“Traveling can be dangerous and it takes energy. Given all the risks, why do things move around at all?” The question posed by W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researcher and Michigan State University assistant professor Sarah ... Read More
Bruno Basso among MSU researchers recognized by AAAS for contributions to science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society, has announced its 2021 fellows, and KBS researcher Bruno Basso has been named to the list. Basso, MSU Foundation Professor ... Read More
‘Of Bombs and Butterflies’ with Nick Haddad
The largest population of endangered St. Francis' Satyr butterflies lives in a seemingly inhospitable environment: wetlands in the middle of active artillery ranges at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.But as ecologist and KBS Long-term Ecological ... Read More
$3.4M grant helps Basso, collaborators to quantify benefits of Conservation Reserve Program
When an unproductive swath of farmland is planted with row crops, it results in environmental damage with little to no yield. Instead, farmers can cultivate native plants in those spaces that improve soil health and support other native ... Read More
Former KBS director Kay Gross honored with Distinguished Alumni award
Dr. Katherine "Kay" Gross, Michigan State University distinguished professor emeritus of plant biology and a W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researcher for more than three decades, has been honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award from ... Read More
MSU College of Natural Science recognizes Conner as outstanding faculty
Jeffrey Conner, Michigan State University professor of plant biology and past interim director of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, has been honored with an Outstanding Faculty Award by MSU's College of Natural Science. He was one of ... Read More
A murky question: What does groundwater have to do with lake algal blooms?
The causes of troublesome lake algae are not always clear, but an interdisciplinary research project with W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researcher Elena Litchman and a colleague from Michigan State University have identified one factor: ... Read More
Into the microbiome: KBS researchers at forefront of exploring microbial communities
Microscopic communities are the foundation for all ecosystems and essential to plant, animal and human well-being, yet their interactions and relationships aren’t well understood. With that in mind, a community of pioneering scientists ... Read More
Long-term data, ‘fortuitous’ event key to establishing link between zebra mussels and toxic algae
A trove of long-term data on zebra mussels and a type of blue-green algae in Gull Lake turned a mass die-off of the invasive shellfish into a research opportunity for W.K. Kellogg Biological Station researchers. Zebra mussels (Dreissena ... Read More
Initiative to inventory soil carbon levels earns Basso, collaborator $250K prize
Soils store more carbon than trees, yet forested lands are the source of far more carbon credit sales than are agricultural fields. A innovative collaboration between Michigan State University Foundation Professor Bruno Basso and Kristofer ... Read More
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