James H. Richards
Professor of Plant Nutritional Ecology and Plant Nutritional Ecologist

Email: jhrichards@ucdavis.edu
Office: 2226 Plant and Environmental Sciences Building
Phone: 303-513-7526 Fax: 530-752-1552

Research: Grants
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Degrees:
B.S. Biology - California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Ph.D. Botany-Plant Ecology - University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Interests:
Plant physiological ecology; Stress physiology; Root ecology; Consequences, patterns and mechanisms of root water leakage (hydraulic lift); Mechanisms of drought, salinity, and low nutrient acclimation and adaptation in plants; Mechanisms of competition for nutrients and water; Applications of plant physiological ecology to restoration and conservation in stressful environments.

Graduate Group Membership:
Ecology Graduate Group
Plant Biology Graduate Group
Soils and Biogeochemistry Graduate Group

Courses:
SSC 208: Soil-Plant Interrelationships (3 Units, Winter Quarter)
PLB 210: Plant Ecophysiology (3 Units, Winter Quarter)
ECL 290: Current Research in Plant Physiological Ecology (2 Units, Winter Quarter)
PLB 158: Mineral Nutrition of Plants (4 Units, Spring Quarter)
SAS 11: California Geography (3 Units, Fall Quarter)