Identification of 100 fundamental ecological questions

Summary Fundamental ecological research is both intrinsically interesting and provides the basic knowledge required to answer applied questions of importance to the management of the natural world. The 100th anniversary of the British Ecological Society in 2013 is an opportune moment to reflect on the current status of ecology as a science and look forward to high‐light priorities for future work. To do this, we identified 100 important questions of fundamental importance in pure ecology. We elicited questions from ecologists working across a wide range of systems and disciplines. The 754 questions submitted (listed in the online appendix) from 388 participants were narrowed down to the final 100 through a…

• SR
  Sight Research UK

  Awards: NE/I010963/1, NE/I011889/1, NE/H020705/1
• NE
  Natural Environment Research Council

  Awards: NE/H020705/1, NE/I011889/1, NE/I010963/1