Reef fish that conquer fear of sharks may help control excess algae.
If there was a top-rated restaurant in a dangerous part of the city, chances are some brave souls would be willing to risk it all for a delicious meal.
So it goes with coral reef fish dining on algae in French Polynesia, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.
New Master of Science offered in Environmental Policy and Management
UC Davis is offering a new Master of Science degree in Environmental Policy and Management (EPM). The priority application deadline for the inaugural class, which begins next fall, is January 15, 2017.
Farms with more variety of crops attract fewer insect pests
Left to its own defenses, a farm field growing a variety of plants tends to attract fewer insect pests than a field growing just one type of crop. While scientists and farmers have noted that difference for years, the reasons behind it have been poorly understood.
Findings hold implications for understanding impact of climate change
Scientists from the University of California, Davis, are deploying “robot larvae” into the ocean at Bodega Bay, just north of San Francisco.
These robots mimic clouds of microscopic marine larvae, such as baby crabs, mussels, clams and rockfish. The data the bots bring back provide some of the first direct confirmation of a decades-old and surprisingly contentious scientific mystery: Where do marine larvae go, how do they get there and back, and what allows them to do this?
Nearly a Century of Growth Rates Suggest Climate Change Will Further Stress the Trees in Coming Decades
Whether growing along the rim of the Grand Canyon or living in the mist with California’s coastal redwoods, Douglas fir trees are consistently sensitive to drought conditions that occur throughout the species’ range in the United States, according to a study led by a researcher at the University of California, Davis.
Michael and Joelle Hurlston have pledged $1.5 million to endow a first-of-its-kind chair position.
The University of California, Davis, today announced a $1.5 million commitment from alumni Michael Hurlston ’88, M.B.A. ’90, M.S. ’91, and Joelle Hurlston ’89 to establish a first-of-its-kind endowed chair position benefiting three colleges and schools.
Environmental science and policy professor Alan Hastings has been received into the National Academy of Sciences. Hastings was elected to the prestigious body in May 2015, and was officially inducted during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on May 7, 2016.
Hastings, a theoretical ecologist in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy, studies all areas of spatial ecology. His research has used mathematical models to understand shifts in natural system—from saltmarsh grasses and coral reefs to chaos in ecology.
