Researchers call for a ‘biocultural’ approach to conservation
biodiversity
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Global study is first to map ocean areas that, if strongly protected, would help solve climate, food and biodiversity crises -
Incentives for tree-planting need protections for existing forests -
Some of Southern California’s most iconic and popular beaches have lost most of their biodiversity -
New study maps the biodiversity risks facing the ocean -
Researchers find biodiversity stabilizes kelp forest ecosystems far more than expected -
Strategies for growing biomass for fuel can have ecological and environmental benefits -
Herbivores increase or decrease plant diversity depending on what’s on the menu -
Biologists edit a special edition of Marine Ecology that sets the stage for future long-term monitoring of marine protected areas -
Researchers conduct the first land-use analysis of future food systems focusing on aquatic farming -
Researchers are undertaking two projects that will inform the oil platform decommissioning process in California -
Biologist Roland Knapp and colleagues work to restore a once-vanishing frog population in the Sierras -
Combining ecology and economics, researchers find a novel way to manage ecosystem services and protect biodiversity -
Comparing old and new field observations, scientists study changes in the biodiversity of California’s sandy beaches -
Ecologists collaborate on a special volume about the relationships of conservation, biodiversity and infectious disease -
A new study offers strategic guidance on the placement of marine protected areas to meet global conservation goals -
An NCEAS study predicts that climate change will cause significant reshuffling of marine biodiversity -
David Tilman, professor at UC Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, has received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Ecology and Conservation Biology category in recognition of his long-term...
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Sometimes in order to plan for the future, you have to look to the past -
Owing much of its prosperity to the ocean, Brazil was a natural choice for the first regional assessment -
Endowment launched by Vernon Cheadle's family will safeguard his legacy by supporting operations that holds his botanic collections -
Two types of small beach critters –– both cousins of the beloved, backyard roly-poly –– are suffering localized extinctions in Southern California at an alarming rate, says a new study by UC Santa Barbara scientists.
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The study used a new globally gridded satellite dataset to examine how changes in temperature, clouds and rainfall affect the number of -
Human-driven environmental disturbances have multiple effects, including changes in biodiversity and species composition.
