Lab News CRVI and Student Research Featured on WMMT’s Mountain Talk 4 Dec 2013 This week's episode of Mountain Talk on WMMT (Whitesburg, KY) featured a roundtable discussion on biodiversity conservation, water quality, and economic health in Appalachia. I was lucky enough to participate,…
E&E in Appalachia Ecology and Evolution in Appalachia: Genetic heirlooms 8 Aug 201214 Aug 2012 (This is a monthly installment in an educational web series aimed at translating peer-reviewed science into regional case studies of ecology and evolution in Appalachia. For more information, see the…
E&E in Appalachia Ecology and Evolution in Appalachia: Once in a blue moon 1 Jul 201230 Jun 2012 (This is a monthly installment of an educational web series aimed at translating peer-reviewed science into regional case studies of ecology and evolution in Appalachia. For more information, see the…
E&E in Appalachia Ecology and Evolution in Appalachia: Hemlocks and Genetic Diversity 13 Jun 201230 Oct 2012 (This is the first installment of an educational monthly web series aimed at translating peer-reviewed science into regional case studies of ecology and evolution in Appalachia. For more information, see…
Animals… Photo of the Day: New Life (Part I) 17 Mar 2012 Spring is (almost) here, and with it comes a burst of new life from almost every corner of the animal kingdom. One group of animals, amphibians, possesses some of the…
Habitat/Ecosystems… Photo of the day: Whitetop Mountain, Virginia 16 Mar 201216 Mar 2012 High-elevation balds are a classic feature of the southern Appalachian Mountains, as well as an ecological enigma. Harboring an amazing number of rare and threatened species, balds are currently thought…
Course news ConBio Fieldtrip to Roaring Branch Cove 4 Mar 20124 Mar 2012 Students in this spring's Conservation Biology course (BIO 3330) visited Roaring Branch Cove near Appalachia, Virginia to view an isolated stand of old-growth forest and to gain experience taking some…