For decades, ecologists have toiled to nail down principles explaining why some habitats have many more plant and animal species than others. Much of this debate is focused on the idea that the number of species is determined by the productivity of the habitat. Shouldn’t a patch of prairie contain a different number of species […]
Hastings Natural History Reservation
Celebrate Earth Day with the NRS
The Natural Reserve System is celebrating Earth Day 2011 with two new television programs. The shows will be broadcast on University of California Television/UCTV starting April 22, Earth Day. Tour the NRS’s field stations and learn what scientists are discovering about California’s rich biodiversity. The two new programs focus on reserves along the coast of […]