We investigate ecological dynamics of terrestrial plant communities and ecosystems, biosphere-atmosphere interactions, and mechanistic models of animal movement.
NASA JPL SpaceX 15 launch as part of the ECOSTRESS mission
Adamello-Brenta mountain range in the Italian Alps
Golden Jackal (canis aureus)
On June 2, 2019, at 6:30 am, temperature is strongly associated with incoming solar radiation (colors are relative temperatures)
Roe deer studied by grad student, Nathan Ranc
Large trees in forest in Sabah, Malaysia (note person for scale)
Flowers from a Shorea species, a tall tree genus that dominates Southeast Asian forests
The Environmental Measurements (EMS) Tower at the Harvard Forest in Petersham, MA
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) being studied by Moorcroft Lab graduate student, Nathan Ranc
View of Tonzi Ranch from the top of the flux tower
Dolomites, in Northeastern Italy, near roe deer study site
Paul Moorcroft and research collaborators conducting field research in Alaska
On June 2, 2019, at 7:30 pm, tree canopies at the Tonzi Ranch woodland savanna are warmer than the dried grass understory
Flux tower in Alaska
The Moorcroft Lab preparing to kayak on the Charles River
Jackie Ho, Harvard undergrad, coring a grey pine (Pinus sabinana) at the Tonzi Ranch field site
Moorcroft Lab members climbing the flux tower in the Harvard Forest
Tree canopy and flux tower in the Harvard Forest
Moorcroft Lab outing to the Harvard Forest
Moorcroft Lab members on top of the flux tower in the Harvard Forest
Rainforest tree canopy
A view of the Sierra Nevada mountains from one of our plots at NEON's Teakettle site
Moorcroft lab undergraduate researcher, Valentina Doerre Torres, with a 2000 year old sequoia
Valentina Doerre Torres demonstrating useful field gear that protects from the sun and harmful particulate matter in the air
Valentina Doerre Torres demonstrating useful field gear that protects from the sun and harmful particulate matter
Valentina Doerre Torres locating the center of a plot to be sampled in the Blue Fire burn area at Soaproot
Elsa Ordway leading the way through dense vegetation to get to a distant plot location at Soaproot
Fuzzy wolf lichen is common on trees in the higher elevation plots at the Teakettle site
The Moorcroft Lab enjoys a fun day of kayaking on the Charles River
L to R: Yixin Ma, Paul Moorcroft, Shaoqing Liu & Xiangtao Xu in Luqillo, Puerto Rico
Paul Moorcroft and Shaoqing Liu exploring the rainforest in Puerto Rico
Paul Moorcroft and Moorcroft Lab grad student, Rhemi Toth, are off to Italy where they will participate in the Gordon Research Conference on Animal Movement Ecology before heading out into the field to conduct research with collaborator, Francesca Cagnacci. We wish...