Dear ECOLOG members, As a M.S. student in New Hampshire who is in the process of designing her master's thesis, I am looking to research unanswered and relevant questions relating to terrestrial and ecosystems ecology and particularly those focusing on landscape-level drivers of change (especially climate change). I anticipate using GIS as a project tool and am open to doing field work, though would probably be best working with existing data sets if analyzing long-term trends.
*What questions in terrestrial ecology do you feel are important to answer that could be done within the scope of a master's thesis? *I am looking to focus my work in a topic that is relevant to the northeast and ideally is in demand by a local or regional organization that could use the project in decision making. Of course, any funding knowledge you have for projects of this kind would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance for any suggestions you have. While I have been conducting literature reviews and perusing ResearchGate questions, I would like to hear directly from other ecologists as to where they think our current needs lie. All the best, Carolyn Loeb
