Topic III - Environmental issues > III-7-The coevolution of environments and biodiversity
Conveners
- Leighton King (McGill University, Canada)
- Pavani Misra (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy)
- Irene Gregory-Eaves (McGill University, Canada)
Understanding the interplay between biodiversity and environmental change is essential for predicting future ecosystem change. The proposed session will explore the coevolution of environmental conditions and biodiversity at the ecosystem scale. With climate change and ecosystem degradation leading to the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, it is crucial to co-examine past environments and assemblages at the whole ecosystem scale. We invite submissions that address how past climatic and environmental change may drive shifts in community structure, diversity, and trophic interactions by focusing on the cross-habitat integration afforded by sediment archives. We encourage contributions from diverse disciplines that harness a wide range of traditional and emerging approaches to foster interdisciplinary discussions and innovative analyses that allow for more precise reconstructions of past environmental conditions and biodiversity changes.
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