Welcome to NCEAS

Scientists at NCEAS use existing information to address important questions in ecology and allied disciplines. Hundreds of scholars, including Postdoctoral Associates, Center (Sabbatical) Fellows, and visitors in Working Groups collaborate at NCEAS each year on scores of projects.

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NCEAS Programs

Research Highlights

Featured Research

Sharks on Coral Reefs
Principal Investigator:
Julia Baum

There is a critical need to evaluate the status of reef shark populations and to forecast threats to their persistence from human activity.

New Projects Funded

Scientific Products

Featured Dataset

Global Change Impacts on Landscape Fires
Michael Flannigan

FRAMES, the Fire Research And Management Exchange System, is a systematic method of exchanging information and technology between wildland fire researchers, managers and other stakeholders.

Announcements

New NCEAS project to explore the eco- toxicological impacts of the Gulf oil spill
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Kepler Project Announces Release of Kepler 2.0 Scientific Workflow System
More info Download Kepler 2.0

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New NCEAS Publications

The Cost of Male Aggression and Polygyny in California Sea Lions (Zalophus californianus)
Leah R. Gerber et al.
PLoS ONE 8(6) Abstract

Frequency-Dependent Selection Predicts Patterns of Radiations and Biodiversity
Carlos J. Melián et al.
PLoS Computational Biology 6(8)
Abstract

Communicating with the public: opportunities and rewards for individual ecologists
Michael L. Pace et al.
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 8(6) Abstract