Our Office
Science Director, Tag Engstrom
Holt Hall, Room 221
530-898-6748
tengstrom@csuchico.edu
Regular Hours
8 a.m.–5 p.m. (Monday–Friday)
Mailing Address
Center for Water & the Environment
400 W. First St.
Chico, CA 95929–0555
Gerald Manuel Cobiàn
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
Research Interests
My research interests lie along the intersection of community ecology theory, biogeography, and phylogenetics with the goal of determining the patterns and processes that shape the assembly and function of microbial communities. The ultimate goal of my research is to improve our understanding of how these microbes mediate ecological interactions in nature.
Publications
Darcy JL, Swift SOI, Cobian GM, Zahn G, Perry BA, Amend AS. 2020 Fungal communities living within leaves of native Hawaiian dicots are structured by landscape-scale variables as well as by host plants. Molecular Ecology
Cobian GM, Amend AS, Egan CP. 2019 Plant-microbe specificity varies as a function of elevation. ISMEJ.
Research Area
Ecology/Biodiversity
Holt 320
gmcobian@csuchico.edu
530-898-5341