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Vanishing Vitamins

Identifying the root causes of the thiamine deficiency complex (TDC) in aquatic systems

Nature Health Index: A holistic approach to measuring and mapping ecological integrity

Principal Investigator(s): Rachel Neugarten, Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer, Lee Hannah, Christina M. Kennedy

Environmental Data Science Summit

Beneath the Frozen Surface: How AI Is Uncovering the Secrets of Permafrost

Laurel Abowd

Laurel is a data scientist at NCEAS investigating climate-related species range shifts in partnership with the USGS Climate Adaptation Science Centers. Prior to joining NCEAS, she worked at another collaborative UCSB lab: the Environmental Markets Lab (emLab). At emLab, she specialized in quantifying the value of ecosystem services like carbon storage on timberlands and endangered species on military lands. Laurel earned her master’s degree in Environmental Science and Management from the Bren School where she assessed the forest benefits of California’s Tahoe Central Sierra.

Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Office

NCEAS operates the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Office, a hub for synthesis, research, and outreach related to ecology.

Fuel Breaks with Benefits

Sustainable community fuel breaks for social-ecological resilience to Northern wildfires