Macrosystems ecology: understanding ecological patterns and processes at continental scales

Macrosystems ecology is the study of diverse ecological phenomena at the scale of regions to continents and their interactions with phenomena at other scales. This emerging subdiscipline addresses ecological questions and environmental problems at these broad scales. Here, we describe this new field...

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Published in:	Frontiers in ecology and the environment Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 5 - 14
Main Authors:	Heffernan, James B, Soranno, Patricia A, Angilletta, Michael J, Buckley, Lauren B, Gruner, Daniel S, Keitt, Tim H, Kellner, James R, Kominoski, John S, Rocha, Adrian V, Xiao, Jingfeng, Harms, Tamara K, Goring, Simon J, Koenig, Lauren E, McDowell, William H, Powell, Heather, Richardson, Andrew D, Stow, Craig A, Vargas, Rodrigo, Weathers, Kathleen C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ecological Society of America 01.02.2014
Subjects:	Climate change Ecological processes Ecological sustainability Ecoregions Ecosystems environment Human ecology Landscape ecology Reviews space and time Species Urban ecology Wetland ecology
ISSN:	1540-9295, 1540-9309
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