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News Release 16-084
The unexpected: Cold snaps in the sub-tropics, drought in rainforests featured at upcoming ecology conference
National Science Foundation-funded research results presented at 2016 Ecological Society of America meeting in August
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A cold snap in the Florida sub-tropics affected mangrove and other ecosystems.
Credit: J.S. Rehage/NSF Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research Site
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Through an NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity grant, scientists are studying a Minnesota oak savanna.
Credit: NSF Cedar Creek Long-Term Ecological Research Site
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Mo'orea's corals form the backbone of a reef ecosystem that supports many other creatures.
Credit: NSF Mo'orea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research Site
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NSF Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases scientists will talk about bats, frogs and birds.
Credit: Ivan Horacek
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A shift from shrubland (left) to grassland (right) in the Chihuahuan Desert of New Mexico.
Credit: Curtis Monger, New Mexico State University
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Scientists at NSF's Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory are tracking drought in the rainforest.
Credit: NSF Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory
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The ecology of urban areas in the Anthropocene will be featured at the meeting.
Credit: NSF Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Site
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