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Long-Term Studies in Ecology

Approaches and Alternatives

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Gene E. Likens

    1. Institute of Ecosystem Studies, The New York Botanical Garden, Millbrook, USA

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Overview and Alternative Approaches

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Importance and Justification of Long-Term Studies in Ecology

      • Jerry F. Franklin
      Pages 3-19

    3. Objective and Experiment in Long-Term Research

      • L. Roy Taylor
      Pages 20-70

    4. Retrospective Studies

      • Margaret Bryan Davis
      Pages 71-89

    5. The Role of Ecological Models in Long-Term Ecological Studies

      • Herman H. Shugart
      Pages 90-109

    6. Space-for-Time Substitution as an Alternative to Long-Term Studies

      • Steward T. A. Pickett
      Pages 110-135

    7. Ecological Experimentation: Strengths and Conceptual Problems

      • David Tilman
      Pages 136-157

    8. Additional Views

      • Ivan Valiela, David J. Parsons, A. Edward Johnston
      Pages 158-179

  3. Analyses, Conclusions, and Recommendations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181
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    2. What Questions, Systems, or Phenomena Warrant Long-Term Ecological Study?

      • Michael L. Pace, Jonathan J. Cole
      Pages 183-185

    3. How Can the Various Approaches to Studying Long-Term Ecological Phenomena Be Integrated to Maximize Understanding?

      • Nina M. Caraco, Gary M. Lovett
      Pages 186-188

    4. What Are the Difficulties in Establishing and Interpreting the Results from a Long-Term Manipulation?

      • John S. Eaton, Mark J. Mcdonnell
      Pages 189-191

    5. How Far in Space and Time Can the Results from a Single Long-Term Study be Extrapolated?

      • Alan R. Berkowitz, Jerzy Kolasa, Robert H. Peters, Steward T. A. Pickett
      Pages 192-198

    6. Are Currently Available Statistical Methods Adequate for Long-Term Studies?

      • Geoffrey G. Parker
      Pages 199-200

    7. How Can We Improve the Reception of Long-Term Studies in Ecology?

      • Stuart E. G. Findlay, Clive G. Jones
      Pages 201-202

    8. What Are the Tradeoffs Between the Immediacy of Management Needs and the Longer Process of Scientific Discovery?

      • Jay B. McAninch, David L. Strayer
      Pages 203-205

  4. Concluding Remarks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-207
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    2. Concluding Remarks

      • Gene E. Likens
      Pages 209-210

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 211-214
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About this book

The Cary Conferences, as we have envisaged them, are different from most scientific meetings in that they provide a forum for major issues in ecology from a more philosophical point of view. It appears to many of us that ecologists have limited opportunities to come together in small groups to address in a more philosophical way some of the major questions and issues that matter very much to the future of humankind and to us as ecologists. Moreover, we hope that the setting ofthe Mary Flagler Cary Arboretum promotes strong interaction and dis­ cussion between Conference participants with a minimum of distraction. We are proud to make our facilities available for such meetings, and we hope that over the years these Conferences might provide direction and leadership for the whole field of ecology. We have the broad goal of attempting to advance the field of ecology by bringing together leading ecologists and other scientists to address major issues. The first Cary Conference, in 1985, considered the status and future of ecosystem science. This first Conference was rather loosely structured but was successful in stimulating discussion, ideas, and enthusiasm (Likens et al. , 1987). The goals for this second Cary Conference in 1987 were: 1. to identify the roles of long-term studies in ecology; 2. to identify the options for study of long-term ecological phenomena; 3.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Ecosystem Studies, The New York Botanical Garden, Millbrook, USA

    Gene E. Likens

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Long-Term Studies in Ecology

  • Book Subtitle: Approaches and Alternatives

  • Editors: Gene E. Likens

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7358-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4615-7360-9Published: 13 April 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-7358-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 214

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Ecology, Environmental Economics

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