New NSF-funded project to advance Biodiversity-Ecosystem Functioning research with remote sensing
Dec 20, 2024
The project will integrate theory, remote sensing technologies, and field-based observations to understand the impacts of plant biodiversity for the productivity of grasslands and forests. The study will test the hypothesis that plant biodiversity will increase the productivity of grasslands and forest ecosystems. The project will evaluate the extent to which different facets of biodiversity estimated using remote sensing techniques can predict primary productivity of evergreen, deciduous, and mixed forests across the United States. Thus, the project addresses important gaps in our ability to predict terrestrial ecosystem functions using remotely-sensed biodiversity across major biomes. This research will address fundamental questions about how biodiversity changes across regional scales, and the potential consequences of that change for ecosystem functioning.
More details here https://warnercnr.source.colostate.edu/csu-professor-duran-leads-nsf-project-remote-sensing/
Successful PhD defense by Johanna Martínez-Villa
Oct 2, 2024
Congratulations to the new Dr. Johanna Martínez-Villa on successfully defending your PhD. We are very proud of you. Thanks for making the traits and ecosystems lab part of your journey.
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Welcome to new PhD student
July 13, 2023
We are thrilled to welcome Aylin Barreras to the lab. Aylin will join the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology (GDPE) in August 2023 to pursue a PhD at Colorado State University. Aylin’s research has focused on carbon and water fluxes at ecosystem level. If you want to know more about Aylin, check her short bio here and her recent publication on mapping tree density and tree height across Mexico.
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