USGS Ecosystem Transformation Workshop in Seattle, WA

The American Fisheries Society (AFS) and The Wildlife Society (TWS) have put together a team of scientists tasked with synthesizing the topic of ecosystem transformation, a top-priority in addressing emerging climate change issues in natural resource management. On November 14-16, Bill Dennison and Yesenia Valverde participated in a workshop with the team in Seattle, Washington, where participants discussed the potential for ecosystem transformation and the role they played in guiding environmental action in a changing world. Questions focused on how best to manage systems through either resisting or facilitating change in order to preserve ecological functioning and maximize ecosystem service benefits. The efforts of this workshop will culminate in peer-reviewed synthesis publications and a newsletter designed for broad dissemination.