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Stephanie Yelenik

Stephanie Yelenik is a Rangeland Scientist with the Rocky Mountain Research Station, US Forest Service, in Reno, NV. She is interested in plant-ecosystem interactions and how these alter the trajectory of plant communities that are under diverse anthropogenic threats, including invasive species, increased wildfire regimes, and climate change. She combines ecological theory with empirical, field-based experiments to address problems that have application to management and restoration. Her work in restoration ecology and invasive species impacts has spanned arid shrubland to wet forest habitats in California, Oregon, Hawaiʻi, Nevada, and South Africa.

Stephanie Yelenik

Title/Position

  • Southwest Climate Hub Co-Lead (USFS)
  • Rangeland Scientist, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Affiliation

USDA Forest Service

Address

Great Basin Ecology Laboratory
920 Valley Road
Reno, NV 89512
United States

Phone Number

805-451-5910

Email

Stephanie.Yelenik@usda.gov

Focus Area

  • plant-ecosystem interactions
  • restoration ecology
  • invasive species impacts