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Mimulus aurantiacus ecology
This study uses the microorganisms found in the floral nectar of the sticky monkeyflower (Mimulus aurantiacus) to ask basic questions about how ecological communities assemble. Multiple species of microbes, mainly those of yeast, arrive at flowers by hitchhiking on hummingbirds and insects that visit flowers as pollinators. Upon arrival, the microbes multiply by using nectar as their resource. As such, Mimulus flowers are distinct, ephemeral habitats for the microbes, collectively functioning as what ecologists call metapopulations and metacommunities. With this system, we study how the order of species arrival influences the coexistence of species. We also study how environmental conditions (such as temperature, light, water, and herbivores) affect flowering phenology and how flowering phenology in turn affects the community assembly of nectar-living microbes. This study is designed to integrate research and teaching. Undergraduate students taking the Biology 44Y class use ... Read More
Performance artist Ann Carlson offers unique view of Jasper Ridge
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve recently hosted Picture Jasper Ridge: A Performance Hike –
a 70-minute "tableau vivante" experience combining a walk in the preserve with actors recreating historic photos near the actual locations where the photos were taken.
Picture Jasper Ridge is the work of Ann Carlson, an American dancer, choreographer, and performance artist. Carlson is currently in residence with
the Stanford University Drama Department for the
2011-12 academic year and is the inaugural visiting artist at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve during the Winter Quarter.
Read more at Stanford News.
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JRBP Annual Report
The 2010 - 2011 Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve Annual Report is now available online in PDF format.
Download the Annual Report.
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Successful prescribed burn at JRBP
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), in collaboration with Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve,
conducted a small, prescribed burn inside the preserve's main entrance on Sand Hill Road on Monday, July 18, 2011.
The prescribed burn was confined to just 1.2 acres of grassland and provided a range of benefits for management and research.
More information, including videos and photos, is available at jrbp.stanford.edu/fire.php.
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JRBP Mission Statement
The mission of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve is to contribute to the understanding
of the Earth's natural systems through research, education, and protection of the
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