North American Rodents:
Landscapes, Evolution & Ecology
We are a group of earth scientists, paleontologists, and biologists collaborating to understand how landscape and climate change influence mammal diversity today and over deep time. We are supported by a Research Coordination Network grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF DEB 1655720).
The scope of our work
This project aims to create a collaborative network of biologists and earth scientists. This project will address the question of why there is a greater degree of species diversity in areas with a high degree of landscape complexity.
We hope to illuminate the diversity and breadth of research being conduced. Our research integrates the perspectives, tools and data archives of biology and geology to investigate the relationship between landscape, climate and mammal diversity.
Our multi-disciplinary approach is motivated by the need to better understand and predict the future fates of species and ecosystems in our rapidly changing world.
“People have been studying these phenomena for decades, but it’s asking the questions together that really becomes a new frontier for both biology and geology.“
– Catherine Badgley, NARLEE
Educational Resources
to Change
Systems
Landscape Evolution
& Ecology
Gradients
Reconstructions
Our work aims to provide resources and teaching tools for classroom and field use, as well as to promote future research. Learn more about the resources available to you by clicking below!
“Nothing is constant but change! All existence is a perpetual flux of ‘being and becoming!’“
– Ernst Haeckel
Explore.
Experiencing nature is vital to science. These three field trips build off one another and provide a unique opportunity for inspiration, collaboration, and cross-discipline cooperation.
Field Trips are Valuable
From these trips, new ideas arise. Part of the goal for NARLEE is to foster new research ideas and promote collaboration. Many cross-discipline research projects have arisen from these collaborative field trips. Topics include: landscape history, climate and landscape relatedness, biogeography, ecology and evolution and conservation paleontology.
NARLEE field trips, workshops and meetings provide invaluable opportunities for sparking interest, promoting collaboration and inspiring minds. For many students, this is a first foray into the field and a chance to network with professors, senior scientists and researchers. For non-students, these trips provide an opportunity to come up with new research ideas, share their expertise and meet potential collaborators. For all, these trips serve as an opportunity to gain inspiration.
