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ISBN: | 9780520945739 0520945735 9780520264755 0520264754
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
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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 th.
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Other form: | Print version: Coleman, David C., 1938- Big ecology. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010 9780520264755
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Standard no.: | 9786612697678
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