College of Earth, Life, and Health Sciences

Benjamin King, Ph.D. Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory All lectures are free and open to the public. For additional information contact the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences 581-2810. The University of Maine does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, including transgender status and gender expression, national origin, citizenship […]

Presented by:  Aram Calhoun and Mac Hunter, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Conservation Biology Small Natural Features (SNFs) are analogous to keystone species in that they have ecological importance that is disproportionate to their small size. Consider coral heads in a sea grass dominated bay, groundwater springs in a desert, or the narrow riparian zones […]