Interconnectivity of Ecosystems and the Expression of that in Community Composition, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health

Interconnectivity of ecosystems and the expression of that in community composition, biodiversity and ecosystem health.

What will happen with sea level rise to wetlands, beaches and mangroves? – Connecting with water
Implementation of SEE – What are the social, environmental and economic impacts?
What is the future of tropical vegetation communities?
Which native plants may be economically important? Population ecology
Biodiversity monitoring program – Citizen science
Interdependence and connectivity of ecosystems
Ug. environmental science curriculum – health sciences / student exchange
What is the effect of landscape and human health
- Change in community ecology
- Connection between forest communities and human health/wellness
Ecosystem health of our region?
- Ecosystem services
- Biodiversity
- Connectivity with water

Current needs:

Barriers to interconnectivity
Maps species distributions: maps of environmental variables (nutrients and pollutants)
Network and permanent plots
Paleoecological perspective
How the aquifer moves
Interaction networks (pollination, host parasites)
Data on ecosystem function
- Gas fluxes – soils
- Productivity
- Biomass
- Functional traits and response rates