Explorations

Research directions, open questions, and fields of inquiry

Living Systems

Microbial ecology From microbe to ecosystem. Soil and Subterranean From the surface skin to the deep dark. Systems ecology Ecosystems as networks.

Observation

Vertical ecology Life on the cliffs. Canyoning Reading the gorges of Crete. Expeditions Going where the data isn't.

Knowledge Infrastructure

Open standards and code

Data integration Connecting scattered knowledge. Knowledge preservation Keeping field knowledge alive.