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News Release 14-019
Data-intensive ecology needed to understand what makes the biosphere tick
Journal special issue reports new findings on macrosystems biology: biological sciences writ large
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This special issue highlights research conducted through NSF's MacroSystems Biology program.
Credit: Ecological Society of America
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View an animation of ecology in a world of big data.
Credit: MSU
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Thousands of lakes are being compared through a macrosystems biology grant from NSF.
Credit: Patricia Soranno
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The ecological homogenization of urban America is the subject of an NSF macrosystems biology award.
Credit: UMN
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Macrosystems biologists are entering the realm of "big data;" here a visualization of street trees.
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NSF-supported macrosystems biologists are studying agricultural landscapes in North Dakota.
Credit: Chris Wright
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Macrosystems biologists are conducting research on the resilience of river basins.
Credit: KE McCluney
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