тАв What is the role of ecological science in decision making?
тАв What factors govern the assembly of ecosystems and determine their response to various stressors?
тАв How does EarthтАЩs climate system function and determine the distribution of life on Earth?
тАв What factors control the size of populations?
тАв How does fragmentation of the landscape affect the persistence of species on the landscape?
тАв How does biological diversity influence ecosystem processes?
Oswald J. Schmitz is a professor in the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. His research examines how the nature and strength of species interactions in ecosystems determine patterns in biodiversity and ecosystem function.