Stable isotope probing (SIP) is a suite of techniques that couples the incorporation of non-radioactive, heavy isotopes into biomolecules with downstream molecular analyses, thereby linking microbial ...

1. Community Ecology's Roots -- PART I.THE BIG PICTURE: Patterns, Causes, and Consequences of Biodiversity -- 2. Patterns of Biological Diversity -- 3. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning -- PART ...

Community ecology is the subfield of ecology that investigates the structure, composition, and dynamics of co-occurring species within a defined area, focusing on how biotic interactions and abiotic ...

This integrative study area allows students to investigate the relationships of organisms to their environment and those factors that affect their distribution and abundance. Both the practical and ...