This area was targeted for habitat alteration through prescribed burning. Notice the mosaic created by the burn in the low-elevation areas, as well as burned timber pockets higher on the face to ...

Ecology Project International works with local communities in youth development, leadership, and habitat conservation.

I joined the rangeland ecology faculty in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management in summer 2007. My research interests lie in wildlife habitat ecology and restoration ecology with a focus ...

As flooding, wind and landslides from Tropical Storm Helene devastated lives and property across parts of Southern Appalachia, the storm also wrought ecological destruction. Biologists and other ...

Look up at the sky—what do you see? During the day, it’s a vast expanse of blue with clouds drifting by. At night, it’s a blanket of stars. You might spot birds flying during daylight hours and bats ...

Study in this area provides students with advanced preparation in biological concepts of wildlife populations as they relate to resource management. M.P.S. students will undertake a professional ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. − As flooding, wind and landslides from Tropical Storm Helene devastated lives and property across parts of Southern Appalachia, the storm also wrought ecological destruction.

This area entails study and maintenance of biological diversity at the level of genes, populations, communities, ecosystems and biomes; intellectual underpinnings include evolutionary theory, ...

Edge effects are the changes in biodiversity that occur inside the space surrounding the shared edge of two or more distinct ecosystems. This transitional zone rich in biodiversity is known as the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A key shortcoming in our understanding of exotic species' success is that it is not known how post-introduction dispersal contributes to the ...