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Published: Thursday, 28 January 2021 15:48
The PAGES-endorsed International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) announces two major opportunities to the PAGES' community.
Call for proposals - deadline 1 April
IODP facilitates international and interdisciplinary research on transformative and societally relevant topics using the ocean drilling, coring, and down-hole measurement facilities JOIDES Resolution, Chikyu, and Mission-Specific Platforms (MSP).
Request for information - now open
The JOIDES Resolution Facility Board (JRFB) is issuing a request for information (RFI) to understand the international scientific community's intent to propose to the 2050 Science Framework. Responses to the RFI will be considered by the JRFB in consultation with the other Facility Boards, funding agencies, and the IODP Forum, and they will inform planning on a potential future drilling program.
Access further information and links for both items in this pdf.
Or go directly to the submission portal on the IODP website.
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Published: Thursday, 28 January 2021 13:35
A Biology Letters special issue written by members of PAGES' former working group Resistance, Recovery and Resilience in Long-term Ecological Systems (EcoRe3) is now complete.
"Ecological resilience: from theory to empirical observations using long-term datasets" is a collection of nine papers, and an editorial, which build on previous work in paleoecology to investigate, identify, and compare components of ecosystem resilience on centennial to millennial timescales.
These papers demonstrate the importance of using long-term ecological records for addressing questions related to the theoretical framework provided by ecological resilience.
Four key messages can be summarized from the papers' findings: (i) multi-proxy studies reveal insights into the presence and mechanisms of alternative states; (ii) transitions between alternative states may not necessarily be abrupt; (iii) components of ecological resilience can be identified in long-term ecological data; and (iv) the paleoecological record can also provide insights into factors influencing the resilience of ecosystem functioning.
> Access the special issue
PAGES' Climate Reconstruction and Impacts from the Archives of Societies (CRIAS) working group proudly presents a new online art exhibition focusing on climate history.
