Featured Research Archive

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	Do Microbes Matter? Using Global Data to Test Microbial Activity in Litter Decomposition Models Principal Investigator(s): Carol Adair
	How will increasing climate variability change plant species diversity? Principal Investigator(s): Peter Adler
	Unifying Biodiversity Theories Principal Investigator(s): Andrew Allen
	The Role of Temperature in the Origin and Maintenance of Biodiversity Principal Investigator(s): Andrew Allen
	Genetic Monitoring: Development of Tools for Conservation and Management Principal Investigator(s): Fred Allendorf and Michael Schwartz
	Reverse Engineering of Ecological Networks Principal Investigator(s): Stefano Allesina
	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
	Advancing “Ecology’s Big Hot Idea” Principal Investigator(s): David Atkinson
	The Influence of Fuels, Climate and Ignition on Fire Frequency Across Earth’s Ecosystems Principal Investigator(s): Jennifer Balch
	The Potential for Coral Reefs to Respond to Future Climate Change Principal Investigator(s): Marissa Baskett
	Sharks on Coral Reefs Principal Investigator(s): Julia Baum
	Pyrogeography: Fire's Place in Earth System Science Principal Investigator(s): David Bowman and Jennifer Balch
	Does Biology Matter When Predicting How Animals Will Respond to Climate Change? Principal Investigator(s): Lauren Buckley
	Where Will Wildlife Move in Changing Environments? Principal Investigator(s): Lauren Buckley, Michael Angilletta, Robert Holt, Joshua Tewksbury
	Diversity Patterns, Species Coexistence and Evolutionary History Principal Investigator(s): Marc W. Cadotte
	Making Good Use of Your Data Principal Investigator(s): Huiping Cao
	Roles of Plant Traits and Nutrient Availability in Predicting Species Invasion Principal Investigator(s): Elsa Cleland
	Determinants of Relative Species Abundance: A Cross-Continental Comparison of Tropical Tree Communities Principal Investigator(s): Liza S. Comita
	The Role of Niche Conservatism in Producing Biodiversity Gradients Principal Investigator(s): Howard Cornell, Susan Harrison, and Christy McCain
	How Species Coexist in a Competitive World Principal Investigator(s): T. Jonathan Davies
	When Small Fish Grow Big: How Does It Affect the Growth and Decline of Their Population? Principal Investigator(s): André M. de Roos
	Risk Analysis for Alien Species and Emerging Infectious Diseases Principal Investigator(s): John M. Drake
	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
	Exploring How the Branching Geometry of River Systems Influences Biodiversity Patterns Principal Investigator(s): William Fagan
	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
	Integrating Behavior and Demography in Vertebrate Conservation Principal Investigator(s): Leah Gerber
	Predicting grassland community responses to fertilization: Exploring the role of clonality and other species traits Principal Investigator(s): Kay Gross
	Where the Birds Are: Mapping Biodiversity in North America Principal Investigator(s): Allen Hurlbert
	Parasites and Food Webs Principal Investigator(s): Kevin Lafferty
	What Community Characteristics Promote Recent and Current Bio-Diversification? An Investigation of Community-Level, Ecological Correlates of Rapid Diversification in Replicate, Temperate Angiosperm Genera Principal Investigator(s): Lesley T. Lancaster
	What Local Environmental Conditions Cause Evolutionary Diversification? Principal Investigator(s): Lesley Lancaster
	Is Rarity Linked to Extinction in the Fossil Record? Principal Investigator(s): Rowan Lockwood
	Quantifying Prey Stocks Needed to Support Top Predators Principal Investigator(s): James R. Lovvorn
	Climate Warming and Fire in a Naïve Biome: Using Insights from Boreal Forests to Understand Causes and Consequences of Fire Intensification in Arctic Tundra Principal Investigator(s): Michelle Mack
	Counting the Uncountable: Evaluating Monitoring Programs for Endangered and Harvested Species Principal Investigator(s): David Marsh
	Synthesizing and Analyzing Complex Ecological Networks with Ecoinformatics Principal Investigator(s): Neo Martinez
	Mountains: Understanding the Causes of Biodiversity Principal Investigator(s): Christy M. McCain
	Ecosystem Services on an Urbanizing Planet Principal Investigator(s): Rob I. McDonald and Peter J. Marcotullio
	Using Circuit Theory to Design Connected Landscapes Principal Investigator(s): Brad McRae
	Predicting Food Webs and Species Abundance Using Mating and Foraging Behavior Principal Investigator(s): Carlos J. Melián
	Unifying Niche-neutral Theories of Molecular, Community and Network Evolution Principal Investigator(s): Carlos Melián
	Using Mathematical Models to Figure Out Which Nutrient Limits Plant Growth and Carbon Storage Principal Investigator(s): Duncan Menge
	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
	Will Climate Change Increase or Decrease the Number of Fish in the Sea? Principal Investigator(s): Mary O'Connor
	Feedbacks Between Invasive Pests, Forests and Climate Principal Investigator(s): Thomas O’Halloran
	The Home-team Dis-advantage: Determining Whether Native Animals Promote Biological Invasion by Exotic Plants Principal Investigator(s): John Orrock
	Collaborations Among Ecologists and Social Scientists Principal Investigator(s): John Parker
	Investigating Responses of Pacific Salmon to Climate Change Principal Investigator(s): Christine Petersen
	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
	The Fate of Earth's Primary Production: Eaten Alive or Dead or Not Eaten at All Principal Investigator(s): Mark Ritchie
	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
	Effect of Dams and Flows on Fish Principal Investigator(s): John Sabo
	Including Nutritional Composition in Aquatic Food Web Studies Principal Investigator(s): Kim Schulz
	Feedbacks from Permafrost Carbon to Climate in a Warmer World Principal Investigator(s): Ted Schuur
	Lake Baikal: 60 Years of Monitoring Human Influence on the World's Largest Lake Principal Investigator(s): Eugene Zilov, Marianne Moore, Stephanie Hampton
	Coral Reef Loss: Determining the Importance of Overfishing and Nutrient Pollution in the Global Decline of Coral Reefs Principal Investigator(s): Jennifer E. Smith
	Exploring the Effects of Evolutionary History on Global Patterns of Diversity Principal Investigator(s): Patrick R. Stephens
	Does Increased Bird Diversity Protect Humans Against West Nile Virus? Principal Investigator(s): John Swaddle
	Why the World Has So Many Species, and What Can Be Done to Prevent Their Extinction Principal Investigator(s): David Tilman
	Interaction Traits and Metacommunity Gene Flow Principal Investigator(s): Mark Urban
	Forest Plants in Fragmented and Dynamic Landscapes Principal Investigator(s): Mark Vellend
	Landscape Genetics: Developing Best Practices for Testing Landscape Effects on Gene Flow Principal Investigator(s): Helene Wagner and Lisette Waits
	Plant Size and Reproduction Principal Investigator(s): Jacob Weiner
	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
	Why Don't We Understand Old-growth Forests (and Other Slow Systems) Very Well? Principal Investigator(s): Kerry Woods
	Methane: Toward a Multiscale approach to Reducing Uncertainties in its Emissions Principal Investigator(s): Qianlai Zhuang, Jerry Melillo, Ronald Prinn, David A. McGuire