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Articles | Volume 15, issue 1
Articles | Volume 15, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/we-15-43-2015
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https://doi.org/10.5194/we-15-43-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 15, issue 1
Short communication
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13 Nov 2015
Short communication |  | 13 Nov 2015

The rise of ecosystem ecology and its applications to environmental challenges

R. G. Woodmansee and S. R. Woodmansee
How to cite. Woodmansee, R. G. and Woodmansee, S. R.: The rise of ecosystem ecology and its applications to environmental challenges, Web Ecol., 15, 43–44, https://doi.org/10.5194/we-15-43-2015, 2015.
Received: 29 Aug 2015 – Revised: 28 Oct 2015 – Accepted: 29 Oct 2015 – Published: 13 Nov 2015
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The state of “ecosystem” ecology before 1970 is discussed briefly with emphasis on development of a new paradigm – systems ecology. The philosophy and theory embedded in ecosystem science, the methodologies introduced for conducting research, and the development of a vast warehouse of knowledge as they developed after 1970 are explored. The discussion ends with the contributions of the new paradigm to current and future local- to global-scale environmental and societal problems and solutions.
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