The Sustainable Biosphere Initiative: An Ecological Research Agenda: A Report from the Ecological Society of America

In this document, the Ecological Society of America proposes the Sustainable Biosphere Initiative (SBI), an initiative that focuses on the necessary role of ecological science in the wise management of Earth's resources and the maintenance of Earth's life support systems. This document is...

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Published in:Ecology (Durham) 1991-04, Vol.72 (2), p.371-412
Main Authors: Lubchenco, Jane, Olson, Annette M., Brubaker, Linda B., Carpenter, Stephen R., Holland, Marjorie M., Hubbell, Stephen P., Levin, Simon A., MacMahon, James A., Matson, Pamela A., Melillo, Jerry M., Mooney, Harold A., Peterson, Charles H., Pulliam, H. Ronald, Real, Leslie A., Regal, Philip J., Risser, Paul G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ecological processes
Ecological sustainability
Ecology
Ecosystems
Human ecology
Marine ecology
Population ecology
Restoration ecology
Species
Synecology
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Summary:In this document, the Ecological Society of America proposes the Sustainable Biosphere Initiative (SBI), an initiative that focuses on the necessary role of ecological science in the wise management of Earth's resources and the maintenance of Earth's life support systems. This document is intended as a call-to-arms for all ecologists, but it also will serve as a means to communicate with individuals in other disciplines with whom ecologists must join forces to address our common predicament.
ISSN:0012-9658
1939-9170
DOI:10.2307/2937183