Big ecology : the emergence of ecosystem science /

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Author / Creator:Coleman, David C., 1938-
Imprint:Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (xii, 236 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11229143
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ISBN:9780520945739
0520945735
9780520264755
0520264754
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
Other form:Print version: Coleman, David C., 1938- Big ecology. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010 9780520264755
Standard no.:9786612697678