Working Groups
NCEAS provides a stimulating "neutral territory" for interdisciplinary groups to collaborate on novel research in ecology and allied disciplines. Working Groups each include 10 to 15 researchers who visit NCEAS for 1 to 2 weeks at a time to focus intensely on the analysis and synthesis of existing information in their fields. The Center supports researchers' travel and provides the infrastructure necessary for deep analysis and collaboration in a hospitable environment. Proposals for new Working Groups are reviewed twice yearly and also may be solicited and reviewed irregularly in response to specific needs in the Conservation and Resource Management Program or the Ecoinformatics Program. The success of the NCEAS approach is evident from the impact that synthetic work has had on ecology and conservation. While the names of many NCEAS Working Group investigators are well known in the ecology and conservation communities, NCEAS is proud that 75% of participants are typically first-time visitors. NCEAS strongly encourages proposal submission by investigators who are new to NCEAS.
Working Group Projects January - February 2010
For information about a group project, please contact the Group Leader directly.
January 4-6, 2010
Title: Envisioning a Sustainable Global Seafood Market and Restored Marine Ecosystems
Leader(s): Larry Crowder, Martin Smith
Email(s): lcrowder
duke [dot] edu, marsmithduke [dot] edu
Participants: James Anderson, Molly Anderson, Frank Asche, Theodore Bestor, Luis Bourillon, Carrie Brownstein, Kristin Carden, Ratana Chuenpagdee, Kristen Dubay, Gary Gereffi, Atle Guttormsen, Benjamin Halpern, Ahmed Khan, Dane Klinger, Lisa Liguori, Aaron McNevin, Roz Naylor, Mary O'Connor, Cathy Roheim, Rafe Sagarin, Kimberly Selkoe, Geoffrey Shester, Dale Squires, Rashid Sumaila, Mary Turnipseed, Peter Tyedmers
January 11, 2010 (Offsite)
Title: Interactions Between the Near-coastal Ocean and the San Francisco Estuary
Leader: Erica Fleishman
Email: fleishmanbren [dot] ic [dot] ucsb [dot] edu
Participants: Larry Brown, James Cloern, Kathy Hieb, Theresa Jacobson, John Largier, Wendy Meiring, Zack Powell, Bruno Sanso, Mark Stacey, Monika Winder
January 12-15, 2010
Title: Restoring an Ecosystem Service to Degraded Landscapes: Native Bees and Crop Pollination
Leader(s): Claire Kremen, Neal Williams
Email(s): ckremennature [dot] berkeley [dot] edu, nmwilliamsucdavis [dot] eduv
Participants: Daniel Cariveau, Luisa Carvalhiero, Natacha Chacoff, Saul Cunningham, Rufus Isaacs, Steve Javorek, Christina Kennedy, Eric Lonsdorf, Yael Mandelik, Lora Morandin, Simon Potts, Jim Regetz, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, Julianna Tuell, Blandina Viana, Rachael Winfree
January 20-22, 2010
Title: A Framework to Assess Ecosystem Health in Support of Ecosystem-based Management of Coastal-marine Systems (EBM)
Leader(s): Karen McLeod, Larry Crowder, Andrew Rosenberg, Michael Fogarty
Email(s): overholkscience [dot] oregonstate [dot] edu, lcrowderduke [dot] edu, andy [dot] rosenbergunh [dot] edu, michael [dot] fogartynoaa [dot] gov
Participants: Daniel Brumbaugh, Kendra Daly, Steven Gaines, Benjamin Halpern, Steve Katona, Heather Leslie, Stephen Polasky, Jameal Samhouri, Paul Sandifer, Janna Shackeroff, Kevin St. Martin, Heather Tallis
January 26-27, 2010
Title: Linking Carbon Storage in Terrestrial Ecosystems with Other Climate Forcing Agents: A Synthesis Allowing for Effective Carbon Dioxide Stabilization Policies
Leader(s): James Randerson, Josep Canadell, Robert Jackson
Email(s): jrandersuci [dot] edu, pep [dot] canadellcsiro [dot] au, jacksonduke [dot] edu
Participants: Ray Anderson, Roni Avissar, Dennis Baldocchi, George Ban-Weiss, Gordon Bonan, Ken Caldeira, Long Cao, Robert Dickinson, Noah Diffenbaugh, Christopher Field, Kevin Gurney, Forrest Hoffman, Bruce Hungate, Lara Kueppers, Beverly Law, Sebastiaan Luyssaert, Thomas O'Halloran, Martin Otte
Januray 28 – February 1, 2010
Title: Global Expansion of Jellyfish Blooms: Magnitude, Causes and Consequences
Leader(s): Robert Condon, William Graham, Carlos Duarte
Email(s): rob [dot] condonbios [dot] edu, mgrahamdisl [dot] org, carlosduarteifisc [dot] uib [dot] es
Participants: Lucas Brotz, Craig Carlson, Michael Dawson, Mary Beth Decker, Steven Haddock, Cathy Lucas, Alenka Malej, Hermes Mianzan, Kylie Pitt, Jennifer Purcell, Kelly Robinson, Kentaro Suzuki, Shin-ichi Uye
February 10 – 12, 2010
Title: Ecosystem Services on an Urbanizing Planet: What 2 Billion New Urbanites Means for Air and Water
Leader(s): Robert McDonald, Peter Marcotullio
Email(s): rob_mcdonaldtnc [dot] org, peter [dot] marcotulliohunter [dot] cuny [dot] edu
Participants: Jochen Albrecht, Ian Douglas, Balazs Fekete, Nancy Grimm, Jenny Gronwall, Rebecca Hale, Valentina Mara, Lilly Parshall, Carmen Revenga, Andrea Sarzynski, Niels Schulz
February 16 – 18, 2010
Title: INTEROP: Creation of an International Virtual Data Center for the Biodiversity, Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Leader(s): Matthew Jones, William Michener, Kathleen Smith
Email(s): jonesnceas [dot] ucsb [dot] edu, wmichenerlternet [dot] edu, kksmithduke [dot] edu
Participants: Paul Allen, Nick Brand, John Cobb, Roger Dahl, Michael Daigle, Jim Green, Jeff Horsburgh, Carl Lagoze, Hilmar Lapp, Giri Palanisamy, Robert Sandusky, Ryan Scherle, Mark Servilla, David Vieglais, Todd Vision, Robert Waltz, Bruce Wilson
February 22 – 26, 2010
Title: Parasites and Food webs - The Ultimate Missing Links
Leader(s): Kevin Lafferty, Andrew Dobson, Mercedes Pascual
Email(s): laffertylifesci [dot] ucsb [dot] edu, andyeno [dot] princeton [dot] edu and dobberprinceton [dot] edu, pascualumich [dot] edu
Participants: Stefano Allesina, Ed Baskerville, Andrew Beckerman, Alice Boit, Cheryl J. Briggs, Giulio De Leo, Jennifer Dunne, Thilo Gross, Pablo A. Marquet, Neo Martinez, Erin Mordecai, Owen Petchey, Richard J. Williams
February 23 – 25, 2010
Title: Cultural Ecosystem Services from Marine and Coastal Systems: Counting the Intangibles
Leader(s): Anne Guerry, Kai Chan
Email(s): anne [dot] guerrynoaa [dot] gov, kaichanires [dot] ubc [dot] ca
Participants: Vic Adamowicz, Patricia Balvanera, Xavier Basurto, Fikret Berkes, Ann Bostrom, Greg Bratman, Ratana Chuenpagdee, Gretchen Daily, Rachelle Gould, Benjamin Halpern, Neil Hannahs, Sarah Klain, Jordan Levine, Bryan Norton, Mary Ruckelshaus, Roly Russell, Terre Satterfield, Debra Satz, Heather Tallis, Ulalia Woodside
February 27 – March 3, 2010
Title: When are Matrix Models Useful for Management? An Empirical Test Across Plant Populations
Leader(s): Elizabeth Crone, Eric Menges, Martha Ellis
Email(s): elizabeth [dot] croneumontana [dot] edu, emengesarchbold-station [dot] org, martha [dot] ellisumontana [dot] edu
Participants: Timothy Bell, Paulette Bierzychudek, Johan Ehrlen, Tom Kaye, Tiffany Knight, Peter Lesica, William Morris, Gerard Oostermeijer, Pedro Quintana-Ascencio, Tamara Ticktin, Teresa Valverde, Jennifer Williams
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