Dear Ecologists, I thought it would be useful for educators or reachers to know what the top 10 breakthroughts in the past 20 years we have acheived in environmental or ecological science. In order to accomplish this task, I ask any one who is interestd in this exercise to identify one or two in your opinon the most important advancement (it can be a new scientific concept, a new technology or even a landmark paper). Please response to me ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) with the following format: What (topic): Why (two most important reasons): One or two Reference: I will combine all your inputs, and develop a summary. If response is good and significant I will distribute the summary to this e-mail list. Otherwise, I just respond to whoever provides inputs. Thanks for attention, Adam Wei, Ph.D. Associate Professor Earth and Environmental Science University of British Columbia Okanagan Kelowna, British Columbia Canada
