Welcome to NCEAS

Scientists at NCEAS use existing information to address important questions in ecology and allied disciplines. Hundreds of scholars, including Postdoctoral Associates, Center (Sabbatical) Fellows, and visitors in Working Groups collaborate at NCEAS each year on scores of projects.

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Research Highlights

Featured Research

What Characteristics Promote Bio-Diversification?
Principal Investigator:
Lesley Lancaster

This study is examining features of a habitat or community that promote high rates of evolutionary diversification across different groups of organisms.
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Featured Dataset

Phenology Literature Review
Elizabeth M. Wolkovich

Literature review shows different fields of study find different phenological cues associated with spring leafing and flowering.

News & Announcements

A global synthesis reveals biodiversity loss as a major driver of ecosystem change
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Experiments under-
estimate plant responses to climate change
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Dr. Jane Lubchenco's NCEAS symposium keynote address,
"A Look Back, A Look Ahead"
Now available

NCEAS working group develops a new model for understanding the Deepwater Horizon blowout
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Re-Creating Missing Population Baselines for Pacific Reef Sharks
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