ECOSYSTEM EXPERIMENTS

被引:231
作者
CARPENTER, SR
CHISHOLM, SW
KREBS, CJ
SCHINDLER, DW
WRIGHT, RF
机构
[1] MIT, DEPT CIVIL & ENVIRONM ENGN, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
[2] MIT, DEPT BIOL, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 USA
[3] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA, DEPT ZOOL, VANCOUVER, BC V6T 1W5, CANADA
[4] UNIV ALBERTA, DEPT ZOOL, EDMONTON, AB T6G 2E9, CANADA
[5] NORWEGIAN INST WATER RES, N-0411 OSLO, NORWAY
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D O I
10.1126/science.269.5222.324
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Experimental manipulations of entire ecosystems have been conducted in lakes, catchments, streams, and open terrestrial and marine environments. Experiments have addressed applied problems of ecosystem management and complex responses of communities and ecosystems to perturbations. in the course of some experiments, environmental indicators acid models have been developed and tested. Surprising results with implications for ecological understanding and management are common.
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页码:324 / 327
页数:4
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