In 1995, David Tilman and colleagues established 168 experimental plots in the Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, each 9 x 9 m in size (Figure 3A), and seeded them with 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 ...

The Department of Ecosystem Science and Management (ESM) integrates four disciplines: rangeland ecology, hydrology/watershed management, soil science, and entomology. In ESM, our students learn not ...

A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth’s ...

Sep. 9, 2024 — A new theory explains how juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars (commonly known as starfish) can destabilize coral reefs. The 'degraded reef framework' explains how the loss of live ...

Students in the Forest Ecosystem Science program are drawn to natural and managed forest environments with a blend of curiosity and sense of responsibility. They seek both to understand forest ...

An ecosystem is a natural environment where everything ... videoHow to use scientific equipment This film explains how we can use science equipment to develop our scientific abilities.

The mission of the Ecosystem Science Center (ESC) is to advance knowledge through research on ecosystems. Humans, non-human organisms, and the abiotic environment create a complex set of ...

They could be asked to describe the links between the living and non-living components within the ecosystem. This clip will be relevant for teaching science at Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 in ...

What powers life? In most ecosystems, sunlight is absorbed and converted into usable forms of energy via photosynthesis. These usable forms of energy are carbon-based. A primary example of this ...

ESC members lead highly productive research programs that cover a wide breadth of topics within the realm of ecosystem science. Below, you will find a sample listing of some of our publicly funded ...

A new study co-led by the Smithsonian and the University of Arizona offers the most detailed glimpse yet of how Earth's ...

The graduate program in Soil Science at the University of Wyoming examines the formation ... and nutrient cycling play key roles in the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. Without soil, plants ...