Tag Archives: Conservation biologists

Ecosystems and Landscapes The mosaic of ecosystems we see from a plane is not just a random array. There are patterns to the spatial configurations of ecosystems. Lakes are drained by rivers and bordered by marshes, woodlots are patches embedded in a matrix of agricultural ecosystems, clear cuts are patches …

Species Diversity Imagine flocks of parrots flashing green and gold over the piedmont forests of Virginia, a raft of penguin-like birds paddling up a Norwegian fjord, or a marsupial wolf coursing kangaroos through the eucalypt woodlands of Australia. These sights will never be seen again because the Carolina parakeet, great …