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Johnny J. Quispe, doctoral candidate in the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution in the School of Graduate Studies, has been selected by the Ecological Society of America (ESA) as a Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award Recipient (GSPA). This award provided graduate students with the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. for policy […]
Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
Congratulations to SEBS Undergrad Samantha Fagundez for her First Place Finish at the Mid-Atlantic ESA conference
A group of undergraduate students from the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources—Samantha Fagundez, Elise McKean and Maxwell Nausbaum—presented posters on their independent research projects at the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting on April 7th at Rutgers University-Newark. These students completed their research in Michael Sukhdeo’s lab under the […]
Ecology and Evolution Graduate Student Michael Acquafredda Featured on American Fisheries Society Website
Michael Acquafredda, doctoral candidate in the Graduate Program in Ecology and Evolution in the School of Graduate Studies, has been featured on the website of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (AFS), a non-profit organization established since 1870 to advance fisheries science. Its mission is to improve the conservation and sustainability of fishery […]
Fast Track, Young Alumni on the Move: Ariana Tsiattalos (SEBS’12)
In this continuing series, Explorations, the bi-annual magazine of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, profiles recent graduates who have launched successful careers and are making an impact on society. The editors posed a series of questions about how their Rutgers experience influenced their lives. Here is one such profile that appears in the […]
When an invasive species is a recreational fisherman’s dream catch
Professor Julie Lockwood provides broader context on invasion ecology as well as how to conserve natural ecosystems. Brown trout are native to Europe and have been fished recreationally and commercially there for centuries. Individual trout can grow up to 40 or more pounds under the right conditions, making landing ‘the big one’ quite a thrill. […]
Julie Lockwood contributes expertise in biological invasions and their impacts within North America
Does biodiversity really matter to human well-being? One of the pillars of the United Nations program in sustainability is the need to preserve terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity because intact ecosystems provide critical services to human societies. As a part of that program the UN established the Inter-Governmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services . […]
Grad Student Didik Prasetyo — on the Front Lines of Orangutan Conservation, Research
Didik Prasetyo is dedicated to understanding and protecting the endangered great apes Didik has been in the forefront of a lot of the orangutan conservation efforts in Indonesia. If he’s not already, he will be one of the future leaders of orangutan conservation. – Professor Erin R. Vogel Deep in a tropical forest in Borneo […]
SEBS’ Richard Lathrop Says Threatened Shorebird Species Faces Increased Peril
Red knots fall below 10,000 in aerial surveys Scientists from Rutgers University–New Brunswick and elsewhere documented fewer than 10,000 red knot shorebirds in Chile in January, down from more than 13,000 a year earlier. “Clearly, this subspecies of red knots – listed as threatened in the U.S. and endangered in Canada – is still at […]
Effectiveness of Crop Pollination by Wild Pollinators Improves with Diversity of Bee Species
A study conducted on farms in New Jersey and Pennsylvania by professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources Rachel Winfree and colleagues, demonstrated the relationship of diversity in wild pollinators and crop pollination in accordance with spatial scale. The research showed that to provide crop pollination in natural systems, the number of […]
Marine Ecologist Malin Pinsky Publishes PNAS Commentary on Benefits of Throwing Back Large and Female Lobsters to Maine’s Fishery
Marine ecologist Malin Pinsky, assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, published a recent commentary on how fishery management can help species cope with warming temperatures in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In “Throwing back the big ones saves a fishery from hot water,” Pinsky explains why a recent […]
