Advancing ecology and evolution through continental scientific drilling

Trisha L. Spanbauer; Catherine C. Beck; Kat Cantner; Ellen D. Currano; Sherilyn C. Fritz; Jacquelyn L. Gill; Sarah J. Ivory; Michael M. Mcglue; Lisa Park Boush; John W. Williams; Chad L. Yost

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2025.11.003

Advancing ecology and evolution through continental scientific drilling

Trisha L. Spanbauer
, Catherine C. Beck
, Kat Cantner
, Ellen D. Currano
, Sherilyn C. Fritz
, Jacquelyn L. Gill
, Sarah J. Ivory
, Michael M. Mcglue
, Lisa Park Boush
, John W. Williams
, Chad L. Yost

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Resumen

The geological record contains a rich history of the coupled evolution of life and the Earth that sustains it. However, that history is often buried deeply and is difficult to access. Scientific drilling can access these buried histories and provides foundational insights into eco-evolutionary dynamics across an unparalleled range of timescales. Recent research that demonstrates the power of continental drilling includes our understanding of mass extinctions, phenotypic trait evolution, the context of hominin evolution, and episodes of adaptive radiation. Scientific advances have created strategic opportunities for reinvestment in continental drilling because of exciting new proxies and technologies, which promise to shed light on long-standing eco-evolutionary questions, such as how climate change, biogeochemical cycles, and landscape evolution drive eco-evolutionary dynamics.

Idioma original	English
Número de artículo	PMID 8805125
Páginas (desde-hasta)	120-129
Número de páginas	10
Publicación	Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Volumen	41
N.º	2
Fecha en línea anticipada	feb 2026
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2025.11.003
Estado	Published - feb 2026

Financiación

We thank B.N. Shuman, S.J. Goring, A. Noren, and members of the CSD Paleorecords Community for valuable comments on manuscript drafts. Support provided by the Continental Scientific Drilling Facility, University of Minnesota. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 2224891, 23 32568, and 2325894 to T.L.S., 1812857 to S.C.F., 2344533 and 2224886 to M.M.M., and 2332567 to J.W.W.

Financiadores	Número del financiador
Continental Scientific Drilling Facility, University of Minnesota
National Science Foundation	2224891, 23 32568, 2325894, 1812857, 2344533, 2224886, 2332567

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