Symposium # 7: Thirty Questions for Ecology in the 21st Century.

Organized by: J. Gurevitch and N. Huntly.
Sponsored by: Awards and Research Committees.
Monday, August 7, 2000
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Ballroom I - Cliff Lodge

Borrowing from the famous address given in 1900 by the mathematician Hilbert that introduced a research agenda for mathematics for the 20^th century, we consider ecologists' visions for ecological research in the 21^st century. The purpose of the symposium is to recognize the coming century, stimulate the thinking of ecologists and encourage the development of new ideas and a broader perspective for ecological research for the new millenium. Ten ecologists each propose three leading questions for the next century of ecological research, to make a composite total of thirty questions drawn from a variety of perspectives. Speakers represent a broad range of career stages and research backgrounds. The questions range from evolutionary to applied and conservation ecology, from examining the usefulness of ecology to a call for action.