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News Release 11-160
NSF Grants Foster Understanding of Biological Systems on Regional to Continental Scales
"Macrosystems biology" funding supports predictive understanding of large-scale biological responses to climate, land-use change
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![A photo of a lake with grass and trees.](/news/mmg/media/images/macrosystems1_f.jpg)
Thousands of lakes will be cross-compared in a macrosystems biology award from NSF.
Credit: Patricia Soranno
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![Prairie potholes in an agricultural landscape in North Dakota.](/news/mmg/media/images/macrosystems2_f.jpg)
Prairie potholes in an agricultural landscape in North Dakota are the subject of an NSF study.
Credit: Chris Wright
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![Core from a Douglas fir tree showing the annual growth of the stem.](/news/mmg/media/images/macrosystems3_f.jpg)
Core from a Douglas fir tree near Tucson; it shows annual growth of the stem.
Credit: Daniel Griffin
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![Three young ecology students with a "camera trap" in the woods.](/news/mmg/media/images/macrosystems4_f.jpg)
Young ecology students with a "camera trap" that snaps photos of animals passing by.
Credit: Roland Kays
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![Lizards lined up showing the variation in sizes among them.](/news/mmg/media/images/macrosystems5_f.jpg)
Variation among lizards; changes in lizards say much about biosphere health.
Credit: Adam Leache
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![A webcam monitoring the phenology, or seasonal change, of a forest canopy.](/news/mmg/media/images/macrosystems6_f.jpg)
A webcam is set up to monitor the phenology, or seasonal change, of a forest canopy.
Credit: Andrew Richardson
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