Will Pearse, Utah State University (IMAGE) Utah State University Caption Will Pearse, assistant professor in Utah State University's Department of Biology and the USU Ecologist Center, is lead author of a paper in the Nov. 6, 2017, early online edition of Nature Ecology & Evolution announcing a statistical estimator that unlocks information from centuries of plant data and provides evidence of climate change impacts on plants. Credit Mary-Ann Muffoletto, Utah State University Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.