Biologists from the laboratory of Jonathan Myers in Arts & Sciences determined that tree beta diversity a measure of site-to-site variation in the composition of species present within a given area matters more for ecosystem functioning than other components of biodiversity at larger scales.
Undergraduate Jordan Neeley in Arts & Sciences is using geospatial tools to better understand how water erodes a bedrock river at Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park. She is sharing her research at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting in December.