invasive species

August 28, 2009

Methods for controlling lionfish sought

Mark Hixon

Mark Hixon (1999) is looking for strategies to control lionfish in the Caribbean, an invasive fish that threatens coral reef species and the local economy. Learn more from coverage at NPR.

 

July 30, 2009

Effects of grazing reassessed

Thomas Sisk

Source: USDA

Research by Tom Sisk (2001) is helping to resolve long-standing questions about whether cattle-grazing harms land. Duration and intensity of the grazing are important, but climate plays a bigger role, Sisk has found. Read the article in the Arizona Daily Sun about his work.

 

Luis Zambrano

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México , Professor, Instituto de Biología

Laura Meyerson

University of Rhode Island, Assistant Professor, Natural Resources Science

Shahid Naeem

Columbia University, Professor and Chair, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology

Dianna Padilla

State University of New York at Stony Brook, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution

Mark Hay

Georgia Institute of Technology, Professor and Linda and Harry Teasley Chair in Environmental Biology

David Lodge

University of Notre Dame, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Laura Huenneke

Northern Arizona University, Vice President for Research

John Stachowicz

University of California, Davis, Associate Professor, Department of Evolution and Ecology