Advancing Ecological Science: New Approaches to Classifying Patterns in Nature
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 12:32
in Biology & Nature
"To do science is to search for repeated patterns, not simply to accumulate facts." The renowned ecologist Robert MacArthur went on to apply this observation specifically to the science of geographical ecology, or "the search for patterns in plant and animal life that can be put on a map." Thanks to a renewed effort by three U.S. government agencies, the search for patterns in our Nation's ecosystems can lead to better land management.