Senior Ecologist Presents Biodiversity Keynote

HF Senior Ecologist Aaron Ellison recently delivered the keynote lecture at the 5th Biennial Nantucket Biodiversity Research Conference. The conference emphasizes the Islands' unique role as "living laboratories" for nature's experiments in ecology and evolution. Ellison discussed the biodiversity of the ants of New England's islands, and illustrated some new ways of thinking about the relationships between people and nature.

Nantucket Biodiversity Conference: Ants at Sea from Nantucket Community Television on Vimeo.

The event was cosponsored by Nantucket Atheneum and Nantucket Biodiversity Initiative.

• Browse resources from Ellison's award-winning book, A Field Guide to the Ants of New England.
• Learn more about Harvard Forest's long-term research on ants in changing ecosystems.