Conference Description
Due to increased demand and pricing associated with the FIFA World Cup 2026 in the Boston area, GRC strongly encourages attendees
to make travel arrangements early to help minimize associated travel costs. We anticipate limited availability of hotel rooms,
rental cars, and transportation options departing from Boston, so please plan accordingly.
As a cost-effective transportation option, we encourage attendees to consider the GRC bus service, which can be reserved directly
through your myGRC account. Space is limited.
If you require an extended stay, please contact your COA, as GRC has secured a limited number of discounted rooms at the Embassy Suites
Boston Logan Airport.
The Unifying Ecology Across Scales GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.
Ecological and evolutionary processes unfold across complex spatial and temporal landscapes. Organisms may have additive, synergistic, or antagonistic responses to multiple fluctuating environmental factors, and evolutionary dynamics cause feedbacks between rapid trait adaptation and species interactions. Understanding how these dynamics scale from individuals to ecosystems requires a blend of first-principles thinking, empirical insight, and computational tools. Often, these various modes of scientific inquiry place different emphases on space and time; high-throughput data collection efforts can capture patterns across vast spatial extents, whereas modelling frameworks tend to focus on dynamics over time. Conversations about synergies and differences between these two fundamental scales of change will facilitate a more complete understanding of ecological dynamics under multiple stressors and rapid change.
This session invites contributions that explore ecological and/or evolutionary dynamics over space or time through empirical, theoretical, or modeling approaches. Sessions and discussions are aimed at identifying synergies and differences in insights that arise from focusing on space versus time, with an emphasis on applications to global change questions.
An outline of the program components for this GRS is displayed below. The seminar chair is currently developing their detailed program schedule, which will include the speakers they select from submitted abstracts, in addition to any additional components outlined below. The detailed program will be available by May 12, 2026. Please check back for updates.
