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Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
Dov Sax
Professor of Environment and Society & Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
Research Interests
Conservation biology, Species responses to climate change, Species invasions
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Nature Communications
Experimental evidence of climate change extinction risk in Neotropical montane epiphytes
Emily Hollenbeck PhD '18 and IBES Professor Dov Sax conducted field surveys of epiphyte distributions on three mountains in Central America and performed reciprocal transplant experiments on one mountain across sites that varied in elevation, temperature, and aridity.
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A study based on labor-intensive fieldwork and analysis by Brown biologists in tropical mountain regions shows that a warmer and drier climate will lead to massive losses of plant species.
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Through a generous gift to IBES, Hope Richards Brothers ’44 will continue to impact the lives of future generations.
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This research was part of Daniel Perret's doctoral dissertation at Brown with Dov Sax, IBES and EEOB professor and coauthor on the paper.
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Knowable Magazine
As the climate changes, plants must shift their ranges. But can they?
IBES and Biology Professor Dov Sax offered commentary on habitat fragmentation, plant migration, and the challenges of forecasting in the face of climate change.
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