Macrosystems ecology: New scientific field looks at the big picture

Monday, February 3, 2014 - 14:00 in Earth & Climate

Big data is changing the field of ecology. The shift is dramatic enough to warrant the creation of an entirely new field: macrosystems ecology. "Ecologists can no longer sample and study just one or even a handful of ecosystems," said author and macrosystems ecology pioneer.

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