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Tag Archives: biodiversity
BEACON Researchers at Work: Spatial dynamics of evolution
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Emily Dolson. All biological organisms must occupy a single location in physical space. This idea is so obvious that most people don’t give it much thought, but … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: The mystery of tropical diversity: testing a forgotten idea
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by MSU graduate student Carina Baskett. Carina blogs at Wandering Nature. Here in Michigan, the hummingbirds are coming back for the summer. If you see one, it’s likely a Ruby-Throated, since it’s … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: Patterns and processes of community assembly of plants in oceanic and alpine island ecosystems
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by University of Idaho graduate student Hannah Marx. “I love my job.” – written by me, at 12,009 feet in the summit log on Hyndman Peak, Pioneer Mountains, Idaho. Although I … Continue reading
BEACON Researchers at Work: The páramos – understanding a hyperdiverse ecosystem one genus at a time.
This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work post is by University of Idaho graduate student Simon Uribe-Convers. I am always amazed by the huge diversity around us. Taking it for granted, it seems humans only remember the world’s diversity when watching a … Continue reading