Global Ecology

Photo credit: Peter Aaron / Esto Photographics Overview Location: Stanford, CA Building type(s): Higher education, Laboratory, Campus New construction 10, 900 ft2 (1, 010 m2) Project scope: 2-story building Suburban setting Global Ecology Research Center at Stanford University is an extremely low-energy…

Although we have examined the economic, political, and cultural aspects of globalization separately, it is important to emphasize that each of these dimensions impacts on and has consequences for the other domains. Nowhere is this more clearly demonstrated than in the ecological dimensions of globalization…

8 global warming effects that may surprise youGlobal warming doesn t just melt glaciers. Click through this slideshow to see some of the surprising impacts global warming is having around the world. Wine growers can t keep upRegions that have historically supplied the world’s best wine will no longer…

What is Ecology? Ecology is the study of the distribution and abundance of organisms, the interaction between organisms, the interaction between organisms and their environment, and structure and function of ecosystems. Why is Ecology Important? The purpose of ecology is to provide knowledge about the…

Today was an emotional day here in Durban at CSAP, the alternative peoples’ conference planned in parallel to the timber industry-dominated World Forestry Congress. Winnie Overbeek, Executive Director of World Rainforest Movement and I co-facilitated a workshop on tree plantations that was attended by…

This map as well as the data layers used to create it can be explored in a new story map that introduces ecological land units. The data is available in the form of services and can enrich any GIS effort. The collaborative partnership between Esri and USGS resulted in a dynamic online map representing…

The term “indicator” is frequently used at the interface between science and policy. Although there is a great demand for clear definitions of technical terms in science and policy, the meaning of indicator is still ambiguous. In this contribution, we analyze different meanings of the term in ecology…

Survey This online ballot is designed for use after working with the Choices Program s curriculum unit, The U.S. Role in a Changing World or other related topics from our series. Videos These videos, produced by the Choices Program, bring university scholars into secondary level classrooms. They are…