Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
A $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation will allow ̽»¨ÊÓƵ researchers to better understand how complex species interactions affect natural ecosystems.
The wind that sculpts the stones also conspires with plants to transform a valley floor to a landscape of mounds with embedded plants.
An annual experiment based out of ̽»¨ÊÓƵ’s century-old Mountain Research Station aims to measure the effects of warming temperatures and faster snowmelt on alpine ecosystems by coating snowpack with thousands of pounds of black sand.
Surprisingly, the robbers might have little to no effect on fitweed and might even benefit the plant.
̽»¨ÊÓƵ undergraduate’s honors thesis leads to the official recognition of the Chihuahuan Meadowlark as a distinct species.
Like the homely, warty toad transformed by a kiss to an enchanting prince, embarrassing excremental smears and lumps of who-knows-what metamorphose into delicate and lovely butterflies.
City of Boulder plans to use ̽»¨ÊÓƵ data to study the effect of trees on urban heat for climate-mitigation planning.
Professor Deane Bowers to discuss ‘Globalization’s consequences for plant-insect interactions and the planet’s wellness’; event is the first of a series on wellness this academic year.
No doubt about it, sphinx moths are extraordinary; extinction is forever, and it would be tragic to lose such a remarkable group of moths.
The restoration of grassland ecosystems may need more of a guided, hands-on approach over time, according to a new review of global conservation efforts