Big Ecology: The Emergence of Ecosystem Science
David Coleman
Abstract
This book documents historically fruitful ecological collaborations in the early years of studying large ecosystems in the United States. As the book 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. This book'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 Geophysi ... More
Keywords: ecosystems, United States, biological community, big science, International Geophysical Year, International Biological Program, Long-Term Ecological Research
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2010 | Print ISBN-13: 9780520264755 |
| Published to California Scholarship Online: March 2012 | DOI:10.1525/california/9780520264755.001.0001 |
