Arizona State University’s Global Drylands Center Ecologist Hire The School of Life Sciences (SOLS) and the School of Sustainability (SOS) at Arizona State University (ASU) in collaboration with ASU’s Global Drylands Center (GDC) invite applications for a full-time, tenure‐ track, benefits-eligible faculty position in the area of Drylands Ecology at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. Rank and tenure…
Author: Em Gonzalez
A Tremendous Congratulations | Dr. Ferran Garcia-Pichel awarded the Theodore M. Sperry Award
“Named for pioneering American ecologist Theodore Sperry, this award recognizes individuals or organizations who have made a significant and enduring contribution to advancing restoration science and/or practice through the development of new methods, techniques, tools or strategies for restoration, or through innovative approaches to involving the public in restoration efforts.” Society for Ecological Restoration The Sala Lab would like to…
Scott Collins in Functional Ecology
In a novel approach, Scott Collins et. al. have recently published a paper in Functional Ecology on how drought & post-drought periods affect plant communities. Factors such as seed size, precipitation periods, and dominant species of certain grasslands were considered. Read the entire paper here.
Nature Sustainability | Supplying ecosystem services on US rangelands
We have the opportunity to excel in the study and research of drylands. It’s not only a responsibility, it’s a great opportunity. Osvaldo Sala Dr. Osvaldo Sala recently published in Nature Sustainability on the future of rangelands, and how scenario planning can affect our future. Read more about how scenarios can impact decision-makers, and ultimately, the future of rangelands. Read…
Break into the Semester with a publication featuring Scott Collins
Infrastructure to factorially manipulate the mean and variance of precipitation in the field Dr. Scott Collins, along with additional contributors, published an article in Ecosphere regarding how they have implemented the first experiment to reduce the precipitation mean while simultaneously increasing the variance of interannual precipitation in a way that captures the stochastic nature of climate variability. Follow the link…