National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

Scientists at NCEAS use existing information to address important questions in ecology, ecoinformatics and allied disciplines. At NCEAS, scientists conduct collaborative research on major fundamental and applied problems in ecology. The Center has a critical responsibility to apply general knowledge of ecological systems to specific issues such as the massive and accelerating loss of biotic diversity, global change, habitat decline and fragmentation, over-exploitation of natural resources, and pollution of air, water, and soil. Hundreds of scholars, including Postdoctoral Associates, Center Fellows, and visitors in Working Groups collaborate each year at the Center on scores of projects. NCEAS, a research center of the University of California, Santa Barbara, is located in downtown Santa Barbara.