2008 Annual Science Report
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reporting | JUL 2007 – JUN 2008
Erwin Project
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Project Progress
I have one manuscript in press and another submitted which develop initial models of feedback processes associated with evolutionary diversification. One paper published earlier this year in Trends in Ecology and Evolution provides the first discussion of the possible macroevolutionary impact on biodiversity of niche construction and ecosystem engineering.
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PROJECT INVESTIGATORS:
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PROJECT MEMBERS:
Douglas Erwin
Unspecified Role
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RELATED OBJECTIVES:
Objective 4.2
Foundations of complex life
Objective 6.1
Environmental changes and the cycling of elements by the biota, communities, and ecosystems