Crossing Boundaries

Migrating bird species range farther north in reaction to climate change

Tropical rain forests (areas that receive more than 100 mm of rain/month) support the richest avifaunas in the world. Why are there so many bird species in rain forests & how (& why) do the avifaunas of rain forests in different parts of the world vary? To answer these questions requires a look at the history of rain forests & their avifaunas

Act now, we're told, if we want to save the planet from a climate catastrophe. Trouble is, it might be too late. The science is settled, and the damage has already begun. The only question now is whether we will stop playing political games and embrace the few imperfect options we have left.

Effortless activism (Jeff Toolan )

As they die and decompose, trees and soil in the Amazon rainforest have traditionally absorbed more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than they've emitted. But it turns out that during a major drought in 2005, the Amazon put more carbon into the atmosphere than it soaked up.

We have developed the Global Perspective Inventory (GPI) to measure a person's global perspective, with an emphasis on the importance of cultural influences. We have developed the GPI with the idea that all persons -students, faculty, staff--- are on a journey of life, in which they keep asking three major questions: How do I know? Who am I? and How do I relate to others?

To stem the adverse effects of climate and landscape change, adaptive management of natural resources * integrates a variety of available tools * provides a scientific basis for management decisions * improves our understanding of how ecosystems function