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Significant finding on loss of species diversity in the Santa Monica Mountains

National Park Service and USGS scientists working in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area have published the first peer reviewed evidence of significant population genetic changes caused by habitat fragmentation.
Posted: 10/22/2010

La Kretz Center creates new possibilities for conservation of Los Angeles' ecosystem

UCLA alumnus and philanthropist contributes to Southern California conservation science research
Posted: 2/5/2010

Center for Tropical Research receives major gift from Margery Nicolson

CTR is pleased to announce a generous gift of $60,000 to support new research aimed at linking the migratory routes of birds.
Posted: 1/27/2010

UCLA establishes La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science

Created through a gift from UCLA alumnus and philanthropist Morton La Kretz, the Center aims to preserve California's biodiversity and ecosystems through research, education and public outreach in a groundbreaking partnership with state and federal agenc
Posted: 1/19/2010

Working to restore a historic campus creek

Students and community members come together to restore the ecology of a campus sanctuary.
Posted: 11/24/2009

Evolution and Conservation of Marine Biodiversity in the Coral Triangle Hotspot

by Paul Barber, Ph.D., Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA
Posted: 11/4/2009

Teaching eco ethics in the Ecuadorean rain forest

Posted: 4/6/2009

A New Jungle Book: Teaching Eco Ethics

Dr. Jordan Karubian builds bridges between academia and local residents in the name of conservation. The Choco rainforest in northwestern Ecuador is widely recognized as a conservation priority because of its ecologic diversity and disappearing habitat.
Posted: 1/29/2009

Can't See the Forest for the Trees

Prof. Susanna Hecht argues that its time to see beyond the myth of the pristine forest to gain a truer understanding of humankinds interactions with the natural landscape.
Posted: 9/23/2008

Could Preserving Biodiversity Reduce Disease? EPA Funds $2.25 Million to Research Connections

EPA awards $749,296 to the Center for Tropical Research, a part of the UCLA Institute of the Environment, to study the links between biodiversity and human health
Posted: 7/23/2008

Restoration of Lowland Tropical Rainforests in Kalimantan, Indonesia

by Akane Nishimura, Graduate Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA
Posted: 4/16/2008

Integrating Wildlife Conservation into the Management of Cameroons Cacao Agricultural Landscapesd

by Thomas Dietsch, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, University of California, Los Angeles
Posted: 4/1/2008

Proceedings of the UCLA Institute of the Environment Summit Available in a Special Issue of Molecular Ecology

The Special Issue of Molecular Ecology was published in print on January 3, 2008.
Posted: 1/3/2008

Global warming, other research from UCLA summit featured in journal

Jan. 3, 2008, special edition features research presented at Evolutionary Change in Human-Altered Environments conference held at UCLA.
Posted: 12/18/2007

Alternative Mating Tactics in a Tropical Damselfly

by Brenda Larison, Senior Research Fellow, Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA
Posted: 10/1/2007

Preserving Biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil and its Araucaria Moist Forest Ecoregion

by Ana Paula Giorgi, Graduate Student, Department of Geography and Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment, UCLA
Posted: 10/1/2007

UCLA Institute of the Environment to Host International Symposium, February 8-10, 2007

Posted: 10/1/2006

What drives song variation in tropical birds? A study across habitats and populations in Cameroon and Uganda

by Alex Kirschel, Graduate Student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles
Posted: 7/1/2006

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