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Relaying the results of cutting-edge biological research on ecosystem responses to global change, On the Front Lines of Climate and Biodiversity Science offers a crucial, multi-angled view of the value and power of long-term studies at field stations. Focusing on research conducted across California, from its coasts to the summits of the Sierra Nevada, this volume uses a cross-disciplinary approach to show how research from ecologically distinct systems can be evaluated together to produce meaningful insights. These studies reveal new perspectives on the role of field-based science in understanding California's biodiversity and advancing global conservation and habitat protection. The findings encourage readers to push forward despite pressing challenges and to remain thoughtfully engaged with nature.
Gary Bucciarelli earned his PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from UCLA. He leads innovative research programs with the University of California and the California Sentinel Sites for Nature project.
Edward Larson holds a PhD in the History of Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, specializing in genetics and evolutionary biology, and is author of sixteen books, including Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory.
“The authors focus on the six UC Davis field stations and highlight their fundamental importance and contributions to the mission of land-grant universities. This outstanding synopsis can be used as a framework for supporting field stations across the US and beyond.”—Charles Fenster, Professor and Director, Oak Lake Field Station, South Dakota State University and Editor in Chief, BioScience
“This fine volume, edited by Gary Bucciarelli and Ed Larson, celebrates one of the nation's—and indeed the world's—premier networks of field stations through research investigations spanning a remarkable diversity of ecological systems across California. Biological field stations hold tremendous importance for science and society as place-based sites of research, immersive teaching and training, public engagement, and conservation, but the constellation of UC Davis field stations boasts outsized importance thanks to its long-term datasets and deep educational and research traditions. The promise of these sites stems from continuity in the science and building on legacy. Ongoing monitoring and field and lab investigation are more vital than ever at a time of accelerating impacts to the natural world, and the UC Davis field station network will only continue to grow in importance.”—James T. Costa, Professor and Executive Director, Highlands Biological Station, Western Carolina University