摘要
The Multiscale Experimental Ecosystem Research Center has conducted a series of mesocosm experiments to quantify the effects of scale - in terms of time, depth, radius, exchange rate, and ecological complexity - on biogeochemical processes and trophic dynamics in a variety of coastal habitats. The results indicate that scale effects can be categorized as (a) fundamental effects, which are evident in both natural and experimental ecosystems, and (b) artifacts of enclosure, which are solely attributable to the artificial environment in mesocosms. We conclude that multiscale experiments increase researchers' understanding of scale in nature and improve their ability to design scale-sensitive experiments, the results of which can be systematically compared with each other and extrapolated to nature.
| 原文 | 英語 |
|---|---|
| 頁（從 - 到） | 1181-1197 |
| 頁數 | 17 |
| 期刊 | BioScience |
| 卷 | 53 |
| 發行號 | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| 出版狀態 | 已發佈 - 2003 十二月 |
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ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
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Multiscale Experiments in Coastal Ecology : Improving Realism and Advancing Theory. / Petersen, John E.; Kemp, W. Michael; Bartleson, Rick; Boynton, Walter R.; Chen, Chung Chi; Cornwell, Jeffrey C.; Gardner, Robert H.; Hinkle, Deborah C.; Houde, Edward D.; Malone, Thomas C.; Mowitt, William R.; Murray, Laura; Sanford, Lawrence P.; Stevenson, J. Court; Sundberg, Karen L.; Suttles, Steve E.
於: BioScience, 卷 53, 編號 12, 12.2003, p. 1181-1197.研究成果: 雜誌貢獻 › 综述文章
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TY - JOUR
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AU - Petersen, John E.
AU - Kemp, W. Michael
AU - Bartleson, Rick
AU - Boynton, Walter R.
AU - Chen, Chung Chi
AU - Cornwell, Jeffrey C.
AU - Gardner, Robert H.
AU - Hinkle, Deborah C.
AU - Houde, Edward D.
AU - Malone, Thomas C.
AU - Mowitt, William R.
AU - Murray, Laura
AU - Sanford, Lawrence P.
AU - Stevenson, J. Court
AU - Sundberg, Karen L.
AU - Suttles, Steve E.
PY - 2003/12
Y1 - 2003/12
N2 - The Multiscale Experimental Ecosystem Research Center has conducted a series of mesocosm experiments to quantify the effects of scale - in terms of time, depth, radius, exchange rate, and ecological complexity - on biogeochemical processes and trophic dynamics in a variety of coastal habitats. The results indicate that scale effects can be categorized as (a) fundamental effects, which are evident in both natural and experimental ecosystems, and (b) artifacts of enclosure, which are solely attributable to the artificial environment in mesocosms. We conclude that multiscale experiments increase researchers' understanding of scale in nature and improve their ability to design scale-sensitive experiments, the results of which can be systematically compared with each other and extrapolated to nature.
AB - The Multiscale Experimental Ecosystem Research Center has conducted a series of mesocosm experiments to quantify the effects of scale - in terms of time, depth, radius, exchange rate, and ecological complexity - on biogeochemical processes and trophic dynamics in a variety of coastal habitats. The results indicate that scale effects can be categorized as (a) fundamental effects, which are evident in both natural and experimental ecosystems, and (b) artifacts of enclosure, which are solely attributable to the artificial environment in mesocosms. We conclude that multiscale experiments increase researchers' understanding of scale in nature and improve their ability to design scale-sensitive experiments, the results of which can be systematically compared with each other and extrapolated to nature.
KW - Experimental design
KW - Extrapolation
KW - Mesocosm
KW - Scale
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U2 - 10.1641/0006-3568(2003)053[1181:MEICEI]2.0.CO;2
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VL - 53
SP - 1181
EP - 1197
JO - BioScience
JF - BioScience
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