Evolution of morphology; developmental biology; systematics, taxonomy and conservation biology; biodiversity informatics

Long distance transport physiology in plants; root physiology; biomechanics of growth and development

Maintenance of biodiversity; behavioral and evolutionary ecology; lizards

Marine nitrogen cycling; coastal and offshore plankton productivity; biological-physical interactions in the sea; effects of climate change on marine systems

Ecological dynamics of terrestrial plant communities and ecosystems; biosphere-atmosphere interactions; mechanistic models of animal movement

Geochemical oceanography; stable isotope geochemistry; paleoclimatology; climate change; carbon sequestration; energy technology

El Niño's dynamics; large-scale oceanic circulation; past climate dynamics

Chemistry of the atmosphere on global and regional scales, including stratospheric and tropospheric chemistry