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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

Project Description

Principal Investigator(s)

Benjamin S. Halpern

Project Dates

active

Participants

Josh Adams
U.S. Geological Survey
Christiana Ade
University of California Merced
Alba Aguion
University of Vigo
Timothy Albaugh
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Alice Allen
Astrophysics Source Code Library
Jean Allen
University of California, Santa Barbara
Edward H. Allison
University of Washington
Priyanga Amarasekare
University of California, Los Angeles
Kelly S Andrews
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Yoseline Angel
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Kerim Aydin
NOAA, Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Mohamed Bakarr
Conservation International
Matthew Baker
North Pacific Research Board
Jennifer K. Balch
University of Colorado
Audrey Barker-Plotkin
Harvard Forest
Hal Batchelder
Oregon State University
Michael Bell
The Nature Conservancy
Eric L. Berlow
Vibrant Data Labs
Jessica C. Black
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Suzana Blake
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Örjan Bodin
Stockholm University, Stockholm Resilience Center
Gitanjali S. Bodner
The Nature Conservancy
Kristina Boerder
Conservation International
Carl Boettiger
University of California, Berkeley
Steven J. Bograd
NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Jennifer Bone
University of California, Santa Barbara
Elizabeth T. Borer
University of Minnesota
Tim Boucher
The Nature Conservancy
Indra Boving
University of California, Santa Barbara
Matias Braccini
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Renato Braghiere
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Carlos M Brenes
Annie Brett
University of Florida
Cameryn Brock
University of California, Santa Barbara
Richard Brodeur
Oregon State University
Phil Brodrick
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jennifer A. Brown
University of California, Santa Cruz
Cara Byington
The Nature Conservancy
Kristin Byrd
US Geological Survey (USGS)
Abigail Cabunoc Mayes
Mozilla
Ling Cai
University of California, Santa Barbara
Chris Caldow
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Luke Carberry
University of California, Santa Barbara
Maria Carmen Lemos
University of Michigan
Courtney L. Carothers
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Jeffery C. Carver
University of Alabama
Jennifer E. Caselle
University of California, Santa Barbara
Kate Cavanaugh
University of California, Los Angeles
Kyle Cavanaugh
University of California, Los Angeles
Jeannine M. Cavender-Bares
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Kerry Cawse-Nicholson
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Kelly Caylor
University of California, Santa Barbara
Dana Chadwick
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Catherine Chamberlain
Conservation International
Demian D. Chapman
Mote Marine Laboratory
William Cheung
University of British Columbia
Michael Chiacos
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
James Christian
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Freddie Christiansen
Old Harbor Native Corporation
Neil Chue Hong
University of Edinburgh
Joshua E. Cinner
James Cook University
S. Jeanette Clark
University of California, Santa Barbara
Michaela E. Clemence
University of California, Santa Barbara
Ann Close
White Buffalo Land Trust
Aonghais Cook
British Trust for Ornithology
Rachel Cook
North Carolina State University
Jennifer Costanza
North Carolina State University
Sebastein Costedoat
Greg Costello
Wildlands Network
Mark J. Costello
Nord University
Jessica Couture
University of California, Santa Barbara
Don Croll
University of California, Santa Cruz
Scott Cross
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Bryce Currey
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Kyla Dahlin
Michigan State University
Jack Dangermond
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
Laura Dangermond
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
Frank W. Davis
University of California, Santa Barbara
Simon Dedman
Florida International University
Geret DePiper
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Alhan Diaz-Correa
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Mark Dickey-Collas
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Andrew P. Dobson
Princeton University
Rachel Donkersloot
Coastal Cultures Research and Consulting
Dan Dorfman
The Nature Conservancy
Nick Dulvy
Simon Fraser University
Ruth E. Dunn
Lancaster University
Thomas Dunne
University of California, Santa Barbara
Ian Dutton
Nautilus Impact Investing, LLC
Nicole Eads
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Kelly Easterday
The Nature Conservancy
Aaron Eberhart
Arkansas State University
Regina Eckert
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Kyle Emery
University of California, Los Angeles
Brian J. Enquist
University of Arizona
Janessa Esquible
Orutsararimut Native Council
Jacob Eurich
Environmental Defense Fund
Ezequiel Fabiano
University of Namibia
Ed Farley
NOAA, Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Andrew O Finley
Michigan State University
Meghan J Fletcher
University of California, Santa Barbara
Amy Frazier
University of California Santa Barbara
Christopher M. Free
University of California, Santa Barbara
Whitney Friedman
Thriving Oceans Collective
Amy Frietag
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Halley Froehlich
University of California, Santa Barbara
Elizabeth Fry
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Keith Gaddis
Steven D. Gaines
University of California, Santa Barbara
Edward T. Game
The Nature Conservancy
Stefan Garthe
Kiel University
Helene Genet
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Leah R. Gerber
Arizona State University
Michelle Gierarch
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Christopher Golden
Harvard University
Joshua Goldstein
The Nature Conservancy
Melissa Gomez Fontaine
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Dayana Gonzalez
The Nature Conservancy
M. Wing Goodale
Biodiversity Research Institute
Jennifer Gooden
Biophilia Foundation
Sean Gordon
Portland State University
John M. Grady
University of New Mexico
Nicholas A. J. Graham
Lancaster University
Katie Grant
University of Southern California
Tamiko Graves
The Nature Conservancy
Cameron Gray
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Joshua M. Greenberg
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Jillian Hall
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Scott Hall
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Benjamin S. Halpern
University of California, Santa Barbara
Lee Hannah
Conservation International
Alastair R. Harborne
Florida International University
Christopher Harvey
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Justine Hausheer
The Nature Conservancy
Jessica Hausman
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Luke Hawbaker
The Nature Conservancy, United Kingdom
Elliot L. Hazen
University of California, Santa Cruz
Robert Heilmayr
University of California, Santa Barbara
Michael R. Heithaus
Florida International University
Cullen Hendrix
University of Denver
Edwin Henneken
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Jennifer Hernandez
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Joseph Hernandez
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Erin Hestir
University of California Merced
Michelle Heupel
James Cook University
Pascal Hitzler
Wright State University
Martina Hobi
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dave Hole
Moore Center for Science
Kirstin Holsman
University of Washington
Siena Hooper
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
James Howison
University of Texas, Austin
Kris Hulvey
Working Lands Conservation
Mary E. Hunsicker
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Charlie Huveneers
Flinders University
Lorraine J. Hwang
University of California, Davis
Kim Hyatt
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Becky Ingram
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Kelsey Jack
University of California Santa Barbara
Emily Jackzo
University of Florida
Christine Jacobs
The Nature Conservancy
Krzysztof Janowicz
University of California, Santa Barbara
Aarushi Jhatro
White Buffalo Land Trust
Em Johnson
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Justin Johnson
University of Minnesota
Marie Johnson
University of Montana
Matthew B. Jones
University of California, Santa Barbara
Wilson Justin
University of Alaska, Anchorage
Paula Kahumbu
Wildlife Direct
Carrie V. Kappel
University of California, Santa Barbara
Stephen Kasperski
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Daniel S. Katz
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Brad Keitt
American Bird Conservancy
Chris Kelble
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Emily Kelsey
US Geological Survey (USGS)
Megan Kelso
University of California, Los Angeles
Christina M. Kennedy
The Nature Conservancy
Alex Kerney
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Kelly Kerr
University of California, Santa Barbara
Lisa Kerr
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Chris Kibler
University of California, Santa Barbara
David W. Kicklighter
Ecosystems Center
Melissa Kim
Uplift Worldwide
Suam Kim
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC)
Kathi King
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
John N. Kittinger
Stanford University
Willem Klajbor
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Kristin Kleisner
Environmental Defense Fund
Natalie Klinard
Dalhousie University
Dane Klinger
Stanford University
Margaret Klope
University of California, Santa Barbara
John Kocik
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Alison Kock
South African National Parks
Ray Kokaly
US Geological Survey (USGS)
Emily Kopp
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Daniel Kramer
Michigan State University
Timm Kroeger
The Nature Conservancy
Andrey Krovnin
Russian Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography
Bonnie L. Kwiatkowski
Marine Biological Laboratory
Heather Lahr
University of California Santa Barbara
Heather Lahr
University of California, Santa Barbara
Jonathan Lambert
Conservation International
Scott Large
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Scott I Large
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Ashley E. Larsen
University of California, Berkeley
Andrew Latimer
University of California, Davis
Jake Lawlor
McGill University
Philippe Le Billon
University of British Columbia
Christine Lee
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Sophia Leiker
University of California, Santa Barbara
Jeffery B. Leirness
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Aaron Lien
University of Arizona
Karin Lin
The Nature Conservancy
Josh Lindsay
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Jason S. Link
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Patrice Lopez
Science-Miner
Todd Lopez
Rio Grande Return
Laura Lorenzoni
NASA Headquarters
Christopher J. Lortie
York University
Leander Love-Anderegg
University of California, Santa Barbara
Piper Lovegreen
University of California, Santa Barbara
Annie Lovell
University of California Santa Barbara
Chris Lowe
California State University, Long Beach
Rafael Loyola
International Institute for Sustainability- Rio
Sean Lucey
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Kelly Luis
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Jeff Luvall
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Donald E. Lyons
Oregon State University
Aaron MacNeil
Dalhousie University
Elizabeth M.P. Madin
University of Hawaii
Andy Maguire
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Gengchen Mai
University of California, Santa Barbara
Sparkle Malone
Rocky Mountain Research Station
Nathan J. Mantua
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Pablo A. Marquet
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Eva Marrero
University of California, Santa Barbara
Julia Mason
Environmental Defense Fund
Yuta Masuda
The Nature Conservancy
Christy M. McCain
University of Colorado, Boulder
Douglas J. McCauley
University of California, Santa Barbara
Gavin McDonald
University of California, Santa Barbara
Jennifer McGowan
Ryan McGranaghan
Atmospheric and Space Technology Research Associates LLC
Natalie McGuire
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Matthew McKown
Conservation Metrics
Conor McMahon
University of California, Santa Barbara
Nick McManus
University of California, Santa Barbara
Fiorenza Micheli
Stanford University
Neville Millar
Michigan State University
Olivia Millard
The Nature Conservancy
Charles E. Miller
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Matthew L. Miller
The Nature Conservancy
Katherine Mills
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Kimberley Miner
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Malin Mobjörk
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Mark Monaco
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Jensen Montambault
The Nature Conservancy
Kelly Montenero
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Isaac-Brito Morales
Ocean Fronts and Climate
Tiffany Morrison
Arc Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
Riley Morse
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Kassie Morton
The Nature Conservancy
Jamal Moss
NOAA, Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Jerry Moxley
Florida International University
Philip Murphy
InfoHarvest Inc.
Jessica Musengezi
The Nature Conservancy
Ruth Musgrave
National Coalition of Environmental Legislators (NCEL)
Dana Myers
University of California, Santa Barbara
Trisalyn Nelson
University of California, Santa Barbara
Cassandra Nickles
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Nick Nidzieko
University of California, Santa Barbara
Lars Holm Nielsen
CERN
Kyle Niemeyer
Oregon State University
Sarah Kate Nomura
The Nature Conservancy
Karma Norman
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Laura M. Norman
US Geological Survey (USGS)
Stephanie Oakes
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Francisco Ochoa
University of California, Los Angeles
Jon Ocon
University of California, Los Angeles
Mary I. O'Connor
University of British Columbia
Scott Ollinger
University of New Hampshire
Dawn O'Neal
The Nature Conservancy
Anna Ongjocco
University of California, Los Angeles
Kingsley Onyechi
The Nature Conservancy
Elsa Ordway
Stanford University
Matthew Osborne
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Kenric Osgood
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Breanna Owens
Western Landowners Alliance
Caroline Owens
University of California, Santa Barbara
Dion Oxman
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Yannis Papastamatiou
Florida International University
Stephanie Pau
Florida State University
Ryan Pavlick
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
David Pellow
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Steve Perakis
US Geological Survey (USGS)
Lansing Perng
California State University, Northridge
Nathalie Pettorelli
Zoological Society of London
Emily Pidgeon
Conservation International
Keith Porcaro
Duke University
Stephen Porder
Brown University
Hugh P. Possingham
University of Queensland
Astrid Potiek
Bureau Waardenburg BV
Jean-Marie Price
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Richard Pritzlaff
Biophilia Foundation
Natalie Queally
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ann Raiho
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Karthik Ram
University of California, Berkeley
Roshell Ramirez
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Jai Ranganathan
University of California, Santa Barbara
Edward B. Rastetter
Marine Biological Laboratory
Jen Raynor
UW - Madison
Quentin Read
East Michigan University
Sydne Record
Bryn Mawr College
Helen M. Regan
University of California, Riverside
Paul Relis
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Jonathan Reum
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Gabriel Reygondeau
University of British Columbia
Mark Reynolds
The Nature Conservancy
Ana Rico
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Danielle J. Ringer
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Alexis Rizo
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Dar A. Roberts
University of California, Santa Barbara
Martha Robertson
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
R. Cotton Rockwood
Point Blue Conservation Science
Adam Roddy
Yale University
Patrick Roehrdanz
University of California, Santa Barbara
Sarah Roley
Washington State University
Anand Roopsind
Boise State University
Nicole Rosmarino
Southern Plains Land Trust
Randi Rotjan
Boston University
Mary Ruckelshaus
University of Washington
Clare Saiki
University of California, Santa Barbara
Colette Salemi
University of Victoria
Jameal Samhouri
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Jonathan Samuelson
Kuskokwim River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Michael Sarrassat
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Mark Saunders
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC)
Mark P. Schildhauer
University of California, Santa Barbara
David W. Schimel
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Fabian Schneider
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Richard Schuster
Nature Conservatory of Canada
Joel Scott
NASA Headquarters
Eric W. Seabloom
University of Minnesota
Kate R. Searle
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Timothy Seastedt
University of Colorado, Boulder
Jennifer Selgrath
University of British Columbia
Elizabeth R. Selig
Conservation International
Mae Seon
The Nature Conservancy
Cogan Shimizu
Kansas State University
Germán Silva
University of California, Santa Barbara
Colin Simpfendorfer
James Cook University
Seeta Sistla
University of California, Santa Barbara
Catherine Smith
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Rose Smith
Sageland Collaborative
Arfon Smith
Space Telescope Science Institute
Jordan Snyder
University of California, Santa Barbara
Floor Soudjin
Wageningen University & Research
Damian Spangrud
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)
Jessica Spijkers
Stockholm University, Stockholm Resilience Center
Carrie M. Stevens
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Kara Stevens
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Julia Stewart Lowndes
University of California, Santa Barbara
Patrick Sullivan
Cornell University
Jennifer Sunday
McGill University
Michael Sweeney
The Nature Conservancy
Roberta Swift
US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Trace Sykes
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Heather Tallis
The Nature Conservancy
Molly Taylor
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Bernie Tershy
University of California, Santa Cruz
Alice Thomas-Smyth
Environmental Defense Fund
David Thompson
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Michele Thornton
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Nicholas Tierney
Monash University
M. Timothy Tinker
US Geological Survey (USGS) Santa Cruz Field Station
Phil Townsend
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Anna Trugman
University of California, Santa Barbara
Woody Turner
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Cecily Tye
University of California, Santa Barbara
Katherine Underwood
Shigehiko Urawa
Hokkaido National Fisheries Research Institute
Mireia Valle Tobar
Basque Centre for Climate Change
Kristin Vanderbilt
University of New Mexico
Eric VanderWerf
Pacific Rim Conservation
Kyla Van Maanen
Intertidal Agency
Diego P. Vazquez
Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Aridas
Stefaan Verhurst
New York University
Lotus Vermeer
University of California, Santa Barbara
Nidhi Vinod
University of California, Los Angeles
Colette Wabnitz
University of British Columbia
Molly Wallace
The Nature Conservancy
Sheila Walsh Reddy
Gina Waterfield
The Nature Conservancy
Stephanie Wear
The Nature Conservancy
Christopher Weible
University of Colorado, Denver
Collin Weigel
The Nature Conservancy
Kristen Weiss
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Jamie Wentz
The Nature Conservancy
Peter Westley
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Gracie White
George A Whitehouse
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Kevin R. Wilcox
USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Geoff Willard
University of California, Santa Barbara
David R. Williams
University of Leeds
Greg Williams
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Kate Williams
Biodiversity Research Institute
Michael Williams
Akiak Native Community
Nicholas Williams
University of Colorado
Richard Williams
Vibrant Data Labs
Adam M. Wilson
State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo
Kate Wing
Intertidal Agency
Megan V. Winton
Atlantic White Shark Conservancy
Aaron J. Wirsing
University of Washington
Sarah Wise
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Nicholas H. Wolff
The Nature Conservancy
Corisa Wong
Jet Propulsion Laboratory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Brooke Woods
University of Alaska
Sigrid Wright
Community Environmental Council (CEC)
Grace Wu
University of California, Santa Barbara
Ruth Yanai
Syracuse University
Andrew Young
New York University
Madeline Young
North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC)
Andrew J. Zahuranec
New York University
Phoebe Zarnetske
Michigan State University
Charles Zegar
Zegar Family Foundation
Meaza Zerihun Demissie
World Bank
Lily Zhao
University of California, Santa Barbara
Ting Zheng
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Lu Zhou
Kansas State University
Rui Zhu
University of California, Santa Barbara
Kristen Zumdahl
University of California, Santa Barbara

Products

  1. Journal Article / 2020

    Ecological Synthesis and Its Role in Advancing Knowledge

  2. Journal Article / 2021

    Exploring the future of fishery conflict through narrative scenarios

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