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
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)
A new approach to the diversity-invasibility problem.
The relationship between the richness of a community and its risk of being invaded (invasibility) goes back to Darwin. He . . . (No Comments)
Hemiparasitic plants and their effects on the community
Among the parasites of the world, parasitic angiosperms are relatively understudied. Past research tends to focus on the study of . . . (No Comments)
Is blogging effective at communicating biodiversity research?
My original intent in writing this post was to compare the 5 most-cited papers on biodiversity to the 5 most . . . (16 Comments)
Diagram Justification: The Biodiversity Concept Diagram
The Biodiversity Concept Diagram illustrates the interacting components of biodiversity research and provides a roadmap to our discussions of papers . . . (No Comments)
Resource partitioning: A warbler’s eye view
Anyone who has ever gone ‘birding’ in North America has likely come across a wave of warblers. You might have . . . (No Comments)
The potential of Citizen Science
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that . . . (6 Comments)