Tiffany Pereira
Associate Research Scientist, Ecologist
Phone
702-862-5436
E-Mail
Campus
Las Vegas Campus
Full Resume / CV
Division
Earth and Ecosystem Sciences
Professional Interests
Ms. Pereira is an ecologist and scientific illustrator specializing in the flora and fauna of the desert southwest. She has > 11 years of experience specializing in natural resource management, wildlife management, threatened and endangered species management and springs and seeps management. She has extensive field surveying and monitoring experience as well as technical writing experience for local, state, and federal reporting. She has implemented and/or helped developed protocols and monitoring plans for multiple federal agencies. Her research areas of expertise include flora and fauna interactions, seed and germination ecology, rare plant ecology, soil seed banks, and restoration ecology. As both a researcher and artist, she is also interested in graphic design and illustration for science communication. She provides these services, along with outreach and educational services to DRI and local agencies. She has completed illustration commissions for the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas, research publications, and private entities.
Education
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Degree |
Year |
Institution |
Area |
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M.S. |
2019 |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Biological Sciences, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology |
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B.S. |
2011 |
University of Southern California |
Environmental Studies, Minor in Fine Arts |
Keywords
Ecology, Germination, Rare Plants, Endangered Species, Mojave, Botany, Illustration, Restoration
Publications
2024
, , , , , (2024). Providing Context for Advancements in Arctomecon Californica Conservation: A comprehensive Literature Review with Case Studies, Western North American Naturalist, 83 (4), 525-549, 10.3398/064.083.0409
2022
, , , , (2022). Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Prepared for Department of the Army, US Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett: Fort Hunter Liggett CA, under contract W9126G2020040
, , , , (2022). Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan: Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, California, Prepared for Department of the Army, US Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett: Fort Hunter Liggett CA under contract W9126G2020040
, , , , (2022). Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Component: U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett, California, Prepared for Department of the Army, US Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett: Fort Hunter Liggett CA, under contract W9126G2020040
, , , , (2022). Vegetation Management Plan: Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, California, Prepared for Department of the Army, US Army Garrison Fort Hunter Liggett: Fort Hunter Liggett CA, under contract W9126G2020040
(2022). Mojave Desert Tortoise Vulnerability Assessment of Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument, Final Report. Prepared for National Park Service, Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument: Boulder City, NV, Under Contract P21AC10407
(2022). Holistic Inventory of Fuels and Vegetation Change at Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument (KKTR): Quantification of Tree Die-Off and Fire, Prepared for the Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office: New Mexico, Under Contract L17AC00111
(2022). Nevada Department of Transportation Rare Plant Mitigation Research I-15 Highway Expansion., Prepared for Nevada Department of Transportation: Las Vegas, Under Contract P219-22-013
2021
, , , (2021). Seed germination of a rare gypsum-associated species, Arctomecon californica (Papaveraceae), in the Mojave Desert, Journal of Arid Environments, 184, 104313, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2020.104313
, (2021). Threatened and Endangered Plant Survey Report for the Proposed Goblin Valley State Park Expansion, Prepared for The Bureau of Land Management, Price Field Office: Utah
, , (2021). Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of Imperiled Plants in the Mojave Desert, In Endangered Plants, IntechOpen, 10.5772/intechopen.95783
, (2021). Biological Resources Survey Report for Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area Visitors Center Well head and Waterline Replacement, Prepared for Wadley Construction: Las Vegas, NV, Under Contract 21-002-DRI-3692
2020
, (2020). Wildlife Strike Vulnerability Assessment for Airfields on the Tonopah Test Range, Nevada, DRI Publication No. 71003
, (2020). Biological Resources Survey Report for a Proposed Temporary Tower and Cabling on the Nevada Test and Training Range, Prepared for the United States Air Force DAF/Tonopah Test Range Operations Office: Las Vegas, NV
Conference Proceedings
2021
(2021). The Art of Science. NV STEAM: [Virtual], February 6, 2021
(2021). The Zero Year: Defining Drought Through Art and Science, Southern California Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting: California State University Fullerton, Fullerton CA, May 6, 2022
2019
, (2019). The Art of Science: Using Soil Seed Bank Research and Scientific Illustration to Create a Novel Identification Guide for Mojave Native Plants. Society for Ecological Restoration, Southwest Chapter Annual Conference: Tucson, Arizona, November 8, 2019-November 10, 2019
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337233744_The_Art_of_Science_Using_Soil_Seed_Bank_Research_and_Scientific_Illustration_to_Create_a_Novel_Identification_Guide_for_Mojave_Native_Plants
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337233744_The_Art_of_Science_Using_Soil_Seed_Bank_Research_and_Scientific_Illustration_to_Create_a_Novel_Identification_Guide_for_Mojave_Native_Plants
Other
2021
(2021). Scientific Illustration (Graphical Abstract): From satellites to frogs: Quantifying ecohydrological change, drought mitigation, and population demography in desert meadows, Science of the Total Environment, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143632
(2021). Scientific Illustration (Figures and Issue Cover Graphic): Leveraging rangeland monitoring data for wildlife: From concept to practice, Rangelands, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2021.09.005
(2021). Scientific Illustration (Graphical Abstract & Issue Cover Photography): Amphibian resistance to chytridiomycosis increases following low-virulence chytrid fungal infection or drug-mediated clearance, Journal of Applied Ecology, 58 (11), 10.1111/1365-2664.13974
2020
(2020). Scientific Illustration (Graphical Abstract): Toxic time bombs: Frequent detection of anticoagulant rodenticides in urban reptiles at multiple trophic levels, Science of the Total Environment, 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138218
2017
(2017). Scientific Illustration (Figures): Systematic Approach to Isolating Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 127 (3), 243-247.
2014
(2014). Scientific Illustration (Museum Exhibit): Morning After the Storm: A Cretaceous Flood Plain Comes Alive (Oil on canvas). Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas Permanent Exhibit