Research perspectives and the anomalous status of modern ecology |
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Authors: | Joel B Hagen |
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Institution: | (1) Committee on History and Philosophy of Science, University of Maryland, College Park, 20742 Maryland, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Ecology has often been characterized as an immature scientific discipline. This paper explores some of the sources of this alleged immaturity. I argue that the perception of immaturity results primarily from the fact that historically ecologists have based their work upon two very different approaches to research. |
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Keywords: | ecology discipline perspectives |
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