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News Release 11-160
NSF Grants Foster Understanding of Biological Systems on Regional to Continental Scales
"Macrosystems biology" funding supports predictive understanding of large-scale biological responses to climate, land-use change
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Thousands of lakes will be cross-compared in a macrosystems biology award from NSF.
Credit: Patricia Soranno
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Prairie potholes in an agricultural landscape in North Dakota are the subject of an NSF study.
Credit: Chris Wright
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Core from a Douglas fir tree near Tucson; it shows annual growth of the stem.
Credit: Daniel Griffin
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Young ecology students with a "camera trap" that snaps photos of animals passing by.
Credit: Roland Kays
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Variation among lizards; changes in lizards say much about biosphere health.
Credit: Adam Leache
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A webcam is set up to monitor the phenology, or seasonal change, of a forest canopy.
Credit: Andrew Richardson
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