title: Light and color in the open air: Introduction to the feature issue.
abstract: This is a feature issue devoted to optical phenomena in nature. Many of the papers published in this feature issue are based on presentations given at the "Light & Color in Nature" conference held in August 2013 at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks.
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Raymond L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laven