Introduction

Researchers in DRI's Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences (DEES) come from a wide variety of scientific backgrounds but have a broad unifying interest in the causes, mechanisms, and history of landscape change over a range of spatial and temporal scales. Landscapes in this context include the geomorphic surface environment, the soils mantling the surface, and the vegetation and other biota (including humans) that inhabit and modify it.

The following disciplines are among those presently covered by DEES scientists:

  • Quaternary Geochronology
  • Geomorphology
  • Paleoecology
  • Biogeochemical Cycling
  • Plant Ecophysiology
  • Life in Extreme Environments
  • Biological Responses to Global Change
  • Restoration Ecology
  • Soils Science
  • Microbial Ecology
  • Archaeology and Anthropology
  • Historic Preservation
  • Remote Sensing and GIS
  • Natural Hazards Assessment
  • Alternative Environmental Futures Assessment
  • Polar Regions Studies
  • Microbial genomics, metagenomics, and bioinformatics







 

Frits Went Laboratory

Located in Reno, Nevada
Fritz Went LabThis unique laboratory houses the EcoCell Laboratories and the EcoPod Chambers.

Archaeology Laboratory

Located in Las Vegas, Nevada
DRI's Archaeology Laboratory The archaeology laboratory is equipped for morphological and technological analyses of stone tools and ceramics, microscopic lithic use-wear studies, and computerized catalog generation.

Systems Microbial Ecology Laboratory

Located in Reno, Nevada
Systems Microbial Ecology LaboratoryAlgae and biofuels research conducted within the Systems Microbial Ecology Laboratory may produce large returns.