Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions

By W. J. Sutherland, R. Freckleton, H. C. J. Godfray, Steven R. Beissinger, T. Benton, D. Cameron, Yohay Carmel, David A. Coomes, T. Coulson, M. Emmerson and 24 more. 2013

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Subfields: Ecological Modeling, Genetics, Global and Planetary Change

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Restoration of a megaherbivore: landscape‐level impacts of white rhinoceros in Kruger National Park, South Africa (2014, background): “The potential legacies of the Pleistocene megafauna extinctions have recently been cited among the most fundamental questions in ecology (Sutherland et al. 2013).”
Large carnivore impacts are context-dependent (2017, background): “The impacts of world-wide predator decline and the relative importance of direct and indirect species interactions have been highlighted as fundamental ecological questions (Sutherland et al. 2013).”
Important questions to progress science and sustainable management of anguillid eels (2021, methodology): “We used the common procedure (e.g. Sutherland et al., 2013), of bringing together experts in the field, soliciting their views about the most important research or management questions, compiling and identifying those questions from the replies received and then reaching consensus on the final list…”
Plant functional effects on ecosystem services (2013, background): “…and ecosystem services and to incorporate not only the functional characteristics of plants, but those of other organisms with which plants interact for the provision of ecosystem services (De Deyn, Cornelissen & Bardgett 2008; Reiss et al. 2009; De Bello et al. 2010; Sutherland et al. 2013).”
Outstanding Challenges in the Transferability of Ecological Models. (2018, methodology): “The process of identifying outstanding challenges was based on a modified Delphi technique [1], following established protocols [2-4].”
A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography (2017, background): “However, despite these efforts, it would be naive to regard our list as definitive and unbiased, as it inevitably reflects the interests of the particular group of voters who were contacted and participated in our survey (see e.g. Sutherland et al., 2013; Seddon et al., 2014).”
A roadmap for Antarctic and Southern Ocean science for the next two decades and beyond (2014, methodology): “The scan methods of Sutherland et al. (2011, 2013) were customized to the requirements of Antarctic and Southern Ocean science, which is region-based, includes a wide range of scientific disciplines and research topics, and involves fieldwork in challenging and remote locations.”