The Journal of Ecology just published our four-year study of community dynamics of alpine plants. The study is part of a multi-journal special feature on linking traits and demography. Predicting community assembly is one of the key goals of modern ecology – it is necessary for theory-driven land management, climate change forecasting, policy-making for invasive…

Lab postdoctoral researcher and Carlsberg Foundation fellow Lars Iversen just published a letter in Science on field safety and harassment. It focuses on the role funding agencies have to play in promoting a positive research culture. It is a short and important read – you can see it directly at the journal, or download a…

Fifty thousand people don’t come to spend the day outside the Arizona state capitol on a 100°F day without a reason. In this case, the reason was to demand increased state funding for public K-12 education – in particular, for teacher salaries and school infrastructure. I spent an afternoon at the state house in Phoenix…

Spring is here, bringing 90°F temperatures and sunny skies to Arizona. The spring has also brought in our last arrivals, and so the first cohort of the Macrosystems Ecology Lab is now assembled. The team is an even mixture of people from abroad and from closer by – from left to right, Pierre Gaüzère (France),…