Issue for June 13, 2008
- Science Career Magazine
- A Self-Made Climber
Rainforest ecologist Catherine Cardelús has taught herself how to move freely up and down trees, but she's still struggling to understand a key scientific question: Why is there so much plant diversity 50 m above the ground?
- Science Career Magazine
- An Adventurous Physicist
Visiting a tropical forest for the first time prompted Jérôme Chave to leave theoretical condensed matter physics to focus on tropical forests.
- Science Career Magazine
- Measuring the Impact of Invasive Plants
Plant population biologist Kristina Stinson's application of a population perspective to studying how invasive plants affect forest ecosystems has implications for forest management.
- Science Career Magazine
- Sustaining Forests in a Changing World
Forest ecosystems are central to most of today's global environmental issues. Science Careers reviews career opportunities in this growing area of research.
- Science Career Magazine
- Industrial Postdocs: The Road Less Traveled
