There's a "tremendous potential for deep studies of the nature of ecosystems...this is the next big thing...when we get into it we're going to find new laws and principles [akin] to what moved molecular biology along so quickly once the main fundamentals were discovered, I think that's going to happen with ecosystem science in the coming decades," he said.
Mongabay podcast repeat guest and conservation biology legend EO Wilson called our host this week to check in about his ambitious Half-Earth global biodiversity initiative and geek out about ecosystem research, listen here: https://news.mongabay.com/2018/11/audio-a-half-earth-progress-report-from-e-o-wilson/ He also talks about his team's work of currently mapping all of the easily conserved or already conserved/managed/mixed-use natural areas, a group which is also engaged in mapping the ranges of all the world's 6000 bee species, given the import of pollinators to biodiversity. Listen at the link above or subscribe to the Mongabay Newscast on Android <https://subscribeonandroid.com/mongabay.libsyn.com/rss%E2%80%9D>, the Google Podcasts app, <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.podcasts&hl=en_US> , Apple Podcasts <https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mongabay-newscast/id1155856616?mt=2>, Stitcher <https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/mongabay-newscast>, TuneIn <http://tunein.com/radio/Mongabay-Newscast-p914475/>, RSS <http://mongabay.libsyn.com/rss>, Castbox <https://castbox.fm/channel/Mongabay-Newscast-id384449?country=us%E2%80%9D> , Pocket Casts <https://pca.st/Lf7A>, and via Spotify. Or listen to all our episodes via the Mongabay website here <https://www.mongabay.com/podcast/%E2%80%9D> on the podcast homepage. Erik -- www.erikhoffner.com
