Diverse Introspectives: A Conversation with Peter Kareiva
On May 7th, fellow UW grad student Halley Froelich and I had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Peter Kareiva, . . . (15 Comments)
Category: ecosystem function & dimensions of biodiversity
Is biodiversity important? What theory tells us (Part 2)
[Continued from Part 1] On Wednesday, I reviewed some of the synthetic work by Brad Cardinale and others showing the . . . (6 Comments)
Is biodiversity important? What experiments tell us (Part 1)
If anything, we can be absolutely certain about one thing regarding biodiversity: we are losing it. In 2005, the Millennium . . . (7 Comments)
Virtual Biodiversity
Was anyone else first introduced to the idea of biodiversity by a man-made collection? The notion of the diversity of . . . (1 Comment)
Tradeoffs, correlated traits, and functional diversity
Tradeoffs are everywhere, and never has this been more apparent to me, than in graduate school. With only so many . . . (1 Comment)
Modeling diversity using remote sensing data
Understanding the distribution and composition of vegetation communities is critical for effective management and conservation priorities. However, traditional studies of . . . (No Comments)
Partitioning Species Diversity: History and Implications
Whittaker’s work on diversity partitioning is doubtless one of the most influential in ecology. As a community/quantitative ecologist, my opinion . . . (3 Comments)
An intuitive approach to describing diversity
“Diversity [has] been confounded with the indices used to measure it; a diversity index is not necessarily itself a ‘diversity.’ . . . (No Comments)
Bees in the ‘hood: the scale of services by native…
In the context of declining diversity, scientists are attempting to quantify the consequences in terms that have a direct impact . . . (No Comments)
Long-term Monitoring of Tree Growth in Relation to Climatic Variability
It is uncertain how global climate change will affect tropical forests, and models vary on how precipitation and temperature regimes will . . . (No Comments)