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Evolution and Conservation of Marine Biodiversity in the Coral Triangle Hotspot
by Paul Barber, Ph.D., Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA
Posted: 11/4/2009
A New Jungle Book: Teaching Eco Ethics
Dr. Jordan Karubian builds bridges between academia and local residents in the name of conservation. The Choco rainforest in northwestern Ecuador is widely recognized as a conservation priority because of its ecologic diversity and disappearing habitat.
Posted: 1/29/2009
Can't See the Forest for the Trees
Prof. Susanna Hecht argues that its time to see beyond the myth of the pristine forest to gain a truer understanding of humankinds interactions with the natural landscape.
Posted: 9/23/2008
Could Preserving Biodiversity Reduce Disease? EPA Funds $2.25 Million to Research Connections
EPA awards $749,296 to the Center for Tropical Research, a part of the UCLA Institute of the Environment, to study the links between biodiversity and human health
Posted: 7/23/2008
Restoration of Lowland Tropical Rainforests in Kalimantan, Indonesia
by Akane Nishimura, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA
Posted: 4/16/2008
Integrating Wildlife Conservation into the Management of Cameroons Cacao Agricultural Landscapes
by Thomas Dietsch, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles
Posted: 4/1/2008
Proceedings of the UCLA Institute of the Environment Summit Available in a Special Issue of Molecular Ecology
The Special Issue of Molecular Ecology was published in print on January 3, 2008.
Posted: 1/3/2008
Global warming, other research from UCLA summit featured in journal
Jan. 3, 2008, special edition features research presented at Evolutionary Change in Human-Altered Environments conference held at UCLA.
Posted: 12/18/2007
Alternative Mating Tactics in a Tropical Damselfly
by Brenda Larison, Senior Research Fellow,
Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA
Posted: 10/1/2007
Preserving Biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil and its Araucaria Moist Forest Ecoregion
by Ana Paula Giorgi, Graduate Student, Department of Geography and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA
Posted: 10/1/2007
UCLA Institute of the Environment to Host International Symposium, February 8-10, 2007
Posted: 10/1/2006
What drives song variation in tropical birds? A study across habitats and populations in Cameroon and Uganda
by Alex Kirschel, Graduate Student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles
Posted: 7/1/2006
