Principal Investigator Sallie Chisholm
Project Website http://cee.mit.edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/research/ecology/
This strategic thrust is aimed at understanding the relationship between living organisms and their environment, but we take it further. While ecology is a biological science, it is also a human science. We specialize in human ecology research. How can humans better acquaint to their environment, and how can we make a difference?
Key areas include:(*) Life processes, interactions and adaptations, e.g.: Monitoring ecosystems through species interaction changes(*) The movement of materials and energy through living communities, e.g.: Physiology and evolution of nitrate acquisition in Prochlorococcus(*) The successional development of ecosystems, e.g. Using community ecology to engineer better microbiomes(*) The abundance and distribution of organisms and biodiversity in the context of the environment