Workshop on Linking Ecological Biology and Geoscience

Princeton University, Princeton NJ

Investigators

Abstract

Workshop on Linking Ecological Biology and Geoscience Basic environmental science increasingly depends on collaborations among biologists and geoscientists. We propose to bring together 35 leading scientists to explore how to promote interdisciplinary research across the interface of ecological biology and geological science. During a two-day meeting at the annual Ecological Society of America (ESA) meetings, we will address questions about intellectual opportunities, needs for unified synthetic models, and how best to support and fund such research interactions. A central goal is to engage the broader community of scientists within the ESA, in a manner similar to what is taking place in the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The final product of this workshop will be a "white paper" report that addresses the prospects and challenges for disciplinary convergence between ecosystem biology and the geosciences. We will also submit summaries of the meeting to the ESA bulletin, EOS, the Geological Society of America (GSA), and appropriate journals such as Nature and Science.