Tom Parker

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Tom Parker

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Professor
Biology, College of Science and Engineering

Phone Number:
(415) 338-2375
Location:
HH 449/454

At SF State Since:

1980

Office Hours:

Sunday: Closed
Monday: 10:40-11:30
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 10:40-11:30
Thursday: Closed
Friday: Closed
Saturday: Closed

Bio:

Parker is an ecologist focused on the ecology and evolution of vegetation dynamics.  Research has emphasized chaparral and tidal wetlands the last 10 years.  Research questions concern seed dispersal, seed predation, seed bank dynamics, seedling establishment, and the diffuse mutualisms associated with these life history stages (e.g., mycorrhizal fungi, scatter-hoarding rodents).  Parker is also an expert in the evolution and taxonomy of Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae), the most diverse woody plant genus in California.

Classes primarily taught are Plant Ecology, Community Ecology, Fire Ecology, and graduate seminars.

Education:

B.A., Biology, University of Texas, Austin, 1973

M.A, Ecology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1975

Ph.D., Ecology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1977