Just how many plant species are threatened by land development in the Amazon? Biology Professor Miles Silman and research Ken Feeley published a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that the degree to which plant species are threatened is highly location dependent. The article in Read more »
Missing Pieces
David Malakoff | January 27, 2011 | Conservation Magazine
Sparse tropical plant collections complicate efforts to predict climate impacts
Want to know if that Amazonian orchid you love so much is likely to survive a warming climate? Don’t hold your breath. Efforts to create models that predict how distributions of tropical species Read more »
Congratulations to Bill Smith, whose proposal entitled “Collaborative RUI Proposal: Effects of Contrasting Cloud Regimes on Plant Carbon/Water Relations at Treeline” has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Renaissance man Pete Weigl of biology becomes the first in his department to retire in 20 years.
An article recently published by David Fyten of the Office of Creative Services highlights the career of Peter D. Weigl.
As an ecologist, Weigl has conducted research at and taken student and travel study groups Read more »