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A dew-covered spiderweb stretches between two stalks of spent flower blooms.

Fog, dew, often-overlooked drivers of decomposition, microbial respiration

12.26.19

It’s a familiar scene: A rainfall sweeps across the landscape and soaks the ground. Standing stalks that once supported flowers or fruit droop under the added weight. Less obvious is the microbial response when things get wet, which results ... Read More

Logo for EcoReads book club, featuring a sketch of an open book.

New book club shines a light on environmental literature

12.20.19

Members of the Richland-area community have a new way to combine a love of nature and reading. The W.K. Kellogg Biological Station has partnered with Richland Community Library to form the EcoReads Book Club, with the first event slated for ... Read More

A guppy lies on a dry surface near a ruler, notes and a color key.

New study examines effects of gene flow on individuals, populations, ecosystems

12.10.19

The results of a 2019 study, recently published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, offer some understanding of the long-term effects of genetic rescue in favorable environmental conditions. The study, led by KBS researchers ... Read More

Black-and-white portrait of W.K. Kellogg.

KBS puts history to paper, celebrates publication of long-awaited book

11.26.19

A project years in the making has completed its final chapter. The book, “In the Founder’s Footprints: A History of Michigan State University’s W.K. Kellogg Biological Station,” was published in October. The project was a collaborative ... Read More

Aerial satellite image of habitat corridor plots.

Long-term study: Habitat corridors pay ever-increasing dividends for biodiversity

10.08.19

Development of land for agriculture and other purposes has turned once-vast areas of wildlife habitat into disconnected patches. Habitat corridors—strips of undeveloped land that link isolated habitats—have long been eyed as ways to boost ... Read More

Up-close photo of native grasses.

New study suggests grasslands are resilient in the face of climate change – to a point

09.13.19

Dr. Katherine Gross, W.K. Kellogg Biological Station plant ecologist, co-authored a recently published paper that looks at how human activities are affecting grassland species. Gross and her colleagues analyzed 105 grassland experiments ... Read More

Wide-angle view of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center plots. Photo credit: Kurt Stepnitz Photography

New study uncovers missing pieces in understanding rates of carbon storage in soil

08.06.19

Hickory Corners, Mich.—Minimizing soil disturbances and increasing additions of plant biomass to soil are well-known practices for increasing the carbon storage potential of soil, which is an important tool in stemming the rise of global ... Read More

A man in a tractor surveys a plot of industrial hemp.

MSU, KBS at the forefront of guiding Michigan farmers on industrial hemp

07.11.19

Hickory Corners, MI—The 2018 Farm Bill cleared the way for the large-scale growing of industrial hemp. While widespread production won't be possible until the 2020 growing season, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department ... Read More

newly emerged St. Francis' Satyr butterfly rests on a sedge.

New book chronicles researcher’s quest for the world’s rarest butterflies

06.18.19

Conservation biologist Nick Haddad didn't set out to study rare butterflies. His undergraduate studies didn't focus on butterflies at all. Yet the plight of the St. Francis' Satyr, a butterfly so scarce that it's found in artillery ranges ... Read More

Spider along riverway

Pharmaceutical pollution concentrate in stream insects, found to move up the food chain

11.06.18

A new collaborative study is the first to show that pharmaceutical pollution in waterways are passed within the food chain when the contaminated insects are eaten by predators. KBS Professor and Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies Ecosystem ... Read More

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