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2. Observational Approaches in Historical Context

Authors : Rafe Sagarin, Aníbal Pauchard

Published in: Observation and Ecology

Publisher: Island Press/Center for Resource Economics

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Abstract

Where did all these observational approaches to ecology come from, and why now, when ecology has had a fairly long run as a respectable discipline using robust theory and controlled experiments, have they begun to emerge everywhere we look? This chapter uses the historical context of how the science of ecology has changed to illustrate that the current changes are both a reflection of an earlier period in ecology and also a unique manifestation, wholly of the current period in environmental history.

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Metadata
Title
Observational Approaches in Historical Context
Authors
Rafe Sagarin
Aníbal Pauchard
Copyright Year
2012
Publisher
Island Press/Center for Resource Economics
Book
Observation and Ecology

Print ISBN: 978-1-59726-354-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-61091-230-3

Copyright Year: 2012

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-230-3_3