Ecological Science and Sustainability for a Crowded Planet 21st Century Vision and Action Plan for the Ecological Society of America Report from the Ecological Visions Committee* to the Governing Board of the Ecological Society of America April 2004 *Margaret A. Palmer 1 , Emily S.Bernhardt 2 , Elizabeth A. Chornesky 3 , Scott L. Collins 4 , Andrew P. Dobson 5 , Clifford S. Duke 6 , Barry D. Gold 7 , Robert. Jacobson 8 , Sharon Kingsland 9 , Rhonda Kranz 6 , Michael J Mappin 10 , M. Luisa Martinez 11 , Fiorenza Micheli 12 , Jennifer L. Morse 1 , Michael L Pace 13 , Mercedes Pascual 14 , Stephen Palumbi 12 , O.J. Reichman 15 , Alan Townsend 16 , and Monica G. Turner 17 www.esa.org/ecovisions