The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $102,864 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Inc. This grant supports a research project that aims to study and synthesize the progression of the fundamental ecological concept of "patchiness" or heterogeneity over the past five decades. The project will focus on integrating insights from community ecology, ecosystem ecology, and urban ecology to develop a cross-disciplinary understanding of how spatial patchiness impacts the composition, functioning, and sustainability of ecological systems. The research approach involves journalistic interviews and thematic modules to reveal cross-cutting strategies and approaches that have emerged from the lead principal investigator's published work. The project is expected to produce a multi-media collection of resources to make the research synthesis widely accessible for public communication and education. No sub-awards are planned under this grant.
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