Field Talk » Mammals 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 Immersed in the clouds: Interview with tropical cloud forest researcher http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/immersed-in-the-clouds-interview-with-tropical-cloud-forest-researcher/ http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/immersed-in-the-clouds-interview-with-tropical-cloud-forest-researcher/#comments Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:41:08 +0000 liza http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/?p=217 Greg Goldsmith, tropical plant ecologist from the University of California, BerkeleyThere is a world within the canopy of a tropical cloud forest that not many people get to see. In this unique ecosystem – maintained by the exceptionally wet microclimate of cloud cover—orchids, moss, lichens and other epiphytes grow in every crease and pocket of the supporting tree branches. Here, hundreds of species of birds, monkeys and other mammal pollinators navigate the aerial landscape, scattering seeds along the way (see below video).

Greg Goldsmith, tropical plant ecologist from the University of California, Berkeley, spends his days harnessed in this “canopy in the clouds”—the name of the interactive, educational website he is currently working on with photographer Drew Fulton and cinematographer Colin Witherill. Read more in the EcoTone post.

Photo Credit: Drew Fulton

]]> http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/immersed-in-the-clouds-interview-with-tropical-cloud-forest-researcher/feed/ 1 0:07:51 There is a world within the canopy of a tropical cloud forest that not many people get to see. In this unique ecosystem – maintained by the exceptionally wet microclimate of cloud cover—orchids, moss, lichens and other epiphytes grow in ever[...] There is a world within the canopy of a tropical cloud forest that not many people get to see. In this unique ecosystem – maintained by the exceptionally wet microclimate of cloud cover—orchids, moss, lichens and other epiphytes grow in every crease and pocket of the supporting tree branches. Here, hundreds of species of birds, monkeys and other mammal pollinators navigate the aerial landscape, scattering seeds along the way (see below video). Greg Goldsmith, tropical plant ecologist from the University of California, Berkeley, spends his days harnessed in this “canopy in the clouds”—the name of the interactive, educational website he is currently working on with photographer Drew Fulton and cinematographer Colin Witherill. Read more in the EcoTone post. Photo Credit: Drew Fulton ESA Podcast no no Biocontrol Insects and the Mammals Who Love Them http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/field-talk-biocontrol-insects-and-the-mammals-who-love-them/ http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/field-talk-biocontrol-insects-and-the-mammals-who-love-them/#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:44:01 +0000 liza http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/?p=22 Managing biological invasions is one of ecology’s most difficult challenges. One controversial approach is the use of biocontrol agents, which involves transplanting an invasive’s natural enemies in an effort to control its spread. In this episode of Field Talk, Dean Pearson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, talks about a grassland community in western Montana where a biocontrol insect has been introduced to control an invasive weed. His paper in the September issue of Ecological Applications shows that even the most carefully selected biocontrol agents can have complex and detrimental indirect effects on the community.

]]> http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/field-talk-biocontrol-insects-and-the-mammals-who-love-them/feed/ 0 0:13:41 Managing biological invasions is one of ecology’s most difficult challenges. One controversial approach is the use of biocontrol agents, which involves transplanting an invasive’s natural enemies in an effort to control its spread. In this[...] Managing biological invasions is one of ecology’s most difficult challenges. One controversial approach is the use of biocontrol agents, which involves transplanting an invasive’s natural enemies in an effort to control its spread. In this episode of Field Talk, Dean Pearson, a research ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, talks about a grassland community in western Montana where a biocontrol insect has been introduced to control an invasive weed. His paper in the September issue of Ecological Applications shows that even the most carefully selected biocontrol agents can have complex and detrimental indirect effects on the community. ESA Podcast no no Arctic Marine Mammals http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/field-talk-arctic-marine-mammal/ http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/field-talk-arctic-marine-mammal/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:02:36 +0000 liza http://76438670 Timothy Ragen, Executive Director of the Marine Mammal Commission, talks about a special issue of Ecological Applications which focuses on arctic marine mammals and climate change. The Commission supported publication of the Supplement issue, which features a cross-section of experts offering their insights to the future of arctic marine mammals. Ragen talks about which species may be most vulnerable to climate change.

]]> http://www.esa.org/fieldtalk/field-talk-arctic-marine-mammal/feed/ 0 0:05:44 Timothy Ragen, Executive Director of the Marine Mammal Commission, talks about a special issue of Ecological Applications which focuses on arctic marine mammals and climate change. The Commission supported publication of the Supplement issue, which[...] Timothy Ragen, Executive Director of the Marine Mammal Commission, talks about a special issue of Ecological Applications which focuses on arctic marine mammals and climate change. The Commission supported publication of the Supplement issue, which features a cross-section of experts offering their insights to the future of arctic marine mammals. Ragen talks about which species may be most vulnerable to climate change. ESA Podcast no no