What is ecology? The word “ecology” was proposed by German zoologist Ernst Haeckel in 1866. It means the study of the ...

My research group works with freshwater systems to address questions in the fields of community ecology, ecotoxicology, disease ecology, and conservation. Our work has a strong emphasis on the ...

1. Community Ecology's Roots -- PART I.THE BIG PICTURE: Patterns, Causes, and Consequences of Biodiversity -- 2. Patterns of Biological Diversity -- 3. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning -- PART ...

We analyze the interactions among marine ecology and biodiversity, fisheries, socioeconomics, climate change, and more. We use sequence-based approaches, flow cytometry, modeling, and other techniques ...

One of the most fundamental goals in ecology -- determining the community assembly processes that have structured local communities -- has been increasingly studied through the analysis of functional ...

With many ecosystems now supporting multiple nonnative species from different trophic levels, it can be challenging to disentangle the net effects of invaders within a community context. Here, we ...

Some of the most innovative teaching of ecology and environmental science happens at community colleges. Teaching ecology at a community college has its own challenges and special rewards; it is the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The question of whether there are laws of nature in ecology has developed substantially in the last 20 years. Many have attempted to ...

Cheyanne Brooks, Juan Hernandez, Lindsay Johnson, and Kirsten McLaughlin | Photo Morgan CoffeyExplore Ecology School Garden | ...