NSF and AIBS sign cooperative agreement for NEON project office
...tems and their consequences, said Bruce Hayden, an ecologist at the University of Virginia and principal investigator on the project. The project is designed to involve large numbers of scientists and educators in the development of the NEON network blueprint and implementation plan. William Michener, assoc...Brown ecologist garners major National Science Foundation grant
...er biology grants to Brown University evolutionary ecologist Johanna Schmitt, who will head up a team of researchers examining how environmental cues in different climates affect genes in a single species in this case, an annual weed in the mustard family. The European native, Arabidopsis thaliana, can be fou...K-State, other universities to study how climate affects plant evolution
...s vice provost for research. Led by evolutionary ecologist Johanna Schmitt of Brown University, the team includes molecular biologists, evolutionary geneticists, plant modelers and computer scientists. Scientists at North Carolina State University; the University of Wisconsin; and the Max Planck Institute fo...Viral suspect for amphibian decline traced to human spread through bait
...end of release) headed by Arizona State University ecologist James Collins forthcoming in the Journal of Molecular Ecology finds that the wild incidences of a devastating iridovirus in Arizona and Colorado are all very similar genetically, indicating a recently emerged or introduced strain. The strain also clo...Study in Science reveals recreational fishing takes big bite of ocean catch
...ch needed," says Pew Ocean Commissioner and marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco of Oregon State University. "The availability of a credible analysis of such a controversial topic will greatly assist decision-making. Policy makers and fishery managers should now be able to move beyond assertions and begin to addr...Nevada researcher re-ignites mammal reproduction debate
...iversity of Nevada, Reno. Elissa Cameron, a mammal ecologist in the Department of Natural Resources and Environ...ientific theory developed in 1973. At that time, ecologist Bob Trivers and mathematician Dan Willard said that large healthy mammals produce more male offsprin...Restoring sweetgrass to the South Carolina lowcountry
... journal Economic Botany. Marianne Burke (research ecologist with the SRS unit in Charleston), Angela Halfacre (associate professor of political science, College of Charleston), and Zachary Hart (at the time of the study a student at the College of Charleston, now working for the Trust for Public Land) interv...UCR earns $1.5 million grant to examine how engineered crop genes stray
...Lian (Larry) Li, is a mathematical and theoretical ecologist who is an associate professor of ecology. "The coupling of natural and human systems adds an additional layer of complexity of interactions," said Li, the founding editor of the international journal Ecological Complexity http://www.elsevier.com/loc...8 environmental stewards win $900,000 in biodiversity awards
...e divided among: Christopher Birkinshaw , a plant ecologist employed by the Missouri Botanical Garden in Madagascar, one of the most biodiversity rich, yet biologically endangered, places on Earth. The U.K. citizen has shown great talent in blending the hopes and desires of the Malagasy people with conservati...UCSB professor and director receives two national awards
...ing that he has been an "exceptionally influential ecologist and mammalogist. Much of this influence has come through his role as director of NCEAS, a member of editorial boards and committees, and through his other service activities. In addition, however, Jim has made major contributions to mammalogy in rese...Ants protect plants better when jacked up on nectar
...of substance," said team leader Joshua A. Ness, an ecologist at the University of Arizona in Tucson. The same is true of ants, he said. And the most convenient protein packets for ants on plants are often insects that are there to munch on the plant. Nectar isn't just found in flowers. Many plants exude nect...Climate may play role in lynx's hunting ability
...e United States and Norway--including evolutionary ecologist Nils Stenseth--to study the lynx-hare cycle, and how it related to the overall boreal forest community. Stenseth has previously argued that the 10-year cycle, which means a rise and fall of the hare population followed by a similar pattern of the lyn...Study probes ecosystem of tree holes
..., which supports an aquatic community that lets an ecologist like Kneitel address fundamental ecological questions. In this small ecosystem, bugs and leaves fall into this pool of water and decompose which provides the energy for hundreds of species, including bacteria, protozoa, and mosquito larvae. It's a ...All ecosystems are equally productive under drought conditions
...vity, said Travis E. Huxman, a plant physiological ecologist at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He and a team of researchers calculated the upper limit, which they call RUEmax (maximum rain-use efficiency). Life depends on the productivity of plants, Huxman pointed out, adding, "RUEmax defines th...Field Museum gives Parker/Gentry Award to Chinese conservationist
...," said Doug Stotz, ornithologist and conservation ecologist at The Field Museum. "It flows through the home to some 7,000 plant species, a significant number of them endemic to the region, and 80 rare or endangered animal species, including the snow leopard and Yunnan snub-nosed antelope. Almost certainly, it...Dramatic decline of California native frog linked to introduced trout in mountain lakes
...ecover the species," added Harold Werner, wildlife ecologist for the two parks. "We want to give the public options." Fish and Game also is testing fish removal as a way to help declining frog populations, Werner said, and the National Forest Service is interested in the approach. Vredenburg began his study in...Pearly mussels: One of North America's natural jewels is disappearing
...ms. Lead author Dr. David L. Strayer, a freshwater ecologist at the Institute of Ecosystem Studies, remarks, "Pearly mussels are imperiled by human activities, such as pollution, dam construction, and channelization. Dozens of species are already extinct and well over a hundred species are in danger of disappe...When plants need ants' help, bigger is better
...er than smaller," said team leader Joshua Ness, an ecologist at the University of Arizona in Tucson, adding, "M...ue of the journal Ecology. Ness's coauthors are UA ecologist Judith L. Bronstein, Alan N. Andersen of the CSIRO Tropical Ecosystem Research Centre in Winnellie, ...Study marks increased trends in infectious disease occurrences in our oceans
...nd urchins, said Dr. Kevin Lafferty, a USGS marine ecologist in Santa Barbara, Calif., and coauthor with Jessica Ward, a graduate student at Cornell University. The scientists detected no significant trends for seagrasses, decapods, corals (infectious disease) and sharks/rays, and, most surprisingly, they foun...An ecologist at Washington University in St. Louis has co-authored a new book that is forcing the pith helmet set to "think outside the helmet." Jonathan M. Chase, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at Washington University and Mathew A. Leibold, Ph.D....