Tag Archives: food webs

A “Peak” into California’s Alpine Lakes and their Food Webs

Posted on August 6, 2023 by Andrew Rypel

By Christine A. Parisek “The Sierra Nevada is five hundred miles of rock put right. Granite freed by glaciers and lifted through clouds where water, frozen and fine, has scraped and washed it into a high country so brilliant it … Continue reading →

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Being patient and persistent with nature

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Andrew Rypel

By Andrew L. Rypel In the coming weeks, fall-run Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) will appear in Putah Creek again to spawn. The fact that any salmon spawn in Putah Creek is a small miracle, and testimony to the resilience of … Continue reading →

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Do largemouth bass like droughts?

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Andrew Rypel

By Andrew L. Rypel “The Delta is full of species that thrive in the lakes in southern Arkansas” ~Bill Bennett by Andrew Rypel As we rapidly enter another drought, long-standing questions on ecological impacts of increased temperatures, reduced water levels … Continue reading →

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Eat Prey Loon: lessons from juvenile loons in Wisconsin

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Andrew Rypel

by Brian A. Hoover, Andrew L. Rypel and Walter H. Piper Do you remember when you first moved from home, and were completely on your own in new surroundings? How did you decide where to live, or which restaurants to … Continue reading →

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Making “productive” assessments of California’s ecosystems

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Andrew Rypel

by Andrew L. Rypel Conservation science and restoration ecology are challenging and interdisciplinary fields. Managing for ecological function necessitates focus on multiple scales of ecological organization while simultaneously integrating feedback loops with critical environmental drivers like temperature, flow and habitat … Continue reading →

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