,Proceedings EMAPi-10
Conference, Stellenbosch, South Africa, August 22-27,2009.
Bossard, C. C. and J. Randall. 2007.Chapter: Non-native Species. In: Vegetation of California.
Ed. M. Barbour. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA, USA.
Bossard,C., S. Blaha, and E Owens. 2007 “Distribution of non-native plant species in two
Tirari Desert plant communities in South Australia”, Proceedings of the 9th International
Conference on the Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Species, Perth, Australia,
September 2007.
Bossard, C. 2004 “When is restoration not appropriate ?” . Proceedings of the Symposium of the
California Invasive Plant Council. October 4-7, 2003, Tahoe, CA, USA.
Bossard,C.“Invasive plants and soils- an overview” Proceedings of California Invasive Plant Symposium
2000, October 6-8, 2000, Concord, CA.
Bossard, C.“Distributions and effects of exotic species in a tropical island environment in Sri Lanka ”,
Proceedings of CalEPPC Symposium 98, October 6-8, 1998, Ontario, CA.
Bossard, C. 1999 Invasive Plants in Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Nature. 12:23-26.
Bossard, C. 1998 “Policies and activities of California conservation organizations regarding
invasive plants”. Fremontia volume 26, number 4.
Grime, J. P. et. al. (30 co-authors including C. C. Bossard) 1997 “Integrated screening
validates a primary axis of specialization in plants”. Oikos. 60 page culminating paper
on the 10 year Integrated Screening Project of the Unit of Comparative Plant Ecology at Sheffield
University.
Bossard, C. 1996 “A test of removal/control techniques for French broom”,
Proceedings of the 1995 CalEPPC Symposium on Invasive Plant Species. Monterey, CA.
Bossard, C. and C. Benefield, 1996 “War on German ivy: good news from the front.”
Proceedings of the 1995, CalEPPC Symposium on Invasive Plant Species.
Thompson, K., S. H. Hillier, J.P. Grime, C.C. Bossard and S. R. Band. 1995 “A functional
analysis of a limestone grassland community.” J. of Vegetation Science 13:201-209.
Bossard, C., and M. Rejmánek, 1994. "Herbivory, seed production, growth, and resprouting of
Cytisus scoparius in California". Biological Conservation. 67:193-200
Bossard, C., 1993. "Seed germination in the exotic shrub Cytisus scoparius in California".
Madrono. 40:47-61.
Bossard, C. and M. Rejmanek. 1991. "Why have green stems?" Functional Ecology. 6:197-205.
Bossard, C., 1991. "Establishment and dispersal of Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom) in
California Sierra Nevada foothill and northern coastal habitats".
Proceedings of the International Symposium on Exotic Pest Plants, Miami, Florida,
November 3-6,1988. University of Miami Press.
Bossard, C., 1991. "The role of habitat disturbance, seed predation, and ant dispersal on
establishment of the exotic shrub Cytisus scoparius in California".
American Midland Naturalist. 126:1-13.
Bossard, C., 1990. "Tracing of ant - dispersed seeds: a new technique". 1990. Ecology.
71:2370-2372.
BOOKS, CHAPTERS, REPORTS
Bossard, C. C. and C. Benefield, 2003 Impacts of California Invasive Species. Informational display
for California State Parks.
Bossard, C. C. , J. M. Randall, and Marc Hoshovsky, 2000. Invasive Plants of California’s
Wildlands, University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 367 pp.
Including 6 chapters written by Bossard.
Bossard, C. and M. Devindra, 1999. Effects of Clidemia hirta on gap dynamics in Sinharaja
Biosphere Preserve, Sri Lanka, Report to Sri Lanka Forestry Department
Bossard, C. C., 1997 . “Cytisus scoparius (Scotch broom)” in Weeds of the Global Garden, edited by
Janet Marinelli and John Randall, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Pub.
Bossard, C. 1994. "Calcium toxicity". In Methods for Comparative Plant Ecology. Eds. G.A. Hendry
and J.P. Grime. Chapman and Hall. pp. 25-28.
Bossard, C. and S. H. Hillier. 1994 "Defoliation responses".
In Methods for Comparative Plant Ecology. Eds. G.A. Hendry and J.P. Grime.
Chapman and Hall. pp. 41-4
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS AND TALKS
“Slope destabilization in Western China”. Bossard, Carla and Tang Ya. Ecological Society of America
National Conference, Sacramento, August 11-15, 2014
Invited speaker “You can’t change just one thing: climate change and Jiuzhaigou National Nature
Reserve” July,2012, International Week Symposium, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
“Impacts of non-native tree, Cryptomaria japonica on slope stability in Sichuan, China earthquake zone”
California Invasive Plant Symposium, October 2011, Santa Rosa, CA
Principles For Managing Novel Riparian Ecosystems in China. Bossard, Carla Symposium
on Sustainability of Riparian Systems in China (March 24, 2010) Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
“Sinapsis alba seed meal as a pre –emergent control for French broom (Genista
monspessulana) seedlings”. Bossard, Carla and Ken Moore, 10th International Conference
on the Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions, August 23-27, 2009, Capetown,
South Africa
Keynote Speaker: “The Brave New World of Novel Ecosystems Management”,
10th Central California Conference on Invasive Species, Monterey, Ca, November 14, 2008.
“A potential pre –emergent control for French broom (Genista
monspessulana) seedlings in oak-woodlands”. Bossard, Carla and Ken Moore, California
Invasive Plant Symposium, Chico, CA, October2-4, 2008.
“Impacts of Invasive species in the Marin County”, Symposium on Management of Invasive Species in
Marin County, April 19, 2008.
“Distribution of non-native plant species in two Tirari Desert
plant communities in South Australia”, 9th International Conference on the
Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Species, Perth, Australia, September 2007
(Bossard, C., S. Blaha, and E. Owens).
“Criteria for evaluating invasive species.” IPINAMS Conference, Nov 3-8, 2003,
Ft. Lauderdale , FL, USA
“When is restoration not appropriate ?” . Symposium of the California Invasive Plant Council.
October 4-7, 2003, Tahoe, CA, USA.
“Invasive plants and soils- an overview” CalEPPC Symposium 2000, October 6-8, 2000,
Concord, CA.
“ Non-native plants in the Desert of South Australia”. C. Bossard, S. Blaha, E. Owens, CalEPPC
Symposium 2000, October 6-8, 2000, Concord, CA.
“Cape Ivy, A-Z”, War on Weeds Conference, Nov. 12 and 13, 1999, Ft. Ord, CA.
“Distributions and effects of exotic species in a tropical island environments in Sri Lanka ”,
CalEPPC Symposium 98, October 6-8, 1998,Ontario, CA.
“ Research on Cape Ivy Control in GGNRA” Symposium on Current Natural Research in Golden
Gate National Recreation Area, September 10, 1998.
“ Invasive plant species in Sri Lanka” International Forestry Conference, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka,
Dec.11-13, 1997.
“ CA cooperative experiment on Control of French broom in California” Natural Areas
Association Meeting, October 24-26, 1996, St. Charles, Ilinois.
“Mitigating the problems of living in the homogecene”. American Association of Botanical
Gardens and Arboretums Annual Conference, October 18-20, 1996, Woodside, CA.
“Distribution, dispersal, and control of invasive woody legumes in California forests.”
International Broom Symposium, April 17-18, 1996, Portland, Oregon.
“A test of removal/control techniques for French broom”, CalEPPC
Symposium 95 on Invasive Plants, October 6-8,1995, Asilomar, Monterey, CA.
“War on German ivy: good news from the front”, CalEPPC
Symposium 95 on Invasive Plants, October 6-8,1995, Asilomar,
Monterey, CA.
“French broom control impacts on seed bank depletion”,
Exotic Pest Plant Symposium, Hyatt Regency, Sacramento, CA. Sept. 30, 1994.
“Fending off German ivy colonization.”,
Exotic Pest Plant Symposium, Hyatt Regency, Sacramento, CA.
October 1, 1994, Carrie Benefield and Carla Bossard
“The effects of UVB radiation on the growth of three morphologically
different leguminous shrub species.” INTECOL VI (Sixth International Congress of Ecology),
Aug.24, 1994 Manchester University, United Kingdom,.
“Experimental analysis of communities and ecosystems: the search for
functional types”. K. Thompson, J.P. Grime, R. Hunt, C.C. Bossard.
INTECOL VI (Sixth International Congress of Ecology), August 24, 1994 Manchester
University, United Kingdom,.
“Control of French broom in forest habitats.” Exotic
Pest Plant Symposium, Oct. 8, 1993 West Lake Village. CA..
"Invasive plants and invasible plant communities". Exotic Pest Plant Symposium,
Oct. 9, 1992, Morro Bay, CA.
"Effects of spatial aggregation on crop-weed competition". Ecological Society of America
Annual Conference, August 11, 1992, Honolulu, Hawaii.
"Depleting the seedbank of the invasive shrub, Cytisus scoparius ". Ecological Society of
America Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 13, 1992.
"Ecology and control of Cytisus scoparius ". Exotic Pest Symposium. Purdue University. Oct. 22, 1991.
“Effects of disturbance on Cytisus scoparius, (Scotch broom)”, Ecological Society of America
Annual Conference, Snowbird, Utah, August 7, 1990.
"Dispersal of the diplochorous woody legume Cytisus scoparius" Ecological Society of America
Annual Conference, August 3, 1989, Toronto, Canada.
"Establishment, and Removal of Cytisus scoparius, (Scotch Broom ) in Redwood National Park
and Eldorado National Forest", Research in the National Parks Conferance, Davis,
California, September, 1988.
ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL HONORS and GRANTS
Primary investigator on $50 000 J. M. Long Foundation, $50,000 grant for teaching and research
equipment for the SWAMP project at St. Mary’s College of California, November 2008.
California Invasive Plant Council Award for Exceptional Contributions to Invasive Plant Management and
Protection of California Ecosystems, 2005
LaSallian Teaching and Learning Excellence Award for 2002, Saint Mary’s College of California
Member Fulbright Senior Scholar Asia National Review Board 1999-2001
Grant of $20000 from Foundation to cover costs associated with publishing the
Invasive Plants of California’s Wildlands book in full color. April 1999
SMC Alumni Faculty Fellowship, March 2000
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service $10,000 grant to cover supplies and expenses associated with
editing book Invasive Plants of California’s Wildlands August,1999
Executive board member California Exotic Pest Plant Council 1992- 2004
USA Fulbright Senior Scholar, Sri Lanka, September 1998- August 1999
Chairperson of National Pest Plant Council January 1997- September 1998
(left for Sri Lanka)
President, California Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1994 -95, 1995-96
California Department of Forestry and Agriculture and Golden Gate National Park
association $5000 grant for establishment of French Broom research project at
Jackson State Demonstration Forest, CA August 1992.
University of California, Davis Botany Department Research Fellowship, 1989-90
President, Botany Graduate Student Association, UCD, 1989-90
Jastro-Shields Graduate Research Award, June 1989, University of California, Davis
Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, University of California, Davis, June, 1988
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS
Director of Environmental Science and Studies Program at SMC, 2000-2005, 2011-2013
Chairperson of Biology Department 2010 to 2013
Chairperson SMC Academic Senate, 2007-2008
Faculty Representative to SMC Board of Trustees 2008-2009
Janterm Committee 1994-2005; 2007- present
Collegiate Seminar Steering Committee 2010 to 2013
Member Facilty Welfare Committee five years
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Ecological Society of America
California Native Plant Association
California Invasive Pest Council
Society for Ecological Restoration