Diana F. Tomback | |
|---|---|
| Born | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Ecologist and academic |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.A., Zoology M.A., Zoology PhD Biological Sciences |
| Alma mater | University of California at Los Angeles University of California at Santa Barbara |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Colorado Denver Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation |
Diana F. Tomback is an American ecologist and an academic. She is a professor of Integrative Biology at the University of Colorado Denver[1] as well as the policy and outreach coordinator at the Whitebark Pine Ecosystem Foundation, a non-profit organization.[2]
Tomback has worked in the fields of evolutionary ecology, avian ecology, conservation biology and forest ecology, primarily focusing on the ecology of bird-dispersed pines and their corvid dispersers. She is best known for research on the coevolved mutualism between whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) and its avian seed disperser Clark's nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana) and for studies or compilations on the ecology and restoration of whitebark pine. Among her notable works are publications in academic journals, including Journal of Animal Ecology, Forest Ecology and Management, Ecological Applications, BioScience, and Ecology and Evolution[3] as well as an edited book titled Whitebark Pine Communities: Ecology And Restoration.[4]