Welcome to NCEAS

Scientists at NCEAS use existing information to address important questions in ecology and allied disciplines. Hundreds of scholars, including Postdoctoral Associates, Sabbatical Fellows, and visitors in Working Groups collaborate each year at the Center on scores of projects.

Research

Research Highlights

Featured Research Underway

Distributed Graduate Seminar:
Examining the Science and Politics of an Ocean Conservation Strategy

Graduate students from Hawaii to New Hampshire examine the role of marine protected areas as tools for ecosystem-based management.

Scientific Products

Featured Dataset

Data on Nonconsumptive Predator Effects
Evan Preisser

Data were gathered from 300 published studies that measured the non-lethal effect of predators on their prey. Includes taxonomic information for both predator and prey, the variable(s) being measured, and means and measures of variation for prey in both a non-lethal treatment and a control treatment.

Projects Funded 2008

Announcements

NCEAS Research in the News

  • Linking Global Turnover of Species and Environments
    L.B. Buckley and W. Jetz
    PNAS
    Press Release   
    Environmental Research Web

    Evolutionary History and the Effect of Biodiversity on Plant Productivity
    Mark W. Cadotte, Bradley J. Cardinale, and Todd H. Oakley
    PNAS
    Press Release