Field Talk » Ecology http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk audio interviews go into the field with ecologists Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:08:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 2006-2007 podcast@esa.org (ESA Podcast) podcast@esa.org (ESA Podcast) ESA, Ecology, Environment, Beyond Frontier, Field Talks, The Ecologist Goes to Washington 1440 http://www.esa.org/podcast/images/esa_podcast_small.jpg Field Talk http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk 144 144 ESA Podcast: Field Talks, Beyond the Frontier, The Ecologist Goes to Washington Field Talk explores research results – and the stories of the ecologists behind them – from three of the Society’s journals: Ecology, Ecological Applications, and Ecological Monographs. ESA, Podcast, Field, Talks, Ecology, Environment, Frontiers, Environmental, Science, Ecological, Society, of ESA Podcast ESA Podcast podcast@esa.org no no Taking a shot at photographing science and nature http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/taking-a-shot-at-photographing-science-and-nature/ http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/taking-a-shot-at-photographing-science-and-nature/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 21:49:01 +0000 liza http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/?p=209 Ecologist and photographer Molly Mehling Some projects implement photography as a means for exploring societal and environmental issues. One such project is gigapan.org, which allows users to share and discuss panoramic photographs (one of the most famous gigapans is of the 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama). Ecologist and photographer Molly Mehling uses gigapan to capture research and encourage conversation and collaboration about science, nature and sustainability.

In a recent interview for EcoTone, Mehling discussed opportunities for incorporating photography into research and the ways in which images can convey messages about science and nature. Photography can put viewers at the foot of a receding glacier or face-to-face with a humpback whale.

]]> http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/taking-a-shot-at-photographing-science-and-nature/feed/ 1 0:07:19 Some projects implement photography as a means for exploring societal and environmental issues. One such project is gigapan.org, which allows users to share and discuss panoramic photographs (one of the most famous gigapans is of the 2009 Inaugurati[...] Some projects implement photography as a means for exploring societal and environmental issues. One such project is gigapan.org, which allows users to share and discuss panoramic photographs (one of the most famous gigapans is of the 2009 Inauguration of President Barack Obama). Ecologist and photographer Molly Mehling uses gigapan to capture research and encourage conversation and collaboration about science, nature and sustainability. In a recent interview for EcoTone, Mehling discussed opportunities for incorporating photography into research and the ways in which images can convey messages about science and nature. Photography can put viewers at the foot of a receding glacier or face-to-face with a humpback whale. ESA Podcast no no It’s only skin deep: Melanism and thermoregulation in lizards http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/its-only-skin-deep-melanism-and-thermoregulation-in-lizards/ http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/its-only-skin-deep-melanism-and-thermoregulation-in-lizards/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:22:06 +0000 liza http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/?p=154 140_4075.JPG_sLike all ectotherms, lizards gain energy to go about their business by absorbing heat from their surrounding environment. Often lizards bask in the sun to maximize their heat absorption. But there are other, subtler things that can also affect how much heat ectotherms take up, like the color of their skin. In the August issue of Ecology, Susana Clusella-Trullas of Stellenbosch University in South Africa (pictured at left) compared similar species of rock-dwelling South African lizards with one significant difference: the color of their scales. She found that darker-colored melanistic lizards reap thermal benefits from having darker skin, which can translate into more time spent being active in their environments.

]]> http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/its-only-skin-deep-melanism-and-thermoregulation-in-lizards/feed/ 1 0:11:55 Like all ectotherms, lizards gain energy to go about their business by absorbing heat from their surrounding environment. Often lizards bask in the sun to maximize their heat absorption. But there are other, subtler things that can also affect how m[...] Like all ectotherms, lizards gain energy to go about their business by absorbing heat from their surrounding environment. Often lizards bask in the sun to maximize their heat absorption. But there are other, subtler things that can also affect how much heat ectotherms take up, like the color of their skin. In the August issue of Ecology, Susana Clusella-Trullas of Stellenbosch University in South Africa (pictured at left) compared similar species of rock-dwelling South African lizards with one significant difference: the color of their scales. She found that darker-colored melanistic lizards reap thermal benefits from having darker skin, which can translate into more time spent being active in their environments. ESA Podcast no no Dead Zones as Safe Havens http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/field-talk-dead-zones-as-safe-havens/ http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/field-talk-dead-zones-as-safe-havens/#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:39:18 +0000 liza http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/?p=25 Andrew Altieri, a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, joins us in this month’s episode of Field Talk to discuss his work examining hypoxic marine systems, known as dead zones. Altieri studies a community of clams and mussels – collectively known as bivalves – in Narragansett Bay, off the coast of Providence, Rhode Island. His paper in the October issue of Ecology shows that one species of bivalve, the quahog, can benefit from reduced oxygen content in the water. The resulting boom in quahog populations has important implications for ecosystem services.

]]> http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/field-talk-dead-zones-as-safe-havens/feed/ 0 0:11:59 Andrew Altieri, a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, joins us in this month’s episode of Field Talk to discuss his work examining hypoxic marine systems, known as dead zones. Altieri studies a community of clams and mussels – collective[...] Andrew Altieri, a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, joins us in this month’s episode of Field Talk to discuss his work examining hypoxic marine systems, known as dead zones. Altieri studies a community of clams and mussels – collectively known as bivalves – in Narragansett Bay, off the coast of Providence, Rhode Island. His paper in the October issue of Ecology shows that one species of bivalve, the quahog, can benefit from reduced oxygen content in the water. The resulting boom in quahog populations has important implications for ecosystem services. ESA Podcast no no