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1 online resource (xii, 236 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Intellectual Antecedents to Large-Scale Ecosystem Studies; Chapter 2. How the International Biological Program Swept the Scientific World; Chapter 3. The Origin and Evolution of the Long-Term Ecological Research Program; Chapter 4. The Future of Big Ecology: IGBP, AmeriFlux, NEON, and Other Major Initiatives; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. |
| 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 th. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Biotic communities -- Research.
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Biotic communities -- Research. |
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Biotic communities. |
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Ecosystem management -- Research.
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Ecosystem management -- Research. |
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Ecosystem management. |
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Ecology -- Research.
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Ecology -- Research. |
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Interdisciplinary research.
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Interdisciplinary research. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Coleman, David C., 1938- Big ecology. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010 9780520264755 (DLC) 2009039093 (OCoLC)439211908 |
| ISBN |
9780520945739 (electronic book) |
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0520945735 (electronic book) |
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9780520264755 |
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0520264754 |
| Standard No. |
9786612697678 |
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