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Priorities for synthesis in ecology and environmental science
Published in Ecosphere , 2023
Recommended citation: B.S. Halpern et al. [including K.I. Wheeler] (2023). "Priorities for synthesis in ecology and environmental science." Ecosphere . 14(1):e4342. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.4342
Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions. To leverage input from the broader research community, we convened a virtual workshop with participants from many countries and disciplines to examine how and where synthesis can address key questions and themes in ecology and environmental science in the coming decade. Seven priority research topics emerged: (1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), (2) human and natural systems, (3) actionable and use-inspired science, (4) scale, (5) generality, (6) complexity and resilience, and (7) predictability. Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for increased participant diversity and inclusive research practices; and increased and improved data flow, access, and skill-building. These topics and practices provide a strategic vision for future synthesis in ecology and environmental science.
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Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pr... Show more Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions. To leverage input from the broader research community, we convened a virtual workshop with participants from many countries and disciplines to examine how and where synthesis can address key questions and themes in ecology and environmental science in the coming decade. Seven priority research topics emerged: (1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), (2) human and natural systems, (3) actionable and use-inspired science, (4) scale, (5) generality, (6) complexity and resilience, and (7) predictability. Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for increased participant diversity and inclusive research practices; and increased and improved data flow, access, and skill-building. These topics and practices provide a strategic vision for future synthesis in ecology and environmental science. Show less
Benjamin S. Halpern
Carl Boettiger
Michael C. Dietze
Jessica A. Gephart
Patrick Gonzalez
Nancy B. Grimm
Peter M. Groffman
Jessica Gurevitch
Sarah E. Hobbie
Kimberly J. Komatsu
Kristy J. Kroeker
Heather J. Lahr
David M. Lodge
Christopher J. Lortie
Julie S. S. Lowndes
Fiorenza Micheli
Hugh P. Possingham
Mary H. Ruckelshaus
Courtney Scarborough
Chelsea L. Wood
Grace C. Wu
Lina Aoyama
Eva E. Arroyo
Christie A. Bahlai
Erin E. Beller
Rachael E. Blake
Karrigan S. Bork
Trevor A. Branch
Norah E. M. Brown
Julien Brun
Emilio M. Bruna
Lauren B. Buckley
Jessica L. Burnett
Max C. N. Castorani
Samantha H. Cheng
Sarah C. Cohen
Jessica L. Couture
Larry B. Crowder
Laura E. Dee
Arildo S. Dias
Ignacio J. Diaz‐Maroto
Martha R. Downs
Joan C. Dudney
Erle C. Ellis
Kyle A. Emery
Jacob G. Eurich
Bridget E. Ferriss
Alexa Fredston
Hikaru Furukawa
Sara A. Gagné
Sarah R. Garlick
Colin J. Garroway
Kaitlyn M. Gaynor
Angélica L. González
Eliza M. Grames
Tamar Guy‐Haim
Lauren M. Hallett
Tamara K. Harms
Danielle E. Haulsee
Kyle J. Haynes
Elliott L. Hazen
Rebecca M. Jarvis
Kristal Jones
Gaurav S. Kandlikar
Dustin W. Kincaid
Matthew L. Knope
Anil Koirala
Jurek Kolasa
John S. Kominoski
Julia Koricheva
Lesley T. Lancaster
Jake A. Lawlor
Heili E. Lowman
Frank E. Muller‐Karger
Kari E. A. Norman
Casey C. O'Hara
Suzanne X. Ou
Jacqueline L. Padilla‐Gamino
Paula Pappalardo
Ryan A. Peek
Dominique Pelletier
Stephen Plont
Lauren C. Ponisio
Cristina Portales‐Reyes
Diogo B. Provete
Eric J. Raes
Carlos Ramirez‐Reyes
Irene Ramos
Sydne Record
Anthony J. Richardson
Roberto Salguero‐Gómez
Erin V. Satterthwaite
Chloé Schmidt
Aaron J. Schwartz
Craig R. See
Brendan D. Shea
Rachel S. Smith
Eric R. Sokol
Christopher T. Solomon
Trisha Spanbauer
Paris V. Stefanoudis
Beckett W. Sterner
Vitor Sudbrack
Jonathan D. Tonkin
Ashley R. Townes
Mireia Valle
Jonathan A. Walter
Kathryn I. Wheeler
William R. Wieder-NCAR/UCAR
David R. Williams
Marten Winter
Barbora Winterova
Lucy C. Woodall
Adam S. Wymore
Casey Youngflesh
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Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science
Benjamin S. Halpern, Carl Boettiger, Michael C. Dietze, Jessica A. Gephart, Patrick Gonzalez, Nancy B. Grimm, Peter M. Groffman, Jessica Gurevitch, Sarah E. Hobbie , Kimberly J. Komatsu, Kristy J. Kroeker, Heather J. Lahr, David M. Lodge, Christopher J. Lortie, Julie S.S. Lowndes, Fiorenza Micheli, Hugh P. Possingham, Mary H. Ruckelshaus, Courtney Scarborough, Chelsea L. Wood Grace C. Wu, Lina Aoyama, Eva E. Arroyo, Christie A. Bahlai, Erin E. Beller, Rachael E. Blake, Karrigan S. Bork, Trevor A. Branch, Norah E.M. Brown, Julien Brun, Emilio M. Bruna, Lauren B. Buckley, Jessica L. Burnett, Max C.N. Castorani, Samantha H. Cheng, Sarah C. Cohen, Jessica L. Couture, Larry B. Crowder, Laura E. Dee, Arildo S. Dias, Ignacio J. Diaz-Maroto, Martha R. Downs, Joan C. Dudney, Erle C. Ellis, Kyle A. Emery, Jacob G. Eurich, Bridget E. Ferriss, Alexa Fredston, Hikaru Furukawa, Sara A. Gagné, Sarah R. Garlick, Colin J. Garroway, Kaitlyn M. Gaynor, Angélica L. González, Eliza M. Grames, Tamar Guy-Haim, Ed Hackett, Lauren M. Hallett, Tamara K. Harms, Danielle E. Haulsee, Kyle J. Haynes, Elliott L. Hazen, Rebecca M. Jarvis, Kristal Jones, Gaurav S. Kandlikar, Dustin W. Kincaid, Matthew L. Knope, Anil Koirala, Jurek Kolasa, John S. Kominoski, Julia Koricheva, Lesley T. Lancaster, Jake A. Lawlor, Heili E. Lowman, Frank E. Muller-Karger, Kari E.A. Norman, Nan Nourn, Casey C. O'Hara, Suzanne X. Ou, Jacqueline L. Padilla-Gamino, Paula Pappalardo, Ryan A. Peek, Dominique Pelletier, Stephen Plont, Lauren C. Ponisio, Cristina Portales-Reyes, Diogo B. Provete, Eric J. Raes, Carlos Ramirez-Reyes, Irene Ramos, Sydne Record, Anthony J. Richardson, Roberto Salguero-Gómez, Erin V. Satterthwaite, Chloé Schmidt, Aaron J. Schwartz, Craig R. See, Brendan D. Shea, Rachel S. Smith, Eric R. Sokol, Christopher T. Solomon, Trisha Spanbauer, Paris V. Stefanoudis, Beckett W. Sterner, Vitor Sudbrack, Jonathan D. Tonkin, Ashley R. Townes, Mireia Valle, Jonathan A. Walter, Kathryn I. Wheeler, William R. Wieder, David R. Williams, Marten Winter, Barbora Winterova, Lucy C. Woodall, Adam S. Wymore, Casey Youngflesh Show 97 others Show less
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Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions. To leverage input from the broader research community, we convened a virtual workshop with participants from many countries and disciplines to examine how and where synthesis can address key questions and themes in ecology and environmental science in the coming decade. Seven priority research topics emerged: (1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), (2) human and natural systems, (3) actionable and use-inspired science, (4) scale, (5) generality, (6) complexity and resilience, and (7) predictability. Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for increased participant diversity and inclusive research practices; and increased and improved data flow, access, and skill-building. These topics and practices provide a strategic vision for future synthesis in ecology and environmental science.
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- coupled systems
- ecological scale
- predictability
- use-inspired science
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T1 - Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science
AU - Halpern, Benjamin S.
AU - Boettiger, Carl
AU - Dietze, Michael C.
AU - Gephart, Jessica A.
AU - Gonzalez, Patrick
AU - Grimm, Nancy B.
AU - Groffman, Peter M.
AU - Gurevitch, Jessica
AU - Hobbie, Sarah E.
AU - Komatsu, Kimberly J.
AU - Kroeker, Kristy J.
AU - Lahr, Heather J.
AU - Lodge, David M.
AU - Lortie, Christopher J.
AU - Lowndes, Julie S.S.
AU - Micheli, Fiorenza
AU - Possingham, Hugh P.
AU - Ruckelshaus, Mary H.
AU - Scarborough, Courtney
AU - Wood, Chelsea L.
AU - Wu, Grace C.
AU - Aoyama, Lina
AU - Arroyo, Eva E.
AU - Bahlai, Christie A.
AU - Beller, Erin E.
AU - Blake, Rachael E.
AU - Bork, Karrigan S.
AU - Branch, Trevor A.
AU - Brown, Norah E.M.
AU - Brun, Julien
AU - Bruna, Emilio M.
AU - Buckley, Lauren B.
AU - Burnett, Jessica L.
AU - Castorani, Max C.N.
AU - Cheng, Samantha H.
AU - Cohen, Sarah C.
AU - Couture, Jessica L.
AU - Crowder, Larry B.
AU - Dee, Laura E.
AU - Dias, Arildo S.
AU - Diaz-Maroto, Ignacio J.
AU - Downs, Martha R.
AU - Dudney, Joan C.
AU - Ellis, Erle C.
AU - Emery, Kyle A.
AU - Eurich, Jacob G.
AU - Ferriss, Bridget E.
AU - Fredston, Alexa
AU - Furukawa, Hikaru
AU - Gagné, Sara A.
AU - Garlick, Sarah R.
AU - Garroway, Colin J.
AU - Gaynor, Kaitlyn M.
AU - González, Angélica L.
AU - Grames, Eliza M.
AU - Guy-Haim, Tamar
AU - Hackett, Ed
AU - Hallett, Lauren M.
AU - Harms, Tamara K.
AU - Haulsee, Danielle E.
AU - Haynes, Kyle J.
AU - Hazen, Elliott L.
AU - Jarvis, Rebecca M.
AU - Jones, Kristal
AU - Kandlikar, Gaurav S.
AU - Kincaid, Dustin W.
AU - Knope, Matthew L.
AU - Koirala, Anil
AU - Kolasa, Jurek
AU - Kominoski, John S.
AU - Koricheva, Julia
AU - Lancaster, Lesley T.
AU - Lawlor, Jake A.
AU - Lowman, Heili E.
AU - Muller-Karger, Frank E.
AU - Norman, Kari E.A.
AU - Nourn, Nan
AU - O'Hara, Casey C.
AU - Ou, Suzanne X.
AU - Padilla-Gamino, Jacqueline L.
AU - Pappalardo, Paula
AU - Peek, Ryan A.
AU - Pelletier, Dominique
AU - Plont, Stephen
AU - Ponisio, Lauren C.
AU - Portales-Reyes, Cristina
AU - Provete, Diogo B.
AU - Raes, Eric J.
AU - Ramirez-Reyes, Carlos
AU - Ramos, Irene
AU - Record, Sydne
AU - Richardson, Anthony J.
AU - Salguero-Gómez, Roberto
AU - Satterthwaite, Erin V.
AU - Schmidt, Chloé
AU - Schwartz, Aaron J.
AU - See, Craig R.
AU - Shea, Brendan D.
AU - Smith, Rachel S.
AU - Sokol, Eric R.
AU - Solomon, Christopher T.
AU - Spanbauer, Trisha
AU - Stefanoudis, Paris V.
AU - Sterner, Beckett W.
AU - Sudbrack, Vitor
AU - Tonkin, Jonathan D.
AU - Townes, Ashley R.
AU - Valle, Mireia
AU - Walter, Jonathan A.
AU - Wheeler, Kathryn I.
AU - Wieder, William R.
AU - Williams, David R.
AU - Winter, Marten
AU - Winterova, Barbora
AU - Woodall, Lucy C.
AU - Wymore, Adam S.
AU - Youngflesh, Casey
N1 - Funding Information: We thank the National Science Foundation grant #1940692 for financial support for this workshop, and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and its staff for logistical support. Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors. Ecosphere published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Ecological Society of America.
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions. To leverage input from the broader research community, we convened a virtual workshop with participants from many countries and disciplines to examine how and where synthesis can address key questions and themes in ecology and environmental science in the coming decade. Seven priority research topics emerged: (1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), (2) human and natural systems, (3) actionable and use-inspired science, (4) scale, (5) generality, (6) complexity and resilience, and (7) predictability. Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for increased participant diversity and inclusive research practices; and increased and improved data flow, access, and skill-building. These topics and practices provide a strategic vision for future synthesis in ecology and environmental science.
AB - Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions. To leverage input from the broader research community, we convened a virtual workshop with participants from many countries and disciplines to examine how and where synthesis can address key questions and themes in ecology and environmental science in the coming decade. Seven priority research topics emerged: (1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), (2) human and natural systems, (3) actionable and use-inspired science, (4) scale, (5) generality, (6) complexity and resilience, and (7) predictability. Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for increased participant diversity and inclusive research practices; and increased and improved data flow, access, and skill-building. These topics and practices provide a strategic vision for future synthesis in ecology and environmental science.
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Benjamin S. Halpern * (Corresponding Author), Carl Boettiger, Michael C. Dietze, Jessica A. Gephart, Patrick Gonzalez, Nancy B. Grimm, Peter M. Groffman, Jessica Gurevitch, Sarah E. Hobbie, Kimberly J. Komatsu, Kristy J. Kroeker, Heather J. Lahr, David M. Lodge, Christopher J. Lortie, Julie S. S. Lowndes, Fiorenza Micheli, Hugh P. Possingham, Mary H. Ruckelshaus, Courtney Scarborough, Chelsea L. Wood Grace C. Wu, Lina Aoyama, Eva E. Arroyo, Christie A. Bahlai, Erin E. Beller, Rachael E. Blake, Karrigan S. Bork, Trevor A. Branch, Norah E. M. Brown, Julien Brun, Emilio M. Bruna, Lauren B. Buckley, Jessica L. Burnett, Max C. N. Castorani, Samantha H. Cheng, Sarah C. Cohen, Jessica L. Couture, Larry B. Crowder, Laura E. Dee, Arildo S. Dias, Ignacio J. Diaz-Maroto, Martha R. Downs, Joan C. Dudney, Erle C. Ellis, Kyle A. Emery, Jacob G. Eurich, Bridget E. Ferriss, Alexa Fredston, Hikaru Furukawa, Sara A. Gagné, Sarah R. Garlick, Colin J. Garroway, Kaitlyn M. Gaynor, Angélica L. González, Eliza M. Grames, Tamar Guy-Haim, Ed Hackett, Lauren M. Hallett, Tamara K. Harms, Danielle E. Haulsee, Kyle J. Haynes, Elliott L. Hazen, Rebecca M. Jarvis, Kristal Jones, Gaurav S. Kandlikar, Dustin W. Kincaid, Matthew L. Knope, Anil Koirala, Jurek Kolasa, John S. Kominoski, Julia Koricheva, Lesley T. Lancaster , Jake A. Lawlor, Heili E. Lowman, Frank E. Muller-Karger, Kari E. A. Norman, Nan Nourn, Casey C. O'Hara, Suzanne X. Ou, Jacqueline L. Padilla-Gamino, Paula Pappalardo, Ryan A. Peek, Dominique Pelletier, Stephen Plont, Lauren C. Ponisio, Cristina Portales-Reyes, Diogo B. Provete, Eric J. Raes, Carlos Ramirez-Reyes, Irene Ramos, Sydne Record, Anthony J. Richardson, Roberto Salguero-Gómez, Erin V. Satterthwaite, Chloé Schmidt, Aaron J. Schwartz, Craig R. See, Brendan D. Shea, Rachel S. Smith, Eric R. Sokol, Christopher T. Solomon, Trisha Spanbauer, Paris V. Stefanoudis, Beckett W. Sterner, Vitor Sudbrack, Jonathan D. Tonkin, Ashley R. Townes, Mireia Valle, Jonathan A. Walter, Kathryn I. Wheeler, William R. Wieder, David R. Williams, Marten Winter, Barbora Winterova, Lucy C. Woodall, Adam S. Wymore, Casey Youngflesh Show 97 more Show less
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- coupled systems
- ecological scale
- predictability
- use-inspired science
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T1 - Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science
AU - Halpern, Benjamin S.
AU - Boettiger, Carl
AU - Dietze, Michael C.
AU - Gephart, Jessica A.
AU - Gonzalez, Patrick
AU - Grimm, Nancy B.
AU - Groffman, Peter M.
AU - Gurevitch, Jessica
AU - Hobbie, Sarah E.
AU - Komatsu, Kimberly J.
AU - Kroeker, Kristy J.
AU - Lahr, Heather J.
AU - Lodge, David M.
AU - Lortie, Christopher J.
AU - Lowndes, Julie S. S.
AU - Micheli, Fiorenza
AU - Possingham, Hugh P.
AU - Ruckelshaus, Mary H.
AU - Scarborough, Courtney
AU - Wood, Chelsea L.
AU - Wu, Grace C.
AU - Aoyama, Lina
AU - Arroyo, Eva E.
AU - Bahlai, Christie A.
AU - Beller, Erin E.
AU - Blake, Rachael E.
AU - Bork, Karrigan S.
AU - Branch, Trevor A.
AU - Brown, Norah E. M.
AU - Brun, Julien
AU - Bruna, Emilio M.
AU - Buckley, Lauren B.
AU - Burnett, Jessica L.
AU - Castorani, Max C. N.
AU - Cheng, Samantha H.
AU - Cohen, Sarah C.
AU - Couture, Jessica L.
AU - Crowder, Larry B.
AU - Dee, Laura E.
AU - Dias, Arildo S.
AU - Diaz-Maroto, Ignacio J.
AU - Downs, Martha R.
AU - Dudney, Joan C.
AU - Ellis, Erle C.
AU - Emery, Kyle A.
AU - Eurich, Jacob G.
AU - Ferriss, Bridget E.
AU - Fredston, Alexa
AU - Furukawa, Hikaru
AU - Gagné, Sara A.
AU - Garlick, Sarah R.
AU - Garroway, Colin J.
AU - Gaynor, Kaitlyn M.
AU - González, Angélica L.
AU - Grames, Eliza M.
AU - Guy-Haim, Tamar
AU - Hackett, Ed
AU - Hallett, Lauren M.
AU - Harms, Tamara K.
AU - Haulsee, Danielle E.
AU - Haynes, Kyle J.
AU - Hazen, Elliott L.
AU - Jarvis, Rebecca M.
AU - Jones, Kristal
AU - Kandlikar, Gaurav S.
AU - Kincaid, Dustin W.
AU - Knope, Matthew L.
AU - Koirala, Anil
AU - Kolasa, Jurek
AU - Kominoski, John S.
AU - Koricheva, Julia
AU - Lancaster, Lesley T.
AU - Lawlor, Jake A.
AU - Lowman, Heili E.
AU - Muller-Karger, Frank E.
AU - Norman, Kari E. A.
AU - Nourn, Nan
AU - O'Hara, Casey C.
AU - Ou, Suzanne X.
AU - Padilla-Gamino, Jacqueline L.
AU - Pappalardo, Paula
AU - Peek, Ryan A.
AU - Pelletier, Dominique
AU - Plont, Stephen
AU - Ponisio, Lauren C.
AU - Portales-Reyes, Cristina
AU - Provete, Diogo B.
AU - Raes, Eric J.
AU - Ramirez-Reyes, Carlos
AU - Ramos, Irene
AU - Record, Sydne
AU - Richardson, Anthony J.
AU - Salguero-Gómez, Roberto
AU - Satterthwaite, Erin V.
AU - Schmidt, Chloé
AU - Schwartz, Aaron J.
AU - See, Craig R.
AU - Shea, Brendan D.
AU - Smith, Rachel S.
AU - Sokol, Eric R.
AU - Solomon, Christopher T.
AU - Spanbauer, Trisha
AU - Stefanoudis, Paris V.
AU - Sterner, Beckett W.
AU - Sudbrack, Vitor
AU - Tonkin, Jonathan D.
AU - Townes, Ashley R.
AU - Valle, Mireia
AU - Walter, Jonathan A.
AU - Wheeler, Kathryn I.
AU - Wieder, William R.
AU - Williams, David R.
AU - Winter, Marten
AU - Winterova, Barbora
AU - Woodall, Lucy C.
AU - Wymore, Adam S.
AU - Youngflesh, Casey
N1 - ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We thank the National Science Foundation grant #1940692 for financial support for this workshop, and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and its staff for logistical support.
PY - 2023/1/11
Y1 - 2023/1/11
N2 - Abstract Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions. To leverage input from the broader research community, we convened a virtual workshop with participants from many countries and disciplines to examine how and where synthesis can address key questions and themes in ecology and environmental science in the coming decade. Seven priority research topics emerged: (1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), (2) human and natural systems, (3) actionable and use-inspired science, (4) scale, (5) generality, (6) complexity and resilience, and (7) predictability. Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for increased participant diversity and inclusive research practices; and increased and improved data flow, access, and skill-building. These topics and practices provide a strategic vision for future synthesis in ecology and environmental science.
AB - Abstract Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions. To leverage input from the broader research community, we convened a virtual workshop with participants from many countries and disciplines to examine how and where synthesis can address key questions and themes in ecology and environmental science in the coming decade. Seven priority research topics emerged: (1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), (2) human and natural systems, (3) actionable and use-inspired science, (4) scale, (5) generality, (6) complexity and resilience, and (7) predictability. Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for increased participant diversity and inclusive research practices; and increased and improved data flow, access, and skill-building. These topics and practices provide a strategic vision for future synthesis in ecology and environmental science.
KW - complexity
KW - coupled systems
KW - diversity
KW - ecological scale
KW - justice
KW - predictability
KW - use-inspired science
U2 - 10.1002/ecs2.4342
DO - 10.1002/ecs2.4342
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SN - 2150-8925
JO - Ecosphere
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- Halpern, Benjamin S ;
- Boettiger, Carl ;
- Dietze, Michael C ;
- Gephart, Jessica A ;
- Gonzalez, Patrick ;
- Grimm, Nancy B ;
- Groffman, Peter M ;
- Gurevitch, Jessica ;
- Hobbie, Sarah E ;
- Komatsu, Kimberly J ;
- Kroeker, Kristy J ;
- Lahr, Heather J ;
- Lodge, David M ;
- Lortie, Christopher J ;
- Lowndes, Julie SS ;
- Micheli, Fiorenza ;
- Possingham, Hugh P ;
- Ruckelshaus, Mary H ;
- Scarborough, Courtney ;
- Wood, Chelsea L ;
- Wu, Grace C ;
- Aoyama, Lina ;
- Arroyo, Eva E ;
- Bahlai, Christie A ;
- Beller, Erin E ;
- Blake, Rachael E ;
- Bork, Karrigan S ;
- Branch, Trevor A ;
- Brown, Norah EM ;
- Brun, Julien ;
- Bruna, Emilio M ;
- Buckley, Lauren B ;
- Burnett, Jessica L ;
- Castorani, Max CN ;
- Cheng, Samantha H ;
- Cohen, Sarah C ;
- Couture, Jessica L ;
- Crowder, Larry B ;
- Dee, Laura E ;
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Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions. To leverage input from the broader research community, we convened a virtual workshop with participants from many countries and disciplines to examine how and where synthesis can address key questions and themes in ecology and environmental science in the coming decade. Seven priority research topics emerged: (1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), (2) human and natural systems, (3) actionable and use-inspired science, (4) scale, (5) generality, (6) complexity and resilience, and (7) predictability. Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for increased participant diversity and inclusive research practices; and increased and improved data flow, access, and skill-building. These topics and practices provide a strategic vision for future synthesis in ecology and environmental science.
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Benjamin S. Halpern, Carl Boettiger, Michael C. Dietze, Jessica A. Gephart, Patrick Gonzalez, Nancy B. Grimm, Peter M. Groffman, Jessica Gurevitch, Sarah E. Hobbie, Kimberly J. Komatsu, Kristy J. Kroeker, Heather J. Lahr, David M. Lodge, Christopher J. Lortie, Julie S. S. Lowndes, Fiorenza Micheli, Hugh P. Possingham, Mary H. Ruckelshaus, Courtney Scarborough, Chelsea L. Wood Grace C. Wu, Lina Aoyama, Eva E. Arroyo, Christie A. Bahlai, Erin E. Beller, Rachael E. Blake, Karrigan S. Bork, Trevor A. Branch, Norah E. M. Brown, Julien Brun, Emilio M. Bruna, Lauren B. Buckley, Jessica L. Burnett, Max C. N. Castorani, Samantha H. Cheng, Sarah C. Cohen, Jessica L. Couture, Larry B. Crowder, Laura E. Dee, Arildo S. Dias, Ignacio J. Diaz-Maroto, Martha R. Downs, Joan C. Dudney, Erle C. Ellis, Kyle A. Emery, Jacob G. Eurich, Bridget E. Ferriss, Alexa Fredston, Hikaru Furukawa, Sara A. Gagné, Sarah R. Garlick, Colin J. Garroway, Kaitlyn M. Gaynor, Angélica L. González, Eliza M. Grames, Tamar Guy-Haim, Ed Hackett, Lauren M. Hallett, Tamara K. Harms, Danielle E. Haulsee, Kyle J. Haynes, Elliott L. Hazen, Rebecca M. Jarvis, Kristal Jones, Gaurav S. Kandlikar, Dustin W. Kincaid, Matthew L. Knope, Anil Koirala, Jurek Kolasa, John S. Kominoski, Julia Koricheva , Lesley T. Lancaster, Jake A. Lawlor, Heili E. Lowman, Frank E. Muller-Karger, Kari E. A. Norman, Nan Nourn, Casey C. O'Hara, Suzanne X. Ou, Jacqueline L. Padilla-Gamino, Paula Pappalardo, Ryan A. Peek, Dominique Pelletier, Stephen Plont, Lauren C. Ponisio, Cristina Portales-Reyes, Diogo B. Provete, Eric J. Raes, Carlos Ramirez-Reyes, Irene Ramos, Sydne Record, Anthony J. Richardson, Roberto Salguero-Gómez, Erin V. Satterthwaite, Chloé Schmidt, Aaron J. Schwartz, Craig R. See, Brendan D. Shea, Rachel S. Smith, Eric R. Sokol, Christopher T. Solomon, Trisha Spanbauer, Paris V. Stefanoudis, Beckett W. Sterner, Vitor Sudbrack, Jonathan D. Tonkin, Ashley R. Townes, Mireia Valle, Jonathan A. Walter, Kathryn I. Wheeler, William R. Wieder, David R. Williams, Marten Winter, Barbora Winterova, Lucy C. Woodall, Adam S. Wymore, Casey Youngflesh Show 97 more Show less
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T1 - Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science
AU - Halpern, Benjamin S.
AU - Boettiger, Carl
AU - Dietze, Michael C.
AU - Gephart, Jessica A.
AU - Gonzalez, Patrick
AU - Grimm, Nancy B.
AU - Groffman, Peter M.
AU - Gurevitch, Jessica
AU - Hobbie, Sarah E.
AU - Komatsu, Kimberly J.
AU - Kroeker, Kristy J.
AU - Lahr, Heather J.
AU - Lodge, David M.
AU - Lortie, Christopher J.
AU - Lowndes, Julie S. S.
AU - Micheli, Fiorenza
AU - Possingham, Hugh P.
AU - Ruckelshaus, Mary H.
AU - Scarborough, Courtney
AU - Wood, Chelsea L.
AU - Wu, Grace C.
AU - Aoyama, Lina
AU - Arroyo, Eva E.
AU - Bahlai, Christie A.
AU - Beller, Erin E.
AU - Blake, Rachael E.
AU - Bork, Karrigan S.
AU - Branch, Trevor A.
AU - Brown, Norah E. M.
AU - Brun, Julien
AU - Bruna, Emilio M.
AU - Buckley, Lauren B.
AU - Burnett, Jessica L.
AU - Castorani, Max C. N.
AU - Cheng, Samantha H.
AU - Cohen, Sarah C.
AU - Couture, Jessica L.
AU - Crowder, Larry B.
AU - Dee, Laura E.
AU - Dias, Arildo S.
AU - Diaz-Maroto, Ignacio J.
AU - Downs, Martha R.
AU - Dudney, Joan C.
AU - Ellis, Erle C.
AU - Emery, Kyle A.
AU - Eurich, Jacob G.
AU - Ferriss, Bridget E.
AU - Fredston, Alexa
AU - Furukawa, Hikaru
AU - Gagné, Sara A.
AU - Garlick, Sarah R.
AU - Garroway, Colin J.
AU - Gaynor, Kaitlyn M.
AU - González, Angélica L.
AU - Grames, Eliza M.
AU - Guy-Haim, Tamar
AU - Hackett, Ed
AU - Hallett, Lauren M.
AU - Harms, Tamara K.
AU - Haulsee, Danielle E.
AU - Haynes, Kyle J.
AU - Hazen, Elliott L.
AU - Jarvis, Rebecca M.
AU - Jones, Kristal
AU - Kandlikar, Gaurav S.
AU - Kincaid, Dustin W.
AU - Knope, Matthew L.
AU - Koirala, Anil
AU - Kolasa, Jurek
AU - Kominoski, John S.
AU - Koricheva, Julia
AU - Lancaster, Lesley T.
AU - Lawlor, Jake A.
AU - Lowman, Heili E.
AU - Muller-Karger, Frank E.
AU - Norman, Kari E. A.
AU - Nourn, Nan
AU - O'Hara, Casey C.
AU - Ou, Suzanne X.
AU - Padilla-Gamino, Jacqueline L.
AU - Pappalardo, Paula
AU - Peek, Ryan A.
AU - Pelletier, Dominique
AU - Plont, Stephen
AU - Ponisio, Lauren C.
AU - Portales-Reyes, Cristina
AU - Provete, Diogo B.
AU - Raes, Eric J.
AU - Ramirez-Reyes, Carlos
AU - Ramos, Irene
AU - Record, Sydne
AU - Richardson, Anthony J.
AU - Salguero-Gómez, Roberto
AU - Satterthwaite, Erin V.
AU - Schmidt, Chloé
AU - Schwartz, Aaron J.
AU - See, Craig R.
AU - Shea, Brendan D.
AU - Smith, Rachel S.
AU - Sokol, Eric R.
AU - Solomon, Christopher T.
AU - Spanbauer, Trisha
AU - Stefanoudis, Paris V.
AU - Sterner, Beckett W.
AU - Sudbrack, Vitor
AU - Tonkin, Jonathan D.
AU - Townes, Ashley R.
AU - Valle, Mireia
AU - Walter, Jonathan A.
AU - Wheeler, Kathryn I.
AU - Wieder, William R.
AU - Williams, David R.
AU - Winter, Marten
AU - Winterova, Barbora
AU - Woodall, Lucy C.
AU - Wymore, Adam S.
AU - Youngflesh, Casey
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KW - ecological scale
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Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science
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Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions. To leverage input from the broader research community, we convened a virtual workshop with participants from many countries and disciplines to examine how and where synthesis can address key questions and themes in ecology and environmental science in the coming decade. Seven priority research topics emerged: (1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), (2) human and natural systems, (3) actionable and use-inspired science, (4) scale, (5) generality, (6) complexity and resilience, and (7) predictability. Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for increased participant diversity and inclusive research practices; and increased and improved data flow, access, and skill-building. These topics and practices provide a strategic vision for future synthesis in ecology and environmental science.
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- Halpern, Benjamin S.; Boettiger, Carl; Dietze, Michael C.; Gephart, Jessica A.; Gonzalez, Patrick; Grimm, Nancy B.; Groffman, Peter M.; Gurevitch, Jessica; Hobbie, Sarah E.; Komatsu, Kimberly J.; Kroeker, Kristy J.; Lahr, Heather J.; Lodge, David M.; Lortie, Christopher J.; Lowndes, Julie S. S.; Micheli, Fiorenza; Possingham, Hugh P.; Ruckelshaus, Mary H.; Scarborough, Courtney; Wood, Chelsea L.; Wu, Grace C.; Aoyama, Lina; Arroyo, Eva E.; Bahlai, Christie A.; Beller, Erin E.; Blake, Rachael E.; Bork, Karrigan S.; Branch, Trevor A.; Brown, Norah E. M.; Brun, Julien; Bruna, Emilio M.; Buckley, Lauren B.; Burnett, Jessica L.; Castorani, Max C. N.; Cheng, Samantha H.; Cohen, Sarah C.; Couture, Jessica L.; Crowder, Larry B.; Dee, Laura E.; Dias, Arildo S.; Diaz-Maroto, Ignacio J.; Downs, Martha R.; Dudney, Joan C.; Ellis, Erle C.; Emery, Kyle A.; Eurich, Jacob G.; Ferriss, Bridget E.; Fredston, Alexa; Furukawa, Hikaru; Gagne, Sara A.; Garlick, Sarah R.; Garroway, Colin J.; Gaynor, Kaitlyn M.; Gonzalez, Angelica L.; Grames, Eliza M.; Guy-Haim, Tamar; Hackett, Ed; Hallett, Lauren M.; Harms, Tamara K.; Haulsee, Danielle E.; Haynes, Kyle J.; Hazen, Elliott L.; Jarvis, Rebecca M.; Jones, Kristal; Kandlikar, Gaurav S.; Kincaid, Dustin W.; Knope, Matthew L.; Koirala, Anil; Kolasa, Jurek; Kominoski, John S.; Koricheva, Julia; Lancaster, Lesley T.; Lawlor, Jake A.; Lowman, Heili E.; Muller-Karger, Frank E.; Norman, Kari E. A.; Nourn, Nan; O'Hara, Casey C.; Ou, Suzanne X.; Padilla-Gamino, Jacqueline L.; Pappalardo, Paula; Peek, Ryan A.; Pelletier, Dominique; Plont, Stephen; Ponisio, Lauren C.; Portales-Reyes, Cristina; Provete, Diogo B.; Raes, Eric J.; Ramirez-Reyes, Carlos; Ramos, Irene; Record, Sydne; Richardson, Anthony J.; Salguero-Gomez, Roberto; Satterthwaite, Erin, V; Schmidt, Chloe; Schwartz, Aaron J.; See, Craig R.; Shea, Brendan D.; Smith, Rachel S.; Sokol, Eric R.; Solomon, Christopher T.; Spanbauer, Trisha; Stefanoudis, Paris, V; Sterner, Beckett W.; Sudbrack, Vitor; Tonkin, Jonathan D.; Townes, Ashley R.; Valle, Mireia; Walter, Jonathan A.; Wheeler, Kathryn, I; Wieder, William R.; Williams, David R.; Winter, Marten; Winterova, Barbora; Woodall, Lucy C.; Wymore, Adam S.; Youngflesh, Casey
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Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science
Benjamin S. Halpern, Carl Boettiger, Michael C. Dietze, Jessica A. Gephart, Patrick Gonzalez, Nancy B. Grimm, Peter M. Groffman, Jessica Gurevitch, Sarah E. Hobbie, Kimberly J. Komatsu, Kristy J. Kroeker, Heather J. Lahr, David M. Lodge, Christopher J. Lortie, Julie S.S. Lowndes, Fiorenza Micheli, Hugh P. Possingham, Mary H. Ruckelshaus, Courtney Scarborough, Chelsea L. Wood Grace C. Wu, Lina Aoyama, Eva E. Arroyo, Christie A. Bahlai, Erin E. Beller, Rachael E. Blake, Karrigan S. Bork, Trevor A. Branch, Norah E.M. Brown, Julien Brun, Emilio M. Bruna, Lauren B. Buckley, Jessica L. Burnett, Max C.N. Castorani, Samantha H. Cheng, Sarah C. Cohen, Jessica L. Couture, Larry B. Crowder, Laura E. Dee, Arildo S. Dias, Ignacio J. Diaz-Maroto, Martha R. Downs, Joan C. Dudney, Erle C. Ellis, Kyle A. Emery, Jacob G. Eurich, Bridget E. Ferriss, Alexa Fredston, Hikaru Furukawa, Sara A. Gagné, Sarah R. Garlick, Colin J. Garroway, Kaitlyn M. Gaynor, Angélica L. González , Eliza M. Grames, Tamar Guy-Haim, Ed Hackett, Lauren M. Hallett, Tamara K. Harms, Danielle E. Haulsee, Kyle J. Haynes, Elliott L. Hazen, Rebecca M. Jarvis, Kristal Jones, Gaurav S. Kandlikar, Dustin W. Kincaid, Matthew L. Knope, Anil Koirala, Jurek Kolasa, John S. Kominoski, Julia Koricheva, Lesley T. Lancaster, Jake A. Lawlor, Heili E. Lowman, Frank E. Muller-Karger, Kari E.A. Norman, Nan Nourn, Casey C. O'Hara, Suzanne X. Ou, Jacqueline L. Padilla-Gamino, Paula Pappalardo, Ryan A. Peek, Dominique Pelletier, Stephen Plont, Lauren C. Ponisio, Cristina Portales-Reyes, Diogo B. Provete, Eric J. Raes, Carlos Ramirez-Reyes, Irene Ramos, Sydne Record, Anthony J. Richardson, Roberto Salguero-Gómez, Erin V. Satterthwaite, Chloé Schmidt, Aaron J. Schwartz, Craig R. See, Brendan D. Shea, Rachel S. Smith, Eric R. Sokol, Christopher T. Solomon, Trisha Spanbauer, Paris V. Stefanoudis, Beckett W. Sterner, Vitor Sudbrack, Jonathan D. Tonkin, Ashley R. Townes, Mireia Valle, Jonathan A. Walter, Kathryn I. Wheeler, William R. Wieder, David R. Williams, Marten Winter, Barbora Winterova, Lucy C. Woodall, Adam S. Wymore, Casey Youngflesh Show 97 others Show less
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Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions. To leverage input from the broader research community, we convened a virtual workshop with participants from many countries and disciplines to examine how and where synthesis can address key questions and themes in ecology and environmental science in the coming decade. Seven priority research topics emerged: (1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), (2) human and natural systems, (3) actionable and use-inspired science, (4) scale, (5) generality, (6) complexity and resilience, and (7) predictability. Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for increased participant diversity and inclusive research practices; and increased and improved data flow, access, and skill-building. These topics and practices provide a strategic vision for future synthesis in ecology and environmental science.
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- coupled systems
- ecological scale
- predictability
- use-inspired science
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T1 - Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science
AU - Halpern, Benjamin S.
AU - Boettiger, Carl
AU - Dietze, Michael C.
AU - Gephart, Jessica A.
AU - Gonzalez, Patrick
AU - Grimm, Nancy B.
AU - Groffman, Peter M.
AU - Gurevitch, Jessica
AU - Hobbie, Sarah E.
AU - Komatsu, Kimberly J.
AU - Kroeker, Kristy J.
AU - Lahr, Heather J.
AU - Lodge, David M.
AU - Lortie, Christopher J.
AU - Lowndes, Julie S.S.
AU - Micheli, Fiorenza
AU - Possingham, Hugh P.
AU - Ruckelshaus, Mary H.
AU - Scarborough, Courtney
AU - Wood, Chelsea L.
AU - Wu, Grace C.
AU - Aoyama, Lina
AU - Arroyo, Eva E.
AU - Bahlai, Christie A.
AU - Beller, Erin E.
AU - Blake, Rachael E.
AU - Bork, Karrigan S.
AU - Branch, Trevor A.
AU - Brown, Norah E.M.
AU - Brun, Julien
AU - Bruna, Emilio M.
AU - Buckley, Lauren B.
AU - Burnett, Jessica L.
AU - Castorani, Max C.N.
AU - Cheng, Samantha H.
AU - Cohen, Sarah C.
AU - Couture, Jessica L.
AU - Crowder, Larry B.
AU - Dee, Laura E.
AU - Dias, Arildo S.
AU - Diaz-Maroto, Ignacio J.
AU - Downs, Martha R.
AU - Dudney, Joan C.
AU - Ellis, Erle C.
AU - Emery, Kyle A.
AU - Eurich, Jacob G.
AU - Ferriss, Bridget E.
AU - Fredston, Alexa
AU - Furukawa, Hikaru
AU - Gagné, Sara A.
AU - Garlick, Sarah R.
AU - Garroway, Colin J.
AU - Gaynor, Kaitlyn M.
AU - González, Angélica L.
AU - Grames, Eliza M.
AU - Guy-Haim, Tamar
AU - Hackett, Ed
AU - Hallett, Lauren M.
AU - Harms, Tamara K.
AU - Haulsee, Danielle E.
AU - Haynes, Kyle J.
AU - Hazen, Elliott L.
AU - Jarvis, Rebecca M.
AU - Jones, Kristal
AU - Kandlikar, Gaurav S.
AU - Kincaid, Dustin W.
AU - Knope, Matthew L.
AU - Koirala, Anil
AU - Kolasa, Jurek
AU - Kominoski, John S.
AU - Koricheva, Julia
AU - Lancaster, Lesley T.
AU - Lawlor, Jake A.
AU - Lowman, Heili E.
AU - Muller-Karger, Frank E.
AU - Norman, Kari E.A.
AU - Nourn, Nan
AU - O'Hara, Casey C.
AU - Ou, Suzanne X.
AU - Padilla-Gamino, Jacqueline L.
AU - Pappalardo, Paula
AU - Peek, Ryan A.
AU - Pelletier, Dominique
AU - Plont, Stephen
AU - Ponisio, Lauren C.
AU - Portales-Reyes, Cristina
AU - Provete, Diogo B.
AU - Raes, Eric J.
AU - Ramirez-Reyes, Carlos
AU - Ramos, Irene
AU - Record, Sydne
AU - Richardson, Anthony J.
AU - Salguero-Gómez, Roberto
AU - Satterthwaite, Erin V.
AU - Schmidt, Chloé
AU - Schwartz, Aaron J.
AU - See, Craig R.
AU - Shea, Brendan D.
AU - Smith, Rachel S.
AU - Sokol, Eric R.
AU - Solomon, Christopher T.
AU - Spanbauer, Trisha
AU - Stefanoudis, Paris V.
AU - Sterner, Beckett W.
AU - Sudbrack, Vitor
AU - Tonkin, Jonathan D.
AU - Townes, Ashley R.
AU - Valle, Mireia
AU - Walter, Jonathan A.
AU - Wheeler, Kathryn I.
AU - Wieder, William R.
AU - Williams, David R.
AU - Winter, Marten
AU - Winterova, Barbora
AU - Woodall, Lucy C.
AU - Wymore, Adam S.
AU - Youngflesh, Casey
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2023 The Authors. Ecosphere published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Ecological Society of America.
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N2 - Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions. To leverage input from the broader research community, we convened a virtual workshop with participants from many countries and disciplines to examine how and where synthesis can address key questions and themes in ecology and environmental science in the coming decade. Seven priority research topics emerged: (1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), (2) human and natural systems, (3) actionable and use-inspired science, (4) scale, (5) generality, (6) complexity and resilience, and (7) predictability. Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for increased participant diversity and inclusive research practices; and increased and improved data flow, access, and skill-building. These topics and practices provide a strategic vision for future synthesis in ecology and environmental science.
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Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science
Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions. To leverage input from the broader research community, we convened a virtual workshop with participants from many countries and disciplines to examine how and where synthesis can address key questions and themes in ecology and environmental science in the coming decade. Seven priority research topics emerged: (1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), (2) human and natural systems, (3) actionable and use‐inspired science, (4) scale, (5) generality, (6) complexity and resilience, and (7) predictability. Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for increased participant diversity and inclusive research practices; and in...
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The accurate delimitation of species boundaries in non-bilaterian marine taxa is notoriously difficult, with consequences for many studies in ecology and evolution. Anthozoans are a diverse group of key structural organisms worldwide, but the lack of reliable morphological characters and informative genetic markers hampers our ability to understand species diversification. We investigated population differentiation and species limits in Atlantic (Iberian Peninsula) and Mediterranean lineages of the octocoral genus Paramuricea previously identified as P. clavata. We used a diverse set of molecular markers (microsatellites, RNA-seq derived single-copy orthologues [SCO] and mt-mutS [mitochondria]) at 49 locations. Clear segregation of Atlantic and Mediterranean lineages was found with all markers. Species-tree estimations based on SCO strongly supported these two clades as distinct, recently diverged sister species with incomplete lineage sorting, P. cf. grayi and P. clavata, respectiv...
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Attenuated total reflection (ATR) microscope Fourier transform infrared (micro-FTIR) spectroscopy was used to investigate the dinosporin composition in the walls of modern, organic-walled dinoflagellate resting cysts (dinocysts). Variable cyst wall compositions were observed, which led to the erection of four spectrochemical groups, some with striking similarities to other resistant biomacromolecules such as sporopollenin and algaenan. Furthermore, possible proxies derivable from the spectrochemical composition of modern and fossil dinocysts were discussed. The color of the dinocyst walls was reflected in the spectral data. When comparing that color with a standard and the results of a series of bleaching experiments with oxidative agents, eumelanin was assigned as a likely pigment contributing to the observed color. Following this assignment, the role of eumelanin as an ultraviolet sunscreen in colored dinocysts was hypothesized, and its implications on the autofluorescence and morphological preservation of dinocysts were further discussed. Unlike what had previously been assumed, it was shown that micro-FTIR data from dinocysts cannot be used to unambiguously infer trophic affinities of their associated cells. Finally, using methods with high spatial resolutions (synchrotron transmission micro-FTIR and optical photothermal infrared spectroscopy), it was shown that dinocyst wall layers are chemically homogenous at the probed scales. This study fills a large knowledge gap in our understanding of the chemical nature of dinocyst walls and has nuanced certain assumptions and interpretations made in the past.
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Oumar Sadio
Scientific fishing programmes were carried out between 1979 and 2013 in several West African estuarine, coastal and lagoon ecosystems. Batrachoides liberiensis represented only 5.2% of the occurrences, of which the majority were recorded in the Sine Saloum estuary. This originality makes it possible to use this population to characterise certain features of the biology and ecology of this little described species. B. liberiensis was recorded in waters with a salinity of 25–46, transparency of 1–3.5 m, at depths of 2–10 m. It was particularly abundant in areas at a distance of 15–35 km from the mouth. The water temperature did not appear to be a determining factor for this species. The sex ratio of the population, whose total length ranged from 10 to 371 mm, was in favour of females (87%) with an estimated size at first maturity of 189 mm (total length). The parameters of the length‐weight relationship were estimated at K = 1.0009*10−5 and b = 3.097. The diet of B. liberiensis consis...
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Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions.
Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools.
Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for increased participant diversity and inclusive research practices; and increased and improved data flow, access, and skill-building. These topics and practices provide a strategic vision for future synthesis in ecology and environmental science. Share on
480181-19C90 - Virginia Polytechinic Institute and State University; DEB-1638577 - National Science Foundation. ... Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science ... M. Winter, B. Winterova, L.C. Woodall, A.S. Wymore, C. Youngflesh. 2023. "Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science" Ecosphere ...
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Seven priority research topics emerged: (1) diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), (2) human and natural systems, (3) actionable and use-inspired science, (4) scale, (5) generality, (6) complexity and resilience, and (7) predictability. Additionally, two issues regarding the general practice of synthesis emerged: the need for ...
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Abstract Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions.
Halpern , B S , Boettiger , C , Dietze , M C , Gephart , J A , Gonzalez , P , Grimm , N B , Groffman , P M , Gurevitch , J , Hobbie , S E , Komatsu , K J , Kroeker ...
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Halpern BS, Boettiger C, Dietze MC, Gephart JA, Gonzalez P, Grimm NB et al. Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science. Ecosphere . 2023 Jan;14(1):e4342. Epub 2023 Jan 11. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.4342
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Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the need to focus synthesis science on the most pressing questions. To leverage input from the broader research community, we convened a virtual ...
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identify priorities within synthesis research to address pressing issues January 12 2023, by Sonia Fernandez ... research in ecology and environmental science, Ecosphere (2023). DOI:
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Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science Article. Halpern, Benjamin S, Boettiger, Carl, Dietze, Michael C et al. (2023). Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science . ECOSPHERE, 14(1), 10.1002/ecs2.4342 Share this citation. Twitter Email. Halpern ...
Priorities for synthesis research in ecology and environmental science. Halpern BS et al. Ecosphere (Washington, D.C). 2023 Jan; 14(1) ... The whole, however, is more than the sum of the parts, and after the analysis, it is crucial to produce a synthesis. Ecology and environmental sciences deal with the intricacies of the bio-ecological systems ...
Synthesis research in ecology and environmental science improves understanding, advances theory, identifies research priorities, and supports management strategies by linking data, ideas, and tools. Accelerating environmental challenges increases the