(a guest post by first author Dr. Lars Iversen) Plant growth is often a pivotal aspect of community change, biogeography, and ecosystem functions supported by plant communities. Thus, understanding limiting factors in plant growth is useful if we want to infer causality between the environment and species distributions or predict responses to future environmental change.…

Our lab took a trip to see the Grand Canyon before we move to California. Here are a few photos from the trip!

Can you tell much about the genetics of a population just by looking at a landscape? Our new study suggests the answer is ‘yes’, based on measurements of the iconic tree of western North America, quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides). We just had a new paper out showing how, which you can read at the journal…

What are the challenges around doing inquiry projects in K-12 schools? Our Sky School has been working on creating professional development resources for teachers, focusing on building comfort and confidence facilitating small-group student projects, especially in schoolyard settings. The other weekend, Rebecca Lipson (assistant director for education) and I went up to Prescott for the…