Featured Research Underway at NCEAS

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	Do Microbes Matter? Using Global Data to Test Microbial Activity in Litter Decomposition Models Principal Investigator(s): Carol Adair
	Monarch Butterflies as a Model for Understanding the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Migratory Species and Future Response to Environmental Change Principal Investigator(s): Sonia Altizer, Leslie Ries, Karen Oberhauser
	Ecotoxicology of the Gulf Oil Spill: A Holistic Framework for Assessing Impacts Principal Investigator(s): Sean Anderson, Gary Cherr, C. Pete Peterson
	Comparative ecology of cities: What makes an urban biota “urban”? Principal Investigator(s): Myla Aronson, Madhusudan Katti, Paige Warren, Charles Nilon
	The Influence of Fuels, Climate and Ignition on Fire Frequency Across Earth’s Ecosystems Principal Investigator(s): Jennifer Balch
	Sharks on Coral Reefs Principal Investigator(s): Julia Baum
	Ecology of Environmental Justice in Metropolitan Areas Principal Investigator(s): Christopher Boone, Mary Cadenasso, Morgan Grove, and Steward Pickett
	Pyrogeography: Fire's Place in Earth System Science Principal Investigator(s): David Bowman and Jennifer Balch
	Evaluating Publication Bias in Ecology Principal Investigator(s): Amber E. Budden
	Tidal Wetland Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Model Principal Investigator(s): John Callaway, Steve Crooks, Pat Megonigal, and Abe Doherty
	Biodiversity and the Functioning of Ecosystems: Translating Results from Model Experiments into Functional Reality Principal Investigator(s): Bradley Cardinale, J. Emmett Duffy and David Hooper
	Linking Evolutionary History, Plant Traits, and Ecological Processes at Multiple Scales Principal Investigator(s): Jeannine M. Cavender-Bares
	Gradients of Beta-diversity Principal Investigator(s): Jonathan Chase, Nathan Sanders, and Amy Freestone
	Revisiting Nutrient Limitation in Tropical Forests Principal Investigator(s): Cory C. Cleveland and Alan R. Townsend
	Determinants of Relative Species Abundance: A Cross-Continental Comparison of Tropical Tree Communities Principal Investigator(s): Liza S. Comita
	Jellyfish Blooms of the Global Ocean: Magnitude, Causes and Consequences for Marine Food Webs, Carbon Cycling and Socioeconomics Principal Investigator(s): Robert Condon, Carlos Duarte, Monty Graham
	Forecasting Phenology: Integrating Ecology, Climatology, and Phylogeny to Understand Plant Responses to Climate Change Principal Investigator(s): Benjamin I. Cook and Elizabeth M. Wolkovich
	The Role of Niche Conservatism in Producing Biodiversity Gradients Principal Investigator(s): Howard Cornell, Susan Harrison, and Christy McCain
	Integrated History and Future of People on Earth (IHOPE): Principal Investigator(s): Robert Costanza, Lisa Graumlich, and Sander van der Leeuw
	When Are Matrix Models Useful for Management? An Empirical Test Across Plant Populations Principal Investigator(s): Elizabeth Crone, Eric S. Menges and Martha Ellis
	Envisioning a Sustainable Global Seafood Market and Restored Marine Ecosystems Principal Investigator(s): Larry Crowder and Martin Smith
	Data Management and Analysis Tools Supporting Adaptive Management in South African Parks Principal Investigator(s): Matthew B. Jones, Mark Schildhauer, Judith Kruger, O.J. Reichman, Kevin L. S. Drury
	Tropical coral reefs of the future: Modeling ecological outcomes from the analyses of current and historical trends Principal Investigator(s): Ruth D. Gates, Peter J. Edmunds
	The Botanical Information and Ecology Network (BIEN): Principal Investigator(s): Brian J. Enquist, Richard Condit, Robert K. Peet, Brad Boyle and Steven Dolins
	Synthesizing Molecular and Ecological Datasets to Evaluate How Diversity in Coral Endosymbiont Communities (Symbiodinium) Maps Onto Environmental Sensitivity in Corals Principal Investigator(s): Ruth Gates - Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii
	Predicting grassland community responses to fertilization: Exploring the role of clonality and other species traits Principal Investigator(s): Kay Gross
	Finding Common Ground in Marine Conservation and Management Principal Investigator(s): Ray Hilborn and Boris Worm
	What Local Environmental Conditions Cause Evolutionary Diversification? Principal Investigator(s): Lesley Lancaster
	Evaluating and improving open source software for nonlinear statistical modeling in ecology Principal Investigator(s): Mark Maunder, Beth Gardner, Ben Bolker
	Ecosystem Services on an Urbanizing Planet Principal Investigator(s): Rob I. McDonald and Peter J. Marcotullio
	How Do Climate and the Environment Control Where a Species Lives? Principal Investigator(s): Brian McGill, Walter Jetz, Robert Guralnick, and Jana McPherson
	Evaluating Ecosystem Response Models with Experimental Data from Long-term Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Enrichment Experiments Principal Investigator(s): Richard Norby
	Phenological Changes in Tundra Plants in Response to Climate Warming Principal Investigator(s): Steven Oberbauer and Tiffany Troxler
	Collaborations Among Ecologists and Social Scientists Principal Investigator(s): John Parker
	How do Grasslands Respond to El Niño and Future Climate Change? Principal Investigator(s): Stephanie Pau
	The Role of Marine Protected Areas in Ecosystem-based Management Principal Investigator(s): Robert Pavia and James Lindholm
	Spatial Statistics for Streams Principal Investigator(s): Erin Peterson, Jay Ver Hoef, Dan Isaak
	When Two Plants Are Better Than One: The Evolution and Ecology of Dioecy in Plants Principal Investigator(s): Simon Queenborough
	Terrestrial Ecosystems and Climate Policy Principal Investigator(s): Jim Randerson, Josep Canadell, and Robert B. Jackson
	Towards Understanding Marine Biological Impacts of Climate Change Principal Investigator(s): Anthony Richardson and Elvira Poloczanska
	Understanding a Diverse Insect-parasitoid Community: Insights from Synthesizing Biodiversity Inventory Data from the Tropics Principal Investigator(s): Josephine Rodriguez
	An Interdisciplinary Approach to Advancing Landscape Genetics Principal Investigator(s): Michael Rosenberg, Bryan Epperson, Andrew Storfer
	Quantifying Dynamic Landscapes for Primate Conservation Principal Investigator(s): Sadie Jane Ryan
	Sustainability of Freshwater Resources in the United States Principal Investigator(s): John Sabo, Laura Bowling, Gerrit Schoups
	Revealing How Plankton "Get Along" Principal Investigator(s): Lindsay Scheef
	Climate change and invasive species: Are non-natives poised for greater success in future climatic conditions? Principal Investigator(s): Cascade Sorte, Jeffrey Dukes, Joshua Lawler
	Landscape Genetics: Developing Best Practices for Testing Landscape Effects on Gene Flow Principal Investigator(s): Helene Wagner and Lisette Waits
	Efficient Wildlife Disease Control: From Social Network Self-organization to Optimal Vaccination Principal Investigator(s): Peter Walsh
	Red Flags and Species Endangerment: Meta-analytical Development of Criteria for Assessing Extinction Risk Principal Investigator(s): Robin Waples and Jeffrey Hutchings
	Should an Organism Produce All of its Offspring at the Same Time or Spread Reproduction Across Years? Principal Investigator(s): Jennifer L. Williams
	Freshwater Food Webs in the Face of Shorter Winters and Earlier Springs Principal Investigator(s): Elizabeth Wolkovich