Tague Team Lab
Ecohydrology Research Lab based at the University of California Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science and Management.
About Us
Our Research
The research in our lab uses advanced data science techniques to understand how water, plants, geology and climate interact in a tightly coupled system – and how humans are changing this system.
Keep up with us
Recent Publications
- Modeling effects of long term management practices on water supplies after cropland abandonmentIn this publication, RHESSys was used to analyze long‐term changes and annual and seasonal trends in streamflow & transpiration following management strategies of abandoned cropland areas in the Mediterranean basin.Continue reading “Modeling effects of long term management practices on water supplies after cropland abandonment”
- What happens to ecosystem services after cropland abandonment?The study in this new publication used the RHESSys model to explore different treatment options after cropland abandonment – illustrating the need to take plant succession and hydrological dynamics intoContinue reading “What happens to ecosystem services after cropland abandonment?”
- New approach to vegetation-change water-balanceThis new publication highlights the importance of evaluating the combined effects of biomass-reduction on transpiration of the remaining vegetation along with streamflow, as the hydrologic responses of both are intricatelyContinue reading “New approach to vegetation-change water-balance”
- Research gains attentionRecent publication “How climate change and fire exclusion drive wildfire regimes at actionable scales” in Environmental Research Letters has gained attention and press coverage. Naomi Tague was interviewed by KCLU-NPRContinue reading “Research gains attention”
- New Publication: climate vs. fuel-limitations in watershed fire regimesIn this new publication “How climate change and fire exclusion drive wildfire regimes at actionable scales” , the authors modeled the drivers that dominate fire regimes at management-relevant scales, findingContinue reading “New Publication: climate vs. fuel-limitations in watershed fire regimes”
- New publication: interactions between biophysical & climatic parameters and fuel treatmentsThis new publication from Burke et al. uses RHESSys to model effects across a range of variables.
What we are up to
Recent Events and Presentations
- Tague presentationLast week Naomi Tague presented ‘The Tight Coupling Between Forests and Water – And Why This Matters’ as part of the Oregon State University/Portland State University/USGS hydrology seminar series forContinue reading “Tague presentation”
- Walk into Wildfire Exhibit“Walk into Wildfire” — an immersive multimedia exhibit – will be presented at the Buellton Recreation Center from April 24 to May 1. Ethan Turpin, SERI-Fire Team member and TheContinue reading “Walk into Wildfire Exhibit”
- SNARL Spring Seminar SeriesNaomi Tague will be one of the speakers in the Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory Spring Seminar Series. The virtual series is free, registration opens April 20th, and the firstContinue reading “SNARL Spring Seminar Series”
- Tenure for KennedyCongratulations to our collaborator and friend Dr. Maureen Kennedy on her newly granted tenure!
- Tague Presents at Drylands, Deserts, and Desertification ConferenceLast week, Naomi Tague presented “Understanding forests in a warming world through model-data integration” at Feeding the Drylands Conference.
- Tague goes back to her roots!Professor Naomi Tague is back where it all began – where she got her undergraduate engineering degree at the University of Waterloo – today to present “Animating green stuff inContinue reading “Tague goes back to her roots!”
