News

The Ecological Dynamics of Clade Diversification and Community Assembly

The Ecological Dynamics of Clade Diversification and Community Assembly
Mark A. McPeek

American Naturalist
Vol. 172, pp. E270-E284

Diversity in a Complex Ecological Network with Two Interaction Types
Carlos J. Melián, Jordi Bascompte, Pedro Jordano, Vlastimil Krivan
Oikos Online: Nov 6 2008   Abstract

Sustaining Biodiversity in Ancient Tropical Countryside
Jai Ranganathan, R. J. Ranjit Daniels, M. D. Subash Chandran, Paul R. Ehrlich, and Gretchen C. Daily
PNAS November 3, 2008
Abstract   BBC Online   
Interview, BBC Radio: Science in Action

Fred Wagner Receives Wildlife Society’s 2008 Outstanding Book Award

Fred Wagner Receives Wildlife Society's 2008 Outstanding Book Award for Yellowstone's Destabilized Ecosystem: Elk Effects, Science, and Policy Conflict

Diversity in a Complex Ecological Network with Two Interaction Types

Diversity in a Complex Ecological Network with Two Interaction Types
Carlos J. Melián, Jordi Bascompte, Pedro Jordano, Vlastimil Krivan
Oikos Online: Nov 6 2008
Abstract

Sustaining Biodiversity in Ancient Tropical Countryside
Jai Ranganathan, R. J. Ranjit Daniels, M. D. Subash Chandran, Paul R. Ehrlich, and Gretchen C. Daily
PNAS November 3, 2008
Abstract   BBC Online

Linking Global Turnover of Species and Environments
L.B. Buckley and W. Jetz
PNAS November 10, 2008
Abstract   Press Release   
Environmental Research Web

Evolutionary History and the Effect of Biodiversity on Plant Productivity

Evolutionary History and the Effect of Biodiversity on Plant Productivity

Mark W. Cadotte, Bradley J. Cardinale, and Todd H. Oakley
PNAS Early Edition, October 29, 2008
Abstract
Press Release

Using Continental-scale Ecological Data Sets as a Teaching Tool

NCEAS Co-sponsors ESA Faculty Training Workshop:
Using Continental-scale Ecological Data Sets as a Teaching Tool

DGS: Examining the Science and Politics of an Ocean Conservation Strategy

Distributed Graduate Seminar:
Examining the Science and Politics of an Ocean Conservation Strategy

Graduate students from Hawaii to New Hampshire examine the role of marine protected areas as tools for ecosystem-based management.

Long-Term Global Trends in Crop Yield and Production Reveal No Current Pollination Shortage but Increasing Pollinator Dependency

Long-Term Global Trends in Crop Yield and Production Reveal No Current Pollination Shortage but Increasing Pollinator Dependency
Marcelo A. Aizen, Lucas A. Garibaldi, Saul A. Cunningham, and Alexandra M. Klein
Current Biology  New York Times

Species Invasions and Extinction: The Future of Native Biodiversity on Islands

Colloquium Paper: Species Invasions and Extinction: The Future of Native Biodiversity on Islands
Dov F. Sax and Steven D. Gaines
PNAS 105:11490-11497   Abstract
New York Times

 

Proceedings Available from NCEAS Co-sponsored Environmental Information Management 2008 Conference

NCEAS Co-sponsored Environmental Information Management 2008 Conference
Proceedings PDF   Purchase Print

When Predators Don’t Eat Their Prey


 NCEAS Working Group Results Published in Ecology Special Feature
Ecology 89(9) 2414-2445
When Predators Don’t Eat Their Prey: Nonconsumptive Predator Effects on Prey Dynamics
PI’s Evan Preisser and Daniel Bolnick, Guest Editors   Press Release