Big ecology the emergence of ecosystem science

In Big Ecology, David C. Coleman documents his historically fruitful ecological collaborations in the early years of studying large ecosystems in the United States. As Coleman explains, the concept of the ecosystem—a local biological community and its interactions with its environment—has given rise...

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Main Author: Coleman, David C
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley ; Los Angels ; London University of California Press 2010
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
1957
1960s
1970s
1980s
american ecosystems
big science
biological communities
Biotic communities
Biotic communities > Research
ecological collaborations
ecologists
Ecology
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Ecology > Research
Ecosystem management
Ecosystem management > Research
ecosystem science
environment
insider perspective
Interdisciplinary research
international biological program
international geophysical year
large ecosystems
long term ecological research
long term ecological research programs
national science foundation
NATURE
NATURE / Ecology
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
nonfiction account
research institutions
research programs
science majors
study of ecosystems
textbooks
united states
long term ecological research programs
ecologists
science majors
united states
american ecosystems
textbooks
insider perspective
ecology
1960s
1957
1980s
1970s
ecosystem science
research institutions
international geophysical year
large ecosystems
ecological collaborations
study of ecosystems
biological communities
big science
long term ecological research
nonfiction account
interdisciplinary research
environment
national science foundation
research programs
international biological program
ISBN:0520264754, 9780520264755, 0520945735, 9780520945739
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Summary:In Big Ecology, David C. Coleman documents his historically fruitful ecological collaborations in the early years of studying large ecosystems in the United States. As Coleman explains, the concept of the ecosystem—a local biological community and its interactions with its environment—has given rise to many institutions and research programs, like the National Science Foundation’s program for Long Term Ecological Research. Coleman’s insider account of this important and fascinating trend toward big science takes us from the paradigm of collaborative interdisciplinary research, starting with the International Geophysical Year (IGY) of 1957, through the International Biological Program (IBP) of the late 1960s and early 1970s, to the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) programs of the 1980s.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0520264754
9780520264755
0520945735
9780520945739
DOI:10.1525/9780520945739