Featured Research Underway at NCEAS

	See also Featured Reseach Archive
	Do Microbes Matter? Using Global Data to Test Microbial Activity in Litter Decomposition Models Principal Investigator: Carol Adair
	Genetic Monitoring: Development of Tools for Conservation and Management Principal Investigators: Fred Allendorf and Michael Schwartz
	Reverse Engineering of Ecological Networks Principal Investigator: Stefano Allesina
	The Influence of Fuels, Climate and Ignition on Fire Frequency Across Earth's Ecosystems Principal Investigator: Jennifer Balch
	Pyrogeography: Fire's Place in Earth System Science Principal Investigators: David Bowman and Jennifer Balch
	Evaluating Publication Bias in Ecology Principal Investigator: Amber E. Budden
	Diversity Patterns, Species Coexistence, and Evolutionary History Prinicipal Investigator: Marc W. Cadotte
	Linking Evolutionary History, Plant Traits, and Ecological Processes at Multiple Scales Principal Investigator: Jeannine M. Cavender-Bares
	Gradients of Beta-Diversity Principal Investigators: Jonathan Chase, Nathan Sanders, and Amy Freestone
	Revisiting Nutrient Limitation in Tropical Forests Principal Investigators: Cory C. Cleveland and Alan R. Townsend
	The Role of Niche Conservatism in Producing Biodiversity Gradients Principal Investigators: Howard Cornell, Susan Harrison, and Christy McCain
	Integrated History and Future of People on Earth (IHOPE): Building a Community Database and Testing the Resilience-sustainability Hypothesis Across Scales Principal Investigators: Robert Costanza, Lisa Graumlich, and Sander van der Leeuw
	When Are Matrix Models Useful for Management? An Empirical Test Across Plant Populations Principal Investigators: Elizabeth Crone, Eric S. Menges and Martha Ellis
	Envisioning a Sustainable Global Seafood Market and Restored Marine Ecosystems Principal Investigators: Larry Crowder and Martin Smith
	How Species Coexist in a Competitive World Principal Investigator: T. Jonathan Davies
	When Small Fish Grow Big: How Does It Affect the Growth and Decline of Their Population? Principal Investigator: André M. de Roos
	The Botanical Information and Ecology Network (BIEN): An Informatics Baseline to Understand the Impact of Climate Change on Plant Diversity Principlal Investigators: Brian J. Enquist, Richard Condit, Robert K. Peet, Brad Boyle and Steven Dolins/Postdoctoral Associate: Nathan G. Swenson
	Exploring How the Branching Geometry of River Systems Influences Biodiversity Patterns Principal Investigator: William Fagan
	Marine Ecosystem Models and Management Principal Investigator: Leah Gerber
	Finding Common Ground in Marine Conservation and Management Principal Investigators: Ray Hilborn and Boris Worm
	Data Management and Analysis Tools Supporting Adaptive Management in South African Parks Principal Investigators: Matthew B. Jones, Mark Schildhauer, Judith Kruger, O.J. Reichman, Kevin L. S. Drury
	What Local Environmental Conditions Cause Evolutionary Diversification? Principal Investigator: Lesley Lancaster
	Ecosystem Services on an Urbanizing Planet Principal Investigators: Rob I. McDonald and Peter J. Marcotullio
	Predicting Food Webs and Species Abundance Using Mating and Foraging Behavior Principal Investigator: Carlos J. Melián
	Using Mathematical Models to Figure Out Which Nutrient Limits Plant Growth and Carbon Storage Principal Investigator: Duncan Menge
	Evaluating Ecosystem Response Models with Experimental Data from Long-term Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Enrichment Experiments Principal Investigator: Richard Norby
	Phenological Changes in Tundra Plants in Response to Climate Warming Principal Investigators: Steven Oberbauer and Tiffany Troxler
	Will Climate Change Increase or Decrease the Number of Fish in the Sea? Principal Investigator: Mary O'Connor
	Collaborations Among Ecologists and Social Scientists Principal Investigator: John Parker
	The Role of Marine Protected Areas in Ecosystem-Based Management: Examining the Science and Politics of an Ocean Conservation Strategy Principal Investigators: Robert Pavia and James Lindholm
	Investigating Responses of Pacific Salmon to Climate Change Principal Investigator: Christine Petersen
	Terrestrial Ecosystems and Climate Policy Principal Investigators: Jim Randerson, Josep Canadell, and Robert B. Jackson
	Towards Understanding Marine Biological Impacts of Climate Change Principal Investigators: Anthony Richardson and Elvira Poloczanska
	An Interdisciplinary Approach to Advancing Landscape Genetics Principal Investigators: Michael Rosenberg, Bryan Epperson, Andrew Storfer
	Quantifying Dynamic Landscapes for Primate Conservation Principal Investigator: Sadie Jane Ryan
	Effect of Dams and Flows on Fish Principal Investigator: John Sabo
	Sustainability of Freshwater Resources in the United States Principal Investigators: John Sabo, Laura Bowling, Gerrit Schoups
	Feedbacks from Permafrost Carbon to Climate in a Warmer World Principal Investigator:Ted Schuur
	Landscape Genetics: Developing Best Practices for Testing Landscape Effects on Gene Flow Principal Investigators: Helene Wagner and Lisette Waits
	Efficient Wildlife Disease Control: From Social Network Self-organization to Optimal Vaccination Principal Investigator: Peter Walsh
	Should an Organism Produce All of its Offspring at the Same Time or Spread Reproduction Across Years? Principal Investigator: Jennifer L. Williams
	Freshwater Food Webs in the Face of Shorter Winters and Earlier Springs Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Wolkovich
	See also Featured Research Archive