{"id":5,"date":"2023-04-14T10:46:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T14:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/the-kaufman-deyle-integrated-ecology-lab\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T16:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T21:56:27","slug":"the-kaufman-deyle-integrated-ecology-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/galileco\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kaufman Systems Ecology Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cover photo: Hannah Connell<\/p>\n

We are a systems ecology laboratory, and our goal is to understand aquatic ecosystem dynamics over time. We integrate field observation, laboratory experiments, and data science to address practical case studies of management, stewardship, and conservation challenges in the real world. Our central program is the study of human-natural coupled systems, with attention to the consequences of connectivity from population to landscape scales. In this way, we bridge the gap between the natural history of individual species and the emergent effects of biodiversity on system functioning. Our research strategy is foundational to sustainability, and to ecosystem-based management approaches. Lab members work with practitioners to make our science actionable. Below you can find more details about our approaches and projects.<\/p>\n

Our work is based on the three branches of quantitative<\/strong>, field<\/strong>, and laboratory<\/strong> approaches that complement each other, allowing an appropriate balance between theory, experiments and applied science.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Quantitative approach<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

We use a quantitative approach to test prespecified concepts and hypotheses. Within this approach we can use inductive and or deductive methods. Below are a few descriptions of the applications that each of these methods have within our lab.<\/span><\/p>\n

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MIMES Model Illustration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n