College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Oct 13

  Secrets of Biodiversity Course

  October 13, 2021 4:30PM – 5:30PM Online

  Discover the variety of life in our natural world with W.K. Kellogg Biological Station scientists through a six-week, online course—Secrets of Biodiversity.

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  Pat Hanly

  Specialist-Research
  hanlypat@msu.edu
  

• Does one size fit all? A multispecies approach to regional landscape corridor planning

  Published on December 21, 2017
  We quantitatively evaluated habitat suitability of a single umbrella species, giant panda; habitat suitability of sympatric mammals; and the potential effectiveness of the planning to preserve suitable habitat and its connectivity of other focal species.

• The past, present and future distribution of a deep-sea shrimp in the Southern Ocean

  Published on November 9, 2017
  We use species distribution models to predict changes in the geographic range of the deep-sea Antarctic shrimp Nematocarcinus lanceopes under changing climatic conditions from the Last Glacial Maximum to the present and to the year 2100.

• Marine biogeographic realms and species endemicity

  Published on November 9, 2017
  

• China's Environment on a Metacoupled Planet

  Published on October 19, 2018
  China has emerged as a global economic powerhouse after four decades of unprecedented growth

• Complex Forces Affect China's Biodiversity

  Published on September 19, 2013
  Enormous global efforts have been put into biodiversity conservation, but biodiversity loss continues rapidly in many parts of the world, including China

• A household perspective for biodiversity conservation

  Published on June 1, 2007
  We propose that hypotheses implicating human population density in wildlife endangerment at global and national scales owe their public and academic currency as thoroughly to inductive reasoning and repetition as to scientific experimentation.

• Human Impacts on Regional Avian Diversity and Abundance

  Published on September 3, 2007
  Taking a look at "Conservation Biology".

• Reassessing the conservation status of the giant panda using remote sensing

  Published on September 26, 2017
  The conservation status of the iconic giant panda is a barometer of global conservation efforts.

• Rethinking China's new great wall

  Published on November 21, 2014
  China’s position as the world’s second largest economy is largely due to its rapid economic growth in the coastal region, which comprises only 13% of China’s total land area, yet contributes 60% of the GDP

• FORMOSAIC: An Individual-Based Spatially Explicit Model for Simulating Forest Dynamics in Landscape Mosaics

  Published on October 24, 1997
  We developed a landscape model that explicitly considers not only the dynamics of a focal forest but also ecological impacts of adjacent areas on the focal forest.

• SCIENCE - Ecological degradation in protected areas: The Case of Wolong Nature Reserve for Giant Pandas

  Published on April 6, 2001
  Analyses of remote sensing data from pre- and post-establishment periods indicate that the Wolong National Nature Reserve has become more fragmented and less suitable for giant panda habitation.

• Impact of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake on biodiversity and giant panda habitat in Wolong Nature Reserve, China

  Published on July 14, 2011
  This study has implications for understanding the impact of natural disasters on biodiversity and highlights the importance of fine scale on-the-ground assessments of disaster impacts on wildlife and their habitats.

• Evaluation of Ecosystem Service Policies from Biophysical and Social Perspectives: The Case of China

  Published on March 13, 2013
  China has been implementing many large-scale ecosystem service policies. This article highlights three major ones – Nature Reserve System, Natural Forest Conservation Program, and Grain-to-Green Program.

• Land surface phenology as an indicator of biodiversity patterns

  Published on February 1, 2016
  With the rapid decline in biodiversity worldwide it is imperative to develop procedures for assessing changes in biodiversity across space.

• Relationship between floristic similarity and vegetated land surface phenology: Implications for the synoptic monitoring of species diversity at broad geographic regions

  Published on March 23, 2012
  Assessing species composition and its changes through time across broad geographic regions is time consuming and a difficult endeavor.

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  Superweeds, secondary pests & lack of biodiversity are frequent GMO concerns

  Published on August 15, 2018
  Since the introduction of GMO crops, consumers, policymakers and scientists alike have raised concerns over their potential negative effects on the environment.

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  Addressing humans’ voracious consumption of nature

  Published on December 15, 2020
  In a collection of essays by leaders is sustainability sciences curated by the UK's Royal Society, Jianguo "Jack" Liu links global appetites to biodiversity loss