<p>Coral reef fish coexist in a state of high diversity that has not been successfully explained by niche diversification, larval supply, differential mortality, or a suite of other proposed factors. These processes are ...

<p>The effects of climate change on forest dynamics will be determined by tree responses at different life-stages and different scales -- from establishment to maturity and from individuals to populations. Studies incorporating ...

<p>The Piedmont region of the southeastern United States has undergone considerable land-use change since settlement by Europeans and Africans. Forests were cleared for agriculture, followed centuries later by land ...

<p>Sustainably managing marine ecosystems has proved extremely difficult, with few success stories. Traditional approaches to managing ocean-borne activities, including the structure of the governance systems themselves, ...

<p>The construction of roads, either as an economic tool or as necessity for the implementation of other infrastructure projects is increasing in the tropical forest worldwide. However, roads are one of the main deforestation ...

<p>Fungal pathogens likely play an important role in regulating populations of tree seedlings and preserving forest diversity, due to their ubiquitous presence and differential effects on survival. Host-specific mortality ...

<p>This thesis examines the dynamics of cloud forest bird communities along an altitudinal gradient on the eastern slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes. Specifically, I examined the seasonality of breeding, investigated a novel ...

<p>This dissertation investigated spawning biology of female blue crabs, <italic>Callinectes sapidus</italic>. Females mate following the terminal molt and undertake a spawning migration seaward, producing multiple clutches ...

<p>Human activities are increasingly altering the ways in which energy and elements cycle within and move between ecosystems. Through fossil fuel combustion and the use of synthetic fertilizers we continue to expose much ...

<p>Remote sensing technologies offer an innovative way to study tropical forests and complement research from forest inventory plots. From a logistic standpoint, remote sensing mitigates some of the physical, political, ...