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)
Category: functional & taxonomic
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)
A Diversity of Traits Helps Species Slip Through The Cracks
Sometimes, scientists have the opportunity to get in on the “ground-level” of an emerging frontier. Such unexplored ideas are incredibly . . . (4 Comments)
On biodiversity and disease risk
Few studies have had as large of an impact on me as Charles Mitchell’s study of the impacts of plant species diversity on fungal diseases at the Cedar Creek grassland in Minnesota, USA. (7 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)